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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...


National Student Honor Award Winners
The ASCP, through its National Student Honor Award, recognizes excellent students in the laboratory professions. Meet this year's recipients. more...


Lab Week Videos
As ASCP celebrates Lab Week and continues to work on behalf of its members, we are excited to present a new form of communicating with the world about who laboratory professionals are and what they do. This effort is to not only let our members know how important they are, but to educate those interested in becoming a part of the health care team. 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...


ASCP Reaches Out to Young Science Students
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2000 census, 12,200 new laboratory professionals will be needed annually to meet the critical need across the nation. However, only 4,000 to 6,000 graduates will join the workforce each year. “There is widespread consensus that lack of awareness of the profession has been a major roadblock in recruitment efforts,” said Andrea T. Bennett, MT(ASCP), MPH, ASCP Senior Program Manager for Membership and Public Policy Development in Washington, DC. more...

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Student Handbook
The 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...


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...

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Board of Registry Study Guide for the Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations, 5th Edition
Oversight Editors: Patricia A. Tanabe, MPA, MT(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 Registry 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.

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Daily Videos from the 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting
Take a look at what happened at the ASCP Annual Meeting in Chicago on Wednesday, October 28, 2009. Each day, a new video will be added. more...

Influence of Credentials of Lab Professionals on Performance
A retrospective study published in the October issue of AJCP compared the relationship of proficiency testing (PT) performance with the credentials of the testing personnel using logistic regression analyses. The data from the study suggests that clinical laboratories should be staffed by people who have completed a formal clinical laboratory education program to ensure quality of laboratory testing and to reduce the risk of medical errors. 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 2009 ASCP Annual Meeting in Chicago, October 29-November 1. The deadline to submit abstracts for both the competition and poster sessions is April 30, 2009. more...

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