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Your commitment to your students is unwavering. ASCP is here to serve as your support system, empowering you in your efforts to help your students excel throughout the certification process, and resources for meeting the current Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) requirements. The "Program Director's Guide to Certification" includes detailed information to help program directors assist their students through the certification process. As ASCP continually adapts to your ever-changing needs, your feedback regarding this website or the services offered to program directors is greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns, or suggestions.

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Announcing the 2009-2010 Scholarship Recipients
As part of the continuing effort to combat the laboratory workforce shortage, the ASCP awarded 70 scholarships to the nation's top medical laboratory students as part of the Society's yearly Student Scholarships program. In addition, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, in partnership with ASCP, awarded an additional 110 scholarships. The total amount of this year's scholarships was $184,000. more...

BOC Newsletter Winter 2010
This fall and winter can be characterized by happiness and joy with the activities of the new ASCP Board of Certification. more...

NCA Certificants Welcomed to ASCP Board of Certification
The ASCP BOC welcomes the laboratory professionals previously certified by the National Credentialing Agency (NCA) and subsequently transferred to the BOC to log in and explore the ASCP BOC website. more...

ASCP BOR and NCA Form Single Certification Agency
The American Society for Clinical Pathology Board of Registry (BOR) and the National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA) on July 21, 2009, signed an agreement forming a single certification agency for medical laboratory professionals. The agency will be called the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC). The agreement is effective on Friday, October 23, 2009. At that time, the NCA will be dissolved as a corporation. more...

Wage and Vacancy Report: Laboratory Workforce Shortage Reaches Crisis
Half of all laboratories nationwide struggle to hire laboratory personnel. Increased competition for qualified staff and lower compensation for laboratory work were cited as major issues among others. more...

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New Student Handbook
The new ASCP Student Handbook is a helpful resource created just for laboratory students that contains all the information students need to get their careers off to a great start. more...

Procedures for Examination & Certification (PDF)
Complete information on eligibility requirements, application and examination

2010 Lab Professionals Week "Idea Book" Planning Guide
This Planning Guide "Idea Book" is a brief review of some of the most successful “tricks of the trade” used over the years to promote Lab Professionals Week. As good as these ideas are, the most important thing in promoting National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week is to put your imagination to work and tailor your celebration to the goals you set for your specific organization’s observance. View an e-book version here.

CMP Booklet
Document your competence by participating in the ASCP BOC Certification Maintenance Program (CMP).

Program Directors Handbook
The "Program Directors Guide to Certification" includes detailed information to help program directors assist their students through the certification process. more...

Study Materials
To help students prepare for the certification/qualification examination, the following study materials are available: Online practice tests, Study Guides, Examination Content Guidelines, Reading lists. more...

Examination Statistics
Annual statistics for the certification and qualification examinations

ASCP Board of Certification Presentations and Published Research

Supporting Information
Contains the Call for Volunteers section as well as helpful information for the following certification examinations: HT, HTL, MT and MLT.

publications

Board of Certification Study Guide for the Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations, 5th Edition
Oversight Editors: Patricia A. Tanabe, MPA, MLS(ASCP)^CM; and E. Blair Holladay, PhD, SCT(ASCP)^CM; and the ASCP Board of Certification Staff

The long-awaited new edition of The Board of Certification Study Guide – the authoritative study tool for preparing for the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS) and Medical Technician (MLT) certification examinations – has been updated and expanded to include new sections on molecular pathology, lab information, safety, answers and explanations for each question, and much more.

Board of Registry Study Guide: Histotechnology Examinations (2nd edition)
Authors: Freida Carson, PhD; Laura Culver Edgar, MT(ASCP); Donna Surges Tatum, PhD

Applicants preparing for the Board of Certification examinations in HT and HTL will find valuable assistance in this handy guide.

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2009-2010 Scholarship Recipients
As part of the continuing effort to combat the laboratory workforce shortage, the ASCP awarded 70 scholarships to the nation's top medical laboratory students as part of the Society's yearly Student Scholarships program. In addition, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, in partnership with ASCP, awarded an additional 110 scholarships. The total amount of this year's scholarships was $184,000. more...

Nominate Someone You Know For an ASCP Award or Mastership
Do you know any pathologists or laboratory professionals who have made a significant contribution to their field and to ASCP? Honor them with a nomination for one of ASCP’s prestigious awards or a Mastership. This year all the awards, including those for laboratory professionals, will be presented at the ASCP 2010 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. The nomination deadline is April 2, 2010. more...

Pathology and Lab Medicine News
Get the latest pathology and laboratory medicine news from ASCP's partnership website with Medscape. more...

AJCP Call for Abstracts
Present your research at the premier educational event for pathologists and pathology residents. The AJCP Poster Sessions and Resident Research Symposium competition will take place at the 2010 ASCP Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 27-31. The deadline to submit abstracts for both the competition and poster sessions is April 30, 2010. more...

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American Journal of Clinical Pathology is the leading clinical-oriented peer-reviewed pathology and laboratory medicine research journal. more...

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Laboratory Medicine is our monthly periodical dedicated to providing continuing education, career development and new technologies to the entire laboratory community. more...

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