1. What Your Professional Society Can Do For You!

2. What Is ASCLS?
ASCLS provides dynamic leadership and vigorously promotes all aspects of clinical laboratory science practice, education and management to ensure excellent, accessible cost-effective laboratory services for the consumers of health care. The Society advances high standards of practice and professional competence through its conferences, publications and education programs.

3. ASCLS Is… Your VOICE, Your VALUE, Your VISION

4. Why ASCLS?
ASCLS is designed to represent and VALUE our entire profession, not just one specialty area.
ASCLS has VISION and is led by members of our profession, not by members of another related profession.
ASCLS gives VOICE to your concerns, opinions, competence and professionalism.

5. ASCLS Member Benefits
Education Advocacy Networking Marketing Shared Resources Information Access Leadership Opportunities Mentoring
Education
ASCLS helps you gain knowledge to excel in your career. Participate in a variety of opportunities—including both live events and web-based training—ranging from the Annual Meeting, the Clinical Laboratory Educators’ Conference and the Legislative Symposium to emeetings, webcasts and webinars. All ASCLS members receive a discount on ASCLS education programs.
Advocacy
Be part of a compelling, collective voice on regulatory and legislative issues impacting your career. ASCLS serves as the voice of clinical laboratory practitioners from across the country on important legislative and regulatory issues.
Networking
Connect with other clinical laboratory practitioners on the local, state and regional level who can help answer the questions you face on the job. Visit the ASCLS Discussion Forum or join our social networking communities, where you can post and respond to questions online and expand your professional circle of contacts. In addition, look up contact information in the online membership directory for ASCLS members you met at an Annual Conference or other event.
Marketing
Access materials that promote National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and increase public understanding of and appreciation for clinical laboratory professionals. Visit the official National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week to purchase promotional items to share with your staff or keep for yourself!
Shared Resources
Don’t recreate the wheel! Review or post documents to the ASCLS Discussion Forum relating to standards, regulations, and other newsworthy items, including sample forms and templates.
Information
Keep up with the latest issues and industry information that affect clinical laboratory practitioners through your subscription to Clinical Laboratory Science, ASCLS Today, the monthly e-newsletter and ASCLS alerts.
Access
Find or advertise new employment opportunities through the ASCLS Online Career Center, your one-stop shop for clinical laboratory practitioners.
Leadership Opportunities
Gain personal and professional growth, as well as a broader view of the depth and vision for the organization, by taking on a leadership role. The vision and dedication of ASCLS volunteer leaders are our biggest assets.
Mentoring
Take advantage of the ASCLS mentoring program and connect with a seasoned professional who will help you navigate the world of clinical laboratory science.

6. Our Strategic Partners
ASCLS participates with other organizations to speak with one united voice on laboratory issues.
ADVANCE Magazine and Media Alert Liaison
National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NAACLS)
American Hospital Association (AHA)
National Fire Protection Association — Technical Committee on Laboratories (NFPA)
Board of Certification (BOC)
Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI; formerly NCCLS)
Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW)
Health Professions Network (HPN)
International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Science (IFBLS; formerly IAMLT)
The Joint Commission (TJC) 
ASCLS members participate with other organizations to speak with one united voice on laboratory issues.

7. We Promote the Profession
Increase Public awareness: Promote the Profession Committee
Local food drives
School supplies drive
Children’s Miracle network
Life Saved Video

8. We Increase Awareness Started by ASCLS and now celebrated by…
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
American Society for Clinical Pathology
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Association of Blood Banks
American Medical Technologists
American Society of Cytopathology
American Society for Cytotechnology
American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
American Society for Microbiology
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Clinical Laboratory Management Association
College of American Pathologists
National Society for Histotechnology
As team members of one of the largest industries in the United States, the dedicated efforts of laboratory professionals often go unnoticed by the general public, as well as by the very institutions employing their services. With the public now demanding the assurance of quality health care and professional accountability, organizations representing practitioners of this critical science have a responsibility to ensure that the public is well informed about clinical laboratory competency.
Beyond meeting this public need, the celebration of National Medical Laboratory Professionals Week increases recognition for the profession as it improves the individual practitioner's sense of self-worth. Further, as the various professional groups within laboratory practice work together on this project, the sense of unity and purpose necessary to further the goals of all laboratorians are reinforced.

