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Your commitment to your students is unwavering. ASCP is here to serve as your support system, empowering you in your efforts to help your students excel through scholarships, support throughout the certification process, and resources for meeting new Certification Maintenance Program (CMP) requirements. In fact, a new Student Handbook is now available, with all the information your students need to get their careers off to a great start.

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Program Directors Handbook
The "Program Directors Guide to Certification" includes detailed information to help program directors assist their students through the certification process.


Student Handbook
The ASCP Student Handbook is a helpful resource created just for laboratory students that contains all the information students need to get their careers off to a great start.


Study Materials
To help students prepare for the certification/qualification examination, the following study materials are available.


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ASCP Board of Registry Presentations and Published Research


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Board of Registry Study Guide:
Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations (4th edition)

by Barbara M. Castleberry, PhD, MT(ASCP)
Bradford L. Sahl

Preparing for the Board of Registry examination can be difficult. Board of Registry Study Guide: Clinical Laboratory Certification Examinations has been developed to assist students in preparing for this important step in their careers.

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Board of Registry Study Guide: Histotechnology Examinations (2nd edition)
by Freida Carson, PhD
Laura Culver Edgar, MT(ASCP)
Donna Surges Tatum, PhD

Applicants preparing for the Board of Registry examinations in HT and HTL will find valuable assistance in this handy guide.

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Careers Booklet (Paperback)
Pathology and laboratory science are among the fastest growing professions in the United States. Sold in bundles of 25, this booklet explains the different career paths—from performing hands-on technical work, diagnosing diseases or conducting research—you can take in the medical laboratory.

ASCP at 28th World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science
The ASCP Board of Registry (BOR) will discuss international certification at the 28th World Congress of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Aug. 24-28, in New Delhi, India. ASCP, a "Quality Partner" of the event, also will be on hand to discuss the possibility of helping to coordinate and plan the 2010 Congress. more...

CDC Selects ASCP to Continue Fight Against HIV/AIDS
With the President’s signing of the HIV/AIDS reauthorization bill, the ASCP is again being called on by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to continue its efforts in strengthening laboratory services for the testing and monitoring of HIV/AIDS patients abroad. more...

Pathology and Lab Medicine News
Get the latest pathology and laboratory medicine news from ASCP's partnership website with Medscape. more...

The Significance of Bone Marrow Biopsy and JAK2V617F Mutation...
In this study, we compared the clinicopathologic and molecular features of 17 patients with e-PV with those of 14 patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) and 19 with PV. more...

Laboratory Practices in a Combat Zone: The 325th Combat Support Hospital
This exciting feature follows the 325th Combat Support Hospital in Iraq and examines the practical challenges their field laboratory faces in a hostile environment. more...