ASCP and Board of Certification Urge University of Maryland to Reconsider MLS Program Closure

ASCP recently learned that the University of Maryland School of Medicine was planning to close its medical laboratory scientist (MLS) training program, the oldest and largest in the state. The University announced it will not accept students into its program this fall and will cease operations in 2027. In response, the ASCP and ASCP Board of Certification wrote to the Dean of the Medical School highlighting the critical importance of the laboratory workforce and urged the school to reconsider its plans. ASCP also noted that the loss of this program would adversely impact the ability of area medical laboratories to recruit and train staff to fill their needs for laboratory professionals, which in turn would impact patient care.

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