Membership Benefits
Networking
- Meet fellow professionals and get your voice heard on issues affecting your work life. Networking enhances professional growth and furthers career development.
Continuing Professional Education
- Keep current in your professional work by attending the ASCLS National Meeting as well as ASCLS-MN Scientific Assembly Meetings and our Collaborative Spring Meeting. ASCLS also offers audio tapes, computer software, manuals and books on numerous professional topics. All ASCLS continuing education participants are eligible to earn P.A.C.E. Credits toward recertification.
Effective Washington Advocate
- New laws and regulations bring change to your profession. ASCLS's dedicated government affairs team, coupled with extensive grassroots involvement, makes sure the concerns of your profession are heard in Congress.
- Learn about current issues, acquire lobbying skills, and meet with members of Congress to discuss the profession's concerns at the ASCLS Legislative Symposium held every spring in Washington D.C.
Staying Current Through Publications
- "Professional I" members receive Clinical Laboratory Science, an award winning, bimonthly journal featuring articles on research activities, technology, education and government actions affecting Clinical Laboratory Science. P.A.C.E. credits can be earned by completing the FOCUS self-assessment section found in each issue.
- All members receive ASCLS Today, published 12 times a year, provides a timely update on association activities in legislative, educational and other arenas.
A Single Strong Voice
- Hematologists, clinical chemists, phlebotomists and microbiologists to name a few, all share a similar role-providing vital information for disease detection, diagnosis and treatment. All of us face common concerns and desire recognition as valued members of the health care team. ASCLS speaks for all with a single, unified voice.
Additional Benefits
- Discounted rates on meeting registration fees and publications.
- Make travel plans through the ASCLS travel agency and save on dues for the next year.
- Save on credit card, car rental, hotel rooms, drug prescriptions and eye glasses.
- Participate in the ASCLS Insurance program for discounts on health, life disability, liability, and auto insurance.
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