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ASCPi Certification & Qualification: Our Global Response to a Changing World

International Credentials through ASCPi help you stay focused on work and education priorities no matter where you’re located.

International Certification
ASCP offers its gold standard credentials in the form of international certification to eligible individuals worldwide. The ASCPi credential certifies professional competency among new and practicing laboratory personnel in an effort to contribute globally to the highest standards of patient safety. Graduates of medical laboratory science programs outside the United States are challenged with content that mirrors the standards of excellence established by ASCP exams. The ASCPi credential carries the weight of eighty years of expertise in clinical laboratory professional certification. To learn more about the international certification process and apply, click here.

International Qualification
ASCP is offering a new credential, the International Qualification in Laboratory Operations (QLO). To learn more about the international qualification process and apply, click here.

ASCPi International Credentials are now available to eligible applicants worldwide! To learn about ASCP Board of Certification promotion in your area, please select your region below:
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Introducing the International Qualification in Laboratory Operations (QLO)
Get recognition for your expertise through the QLO. The exam will test your fundamental knowledge in Chemistry, CD4, Hematology and Laboratory Operations. QLO exams will be administered for the first time at the IFBLS World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, June 6-10th more... To receive this credential, candidates must meet the eligibility requirements and successfully complete an examination. more...


International Certification Introduced at the 2009 JAMT/AAMLS meeting in Yokohama, Japan
July 30 to August 1, 2009, the ASCP BOC (formerly BOR) Japanese Advisory Board held the ASCPi kick off announcement at the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japanese Association of Medical Technologists (JAMT) at Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama in conjunction with the 3rd Congress of the Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AAMLS). more...


BOC Volunteer Introduces ASCPi to Japan
Hideo Sakamoto, PhD, a member of the ASCP Board of Certification’s international certification consortium, wrote an article in a recent issue of the Japanese Journal of Clinical Laboratory Instruments and Reagents. In the article, “Introduction of the Medical Technologist Licensure System in the United States of America and ASCPi” Sakamoto summarizes the MT licensure system in the USA and discusses ASCPi. The journal's website can be found here.


First International Phlebotomy Technicians Certified in Hong Kong
Ten phlebotomists and technologists from the Clinical Laboratory of Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital have achieved the PBT(ASCPi) certification in 2008. Earlier in the year, they successfully completed a Professional Certificate Programme in Phlebotomy organized by the same hospital. more...


Lapel Pins
A new red and gold ASCPi pin is presented exclusively to ASCP International Certificants in recognition of their achievement. Beginning in 2009, the pin is mailed with the certificate after passing an ASCPi examination. more...

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ASCP Certification (not ASCPi) for International Applicants
If interested in the ASCP certification (not ASCPi), please see the following on experience requirements. Most foreign applicants apply through route 4 of MLS or route 4 of MLT because these routes require experience instead of a NAACLS program. more...


International Certification Opens Doors
ASCP BOC offers international certification for individuals who have received their training and education in South Korea and the Philippines. Plans are in the works to expand international certification opportunities to Hong Kong and Singapore. more...


Global Certification
The difference between ASCP and ASCPi certifications and why U.S. laboratorians should familiarize themselves with the international credential. more...


Examination Statistics
Annual statistics for the certification and qualification examinations

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International Certification Report
View the latest news from ASCP Board of Certification Staff and the International Certification Committee on developments in International Certification, read reports from laboratory colleagues around the world, and view the latest listing of successful ASCPi certificants.


ASCPi: An International Certification Examination Program for Laboratory Professionals
For more than 20 years, the medical laboratory profession has been faced with numerous challenges at both the national and international levels. Key problems confronting laboratory professionals include, but are not limited to: an aging workforce; a shortage of qualified laboratory professionals; a lack of harmonization of medical laboratory education program curricula; increased mobility of laboratory practitioners who seek comparable employment outside their country of origin; and the need for international laboratory practice standards. more...

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Panama Mandates ASCPi Certification for Lab Professionals
Panama was added to the growing roster of international countries that are using the ASCPi certification for its medical technologists. This initiative is part of Panama’s legal mandate to certify all of its medical professionals by Jan. 1, 2011. more...

Call for Additional Nominations to Board of Directors
During its summer meeting, the ASCP Board of Directors approved a slate of nominees for the open positions on the 2010-2011 Board of Directors. The ASCP is now accepting additional nominees for open positions on the Board of Directors. 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
We are no longer accepting abstract submissions for the 2010 Annual Meeting. If you successfully submitted an abstract for the 2010 Annual Meeting, you will be notified in writing of the Editorial Board’s decision by June 30, 2010. more...

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