Lynda, I could not agree with you more, about the idea that we laboratorians are actually our own worst enemy sometimes. The major reason why nurses have the power that they do is because they have chosen to be VISIBLE...at the patient bedside, at committees within the hospitals, in the community. Our insistence on remaining INVISIBLE, by never ...

Stephanie, you bring up one of the most no-brainer things I have experienced in my career as an MLS. I also graduated from a program where the name of ASCLS was never mentioned, and I lost on scholarship possibilities, not to mention starting earlier with my networking with these wonderful colleagues whom I now have as ASCLS friends.  If you ...

It is important to realize that neither ASCP-BOR nor NCA nor AMT certifications are LICENSES. Certification exams are voluntary demonstrations of entry-level or advanced competency. A license would be mandated by the state in which you live, and is required for an individual to practice their profession in that state. There are only about 12 ...