9. We Develop Future Leaders
Participants: special project and also participating in special sessions that will help build leadership skills.
These sessions include:
Introduction to Leadership
Leadership Styles
Communication Skills/Styles
Organization Skills/Time Management
Public Speaking/Presentation Skills
Mentoring/Coaching
Networking
Team Building
Legislative issues
Strategic Planning/Goal Setting
Recruiting Leaders

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ASCLS creates change: locally, regionally and nationally.
Members maintain their ASCLS membership through state and local societies.
Within constituent societies, members discuss local and statewide problems, compare and contrast issues, standards and methodologies of their respective laboratories, and stimulate local/regional interest in the profession
Constituent state societies produce journals or newsletters to facilitate communications among their members
Enables ASCLS to address issues at every level
Provides the resources to address issues and concerns that affect the membership on a national level
Remains available to support its regional, state, and local societies
Recognizes achievements of its members at all levels of the organizations through various Awards.
The Society presents state, regional and national awards each year at annual meetings. Some members are nominated for awards; others may apply to receive awards.

11. We Collaborate
Sponsoring member of the Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce (CCCLW)
Legislative Issues and Government Affairs
Member of Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee (CLIAC)
Co-sponsored Lab Tests Online
Consumer Information Response Team
ASCLS is a sponsoring member of the CCCLW (Coordinating Council on the Clinical Laboratory Workforce ) - Shortage of Clinical Laboratory Personnel
ASCLS works collaboratively with the other laboratory professional organizations in responding to legislative issues and that we are a member of CLIAC (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Advisory Committee )
Lab Tests online: Website that informs the public about clinical Laboratory tests
The Consumer Information Response Team – members of ASCLS respond to questions from the public. ASCLS members in their area of expertise field questions to help consumers understand their test laboratory results.

12. We Provide a Forum to Network
State, Regional and National meetings
State and Regional Newsletters
Electronic information sharing: ASCLS Connection – Official Blog
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, ASCLS website

13. We Are Committed to Your Professional Development
Through P.A.C.E.®, Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education. These programs, webcasts, CD's and online course offerings offers many continuing education opportunities:
National, Regional and State meetings
State and Regional Newsletters
Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference held yearly

14. We Support for Research and Higher Education
E&R Fund
Student Scholarship
Scholarships for students through ASCLS E&R fund, AMTF, state and regional societies
Limited research grants for practitioners through ASCLS E&R fund

15. We Advocate on Your Behalf
Medicare Reimbursements
Lab Fee Schedule
Medicare Reform
Competitive Bidding
Public Health Security & Bioterrorism Response Act
Patient Safety
As new laws and regulations bring momentous changes to clinical laboratory science, your ASCLS membership provides you with liaisons to Members of Congress, Federal and state agencies. Our government affairs team monitors and influences laws and regulations that affect the profession. This dedicated team, coupled with extensive grassroots involvement from the membership, ensures that the concerns of the profession are heard in Congress. To ensure effective advocacy, each year ASCLS also holds a Legislative Symposium. Participants learn the manner in which current issues are being addressed within government and are briefed in lobbying skills. Participants also meet with Members of Congress to discuss the issues important to the profession and to advocate for our best interests.
The ASCLS Advocacy Center informs members  of legislation or regulatory issues that affect the profession. The Advocacy Center also assists members in contacting their Members of Congress in order to comment on issues of importance to laboratorians.

16. Your Investment Student $25.00/year  $2.08/month $0.48/week $0.07/day
Professional I $99.00/year  $8.25/month $2.06/week $0.29/day
Membership dues are at the National level and State dues may apply. Most states do not have dues for their students. As a student, when you convert to a First Year Professional, the membership cost is reduced to $ Membership is Aug 1 – July 31. If joining ASCLS in March, than you gain and additional 3 months of membership.
Other Membership Categories: Per year
Professional 2 - $78.00
Collaborative member - $45.00
First Year Professional - $45.00

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