American Society for Clinical Pathology

Membership

Forging the Future of Laboratory Medicine Today

Membership in ASCP demonstrates your commitment to your career and your profession. We value that commitment and support it every step of the way.  ASCP Student membership is complimentary for the duration of your education program.

With 130,000 members representing the entire laboratory team, ASCP offers laboratory students a powerful support system, scholarships, and opportunities to network with laboratory professionals who excel in the field. As a laboratory student member, you’ll have access to a copy of the Student Handbook online—a helpful resource created just for you that will give you the tools to become a successful laboratorian. Join the smart organization. Join ASCP today.

ASCP Membership for Laboratory Students

You are eligible for Laboratory Student membership if you intend to meet the ASCP Board of Registry eligibility requirements for certification and you have been accepted or are currently enrolled in a regionally accredited college/university science program or a laboratory science program approved by an appropriate accrediting agency. more...

CCCLW Addresses Growing Workforce Shortage
The Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW), a broad-based coalition of national laboratory associations, industry partners and other health care organizations, held a two-day strategic planning session to discuss the serious workforce shortage facing the clinical laboratory profession. more...

ASCP Announces Resident Council Subspecialty Grant Recipients
The American Society for Clinical Pathology has awarded a total of $20,000 in resident grants during the academic year 2008-2009 to defray the cost of doing elective rotations at outside institutions in fields of pathology in which the resident desires intensive exposure, especially in the form of consult material. more...

Update on Pod Lab and Pathology Anti-Markup Lawsuit
A Federal judge has issued a temporary injunction in a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for its efforts to prohibit clinicians from marking up the professional or technical component of anatomic pathology services they order but do not perform. more...

Angiogenesis Measurement Using Digital Pathology
Whether for predicting patient prognosis or for measuring the efficacy of anti- or pro-angiogenic therapies, there is an urgent need for more accurate and reproducible measurements of microvessels that do not rely on tedious human measurements under a microscope. more...

Diagnosis of Hydatidiform Moles Using p57...
Diagnosis of hydatidiform moles highlights this month’s issue of AJCP. more...