MedPage Today Editor-at-Large George D. Lundberg, MD, MASCP, interviewed C. Bruce Alexander, MD, FASCP, ASCP President, about laboratory medicine, test utilization, and the workforce shortage of laboratory professionals in a video interview posted on April 14 on MedPage Today. Dr. Alexander discusses the importance of training laboratory professionals, so they can perform high-quality testing for prognostic information on patients. Read more

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), effective April 17, 2012, to partner on education, scientific discovery, and advocacy initiatives that will mutually benefit the pathologists, cytopathologists, laboratory professionals, and cytotechnologists who belong to the Societies. Read more

ASCP Opens Institute for Science, Technology, and Policy
The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) recently launched its Institute for Science, Technology & Policy. Housed in Washington, D.C., the Institute is home to the Center for Public Policy and the Center for Science and Technology. Through these Centers, ASCP will foster work in the areas of Evidence-Based Practice, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Health Service Delivery, Precision Diagnostics, New Technology Delivery, Industry Relations, and Scientific Ambassadorship. Read more

For college students about to graduate and pursue careers as laboratory professionals, it is never too early to start networking, particularly in laboratories where they have current or past internships. “Sixty percent of our laboratory staff is made up of graduates,” said Donna Wray, MLS(ASCP)^CM, Program Director, School of Medical Laboratory Science at Hines VA Hospital, Maywood, Ill. “Make a good impression during your internships because laboratory staff have good connections.” Read more