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Certification Maintenance

ASCP is committed to supporting our members in meeting their requirements for certification maintenance. Whether you are a pathologist needing to earn credits for the American Board of Pathology (ABP) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) requirements, or a laboratory professional needing to earn points towards the ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) Certification Maintenance Program (CMP), ASCP provides the resources and tools to help you.

How ASCP is helping you meet these requirements?

Continuing education plays a vital role in professional certification maintenance. And ASCP provides the tools and resources you need to navigate MOC and CMP.

ASCP offers exceptional continuing medical education in surgical pathology, cytopathology, and all areas of laboratory medicine for pathologists, residents and laboratory professionals. Several SAM (Self assessment modules) are now available to help pathologists fulfill MOC Part II requirements.

Get the highest quality continuing education available today—with a wide range of platforms and programs that offer the flexibility and convenience you want, and you can track your activities with your personal online transcript.

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Recently Board-certified?
If you are a recently board-certified pathologist in need of SAM credits, the 2008 ASCP Annual Meeting will offer 10 courses, with 21 SAM credits. Earn up to 18.5 credits in 3½ days. At the same time, you can gain practical and updated information on surgical, cytologic and clinical pathology. more...


Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs)


MOC Competencies (PDF)


MOC Brochure (PDF)


CMP Brochure (PDF)

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