The new alliance between ASCP and the Society for Hematopathology (SH) is producing tangible benefits that will strengthen and enhance the work of both Societies. Read more

The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Certification (ASCP BOC) has received accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for all 20 of its certification programs. ASCP BOC joins an elite group of only 41 other personnel certification bodies in a range of industry sectors to achieve ANSI accreditation. The designation is recognized both nationally and internationally as the hallmark of a quality certification program. Read more

Kelly Swails, MT(ASCP) had a very personal mission when she joined the staff of ASCP as web editor of Lab Medicine last summer. A medical laboratory professional by training, she oversaw the redesign of ASCP’s Lab Medicine website with a specific goal in mind. “My approach has been: How will this practical information on the website help the laboratory professional or the pathologist do their jobs?” she explains. Read more

Great medical societies think alike. That was the conclusion of Lee H. Hilborne, MD, MPH, FASCP, DLM(ASCP)^CM, when he realized that ASCP and the American Academy of Ophthalmology both came up with similar recommendations that healthy patients should avoid preoperative testing for low-risk surgeries without a clinical indication. Read more