Medical Laboratory Scientist - MLS(ASCP) and MLS(ASCPⁱ)

Journals

• Clinical Laboratory Science. Published by American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
• Laboratory Medicine. Published by Oxford University Press.
• Medical Laboratory Observer. Published by Endeavor Business Media, LLC.

Texts

Blood Banking (Immunohematology)

• AABB. (2024). Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (34^th ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press. 
• Cohn, C.S., et al. (Eds.). (2023). Technical Manual (21^tst ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press.
• Harmening, D.M. (2018). Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices (7^th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
• Howard, P.R. & Hicks, W.A. (2025). Basic & Applied Concepts of Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices (6^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier, Inc.

Chemistry

• Bishop, M.L., et al. (2022). Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations (9^th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
• Rifai, N., et al. (2023). Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics (9^th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier.

Hematology

• Keohane, E.M., et al. (2024). Rodak’s Hematology: Clinical Principles & Applications (7^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier. 
• McKenzie, S.B., Landis-Piwowar, K., & Williams, L. (2019). Clinical Laboratory Hematology (4^th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Immunology

• Miller, L.E. & Stevens, C.D. (2021). Clinical Immunology & Serology: A Laboratory Perspective (5^th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
• Turgeon, M.L. (2025). Immunology & Serology in Laboratory Medicine (8^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Laboratory Operations

• Buckingham, L. (2019). Molecular Diagnostics: Fundamentals, Methods, & Clinical Applications (3^rd ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
• Davis, D.L. (2016). Laboratory Safety: A Self-Assessment Workbook (2^nd ed.) Chicago: ASCP Press.
• Doucette, L.J. (2021). Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory (4^th ed.) St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
• McPherson, R.A. & Pincus, M.R. (2021). Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (24^th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
• Turgeon, M.L. (2022). Clinical Laboratory Science: Concepts, Procedures, and Clinical Applications (9^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Microbiology

• De La Maza, L.M., et al. (2020). Color Atlas of Medical Bacteriology (3^rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press.
• Hata, D.J. & Thomson Jr., R.B. (2016). Gram Stain Benchtop Reference Guide. College of American Pathologists.
• Leber, A.L. & Burnham, C.D. (Eds.). (2023). Clinical Microbiology Procedures Handbook (5^th ed.). Washington, D.C.: ASM Press.
• Love, G.L. & Ribes, J.A. (2018). Color Atlas of Mycology: An Illustrated Field Guide Based on Proficiency Testing. College of American Pathologists.
• Mahon, C.R. & Lehman, D.C. (2023). Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology (7^th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
• Pritt, B.S. (2014). Parasitology Benchtop Reference Guide. College of American Pathologists.
• Tille, P.M. (2025). Bailey & Scott’s Diagnostic Microbiology (16^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Urinalysis and Body Fluids

• Brunzel, N.A. (2022). Fundamentals of Urine and Body Fluid Analysis (5^th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
• Strasinger, S.K. & Di Lorenzo, M.S. (2021). Urinalysis and Body Fluids (7^th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.

Online

Blood Banking (Immunohematology)

• AABB Resources
• Blood Bank Guy – Transfusion Medicine Education
• Transfusion Medicine Questions

Chemistry

• Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) (formerly AACC)

Hematology

• Bloodline Image Atlas (Hematology Images)
• CellaVision CellAtlas App – Blood Cell Morphology Guide
• Hematology Outlines – Online Textbook & Atlas
• The Fritsma Factor

Microbiology

• ClinMicroNow - American Society of Microbiology (ASM)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) publications
• DPDx – CDC’s Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria

Reviewed July 2025