ASCP Battles Shortage on Many Fronts

Medical laboratories are facing a severe workforce shortage. The profession has been sounding the alarm for many years, and now is the time for action. This issue of Critical Values outlines the many ways ASCP is addressing the shortage and suggests many ways you can help. more...

certification: ASCP Board of Registry

Better job prospects. Higher salaries. The respect of your colleagues. The confidence that comes from knowing you’re fully qualified to be a top-notch laboratory professional. Since 1928, certification by the ASCP Board of Registry has been the industry standard for laboratory professionals. more...

advocacy: Get Involved

President Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” That’s why uniting ASCP’s diverse membership of more than 130,000 pathologists, physicians, technologists, technicians and other laboratory professionals, is such a powerful force for advocacy. more...

outreach: Global Initiatives

The ASCP this month was awarded $3.9 million for the first year of its second five-year initiative with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue its efforts in strengthening laboratory services for the testing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients abroad. more...

members: Profile

At the October 2008 ASCP Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Ishwarlal Jialal, MD, PhD, FASCP, received the 2008 ASCP Philip Levine Award for Outstanding Research. The award recognizes researchers who have made a significant contribution to molecular pathology, immunohematology, and immunopathology. more...

education: Home

education: CME/CMLE

Learn—and earn credit—from the premier continuing education provider in pathology and laboratory medicine. ASCP offers education for the entire laboratory—from the profession’s top subject matter experts.

More than 400 educational meetings, distance learning, self-study, and assessment programs help you keep pace with advances in medicine and technology.

publications: Journals and Books

Extending Shelf-Life with Quick Compendia Online

The ASCP Quick Compendia series is ready to revolutionize the way you think about purchasing textbooks! The QC series is interactive, changing, and adaptable. more...

certification: Maintenance

Continuing education plays a vital part in maintaining professional certification. ASCP provides the tools and resources you need.

Laboratory professionals can earn points toward the ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) Certification Maintenance Program (CMP).

Pathologists can earn credits for the American Board of Pathology’s (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements. ASCP offers a number of activities designed to help you meet Part II SAM (Self Assessment Modules) requirements of the MOC program.

what's new: Workshops for Laboratory Professionals

Whether you want to update your skills, get cross training, learn about new procedures and technology, or enhance knowledge of your core competency, one-day ASCP workshops provide unique opportunities to learn from and network with expert practitioners in laboratory medicine.

Fall 2008 workshops will take place in Springfield (MA), Dallas and Phoenix.