Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC)

The Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC) is the most impactful annual gathering for faculty, administrators, directors, advisers, and others in medical laboratory education. Content experts will present a wide range of timely topics, providing you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the evolving landscape for the clinical laboratory education community.

This conference includes peer-to-peer learning through shared personal experiences, designed to give you take-aways that you can bring home and implement in your program. Explore new ways to enhance the student learning experience, adapt your content for new learning methods and delivery systems, discover innovative teaching techniques, and so much more.

Schedule-at-a-Glance*

*All times in Eastern Time. Schedule subject to change

THURSDAY, MARCH 6th

9:00 am – 11:30 am    New Educator Workshop
11:30 am – 12:30 pm Networking, Industry Engagement
12:30 pm – 6:15 pm    Opening Keynote and Educational Sessions
6:15 pm – 8:00 pm      Reception with Industry Partners

FRIDAY, MARCH 7th

7:00 am – 5:00 pm Educational Sessions, Industry Engagement, Networking

SATURDAY, MARCH 8th

7:30 am – 12:00 pm Breakfast, Educational Sessions, and Closing Keynote

Explore the Session Schedule

In-Person and Virtual Attendance Options

To provide you flexibility to participate in CLEC in the format that best fits your personal circumstances, you have the option to attend CLEC either in person in Atlanta or virtually through the streaming device of your choice, wherever you are.

All educational sessions will be streamed live and recorded. Both in-person and virtual registrants will have access to all session recordings for 30 days after the event—about 40 hours of P.A.C.E.^®-approved credit—as well as additional virtual content provided in the conference app. You get to choose which sessions and events you want to attend live and which recordings you will view later when the time is right. Design a CLEC schedule that fits your work and personal life.

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Getting Support to Attend

Attending CLEC is a professionally rewarding and enriching experience.

Need help requesting support from your administration to attend CLEC 2025? Here’s a sample letter to get you started: 2025 Employer sample justification letter

New Educator Workshop

Thursday, March 6th
9:00 am – 11:30 am Eastern Time

The New Educator Workshop (NEW) will address the needs of those new to educator positions in clinical laboratory science-related programs. NEW is designed to assist early-career educators transition into teaching roles and support their professional development. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with presenters and fellow educators via interactive presentations, discussions, and peer-to-peer learning activities.

This year’s session will empower you to provide feedback that will help students go beyond basic error recognition and deepen their learning. Join us to acquire new insights and skills for implementing feedback strategies that are both impactful and personalized to your teaching.

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the presenter and fellow educators via interactive presentations, discussions, and peer-to-peer learning activities.

Speakers:

Samantha Peterson, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, University of North Dakota
Brooke Solberg, PhD, MLS(ASCP)^CM, University of North Dakota

Level of Instruction: Basic

*Available to in-person attendees only and must be purchased separately. Participants can earn 2.0 hours of P.A.C.E.^® credit.

Cost: $110 for ASCLS members/$160 for non-members

NAACLS Workshop

Thursday, March 6th
7:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Time

The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) will present the following hybrid workshop, “Winds of Change: Understanding the 2024 Standards and Compliance Changes,” on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 7:00am-12:00pm EST, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

James March Mistler, ABD, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, and Frankie Harris-Lyne, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, NAACLS Review Committee Members, will guide you through the newly released NAACLS 2024 Standards and outline what has changed, what remains the same, and what is brand new.

This workshop will showcase crosswalk examples of the most significant changes in the Standards and Standards Compliance Guide, review frequently cited standards that remain similar to their 2012 counterparts, and outline what to expect from the new standards, compliance language, and available resources.

This workshop will immediately precede the Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference on March 6, 2025. This NAACLS workshop is SEPARATE from the CLEC Program, and the workshop registration and payments are processed directly through NAACLS.

For complete information on the workshop and to register, please visit the NAACLS website at www.naacls.org after December 1st.

Preview the session schedule below. Click on each Session Title to view session description and presenter(s).

CLEC 2025 Session Schedule Preview

Preview the session schedule below. Click on each Session Title to view session description and presenter(s).

Schedule is subject to change.

Thursday, March 6th

Friday, March 7th

Saturday, March 8th

CLEC 2025 Industry Partners

American Medical Technologists

Core Lab Supplies

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

F.A. Davis Company

Trajecsys

CellaVision

Jones & Bartlett Learning

NAACLS

miniPCR bio

LSU Health Sciences Center – Medical Laboratory Sciences

SEKISUI Diagnostics

Platinum Educational Group

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

CLEC 2024 | February 22-24, 2024 | Las Vegas, NV

Thanks to all our presenters, industry partners, attendees and volunteers who helped make CLEC 2024 a memorable and educational experience!

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All educational sessions from the highly-rated CLEC 2024 were recorded and are now available to stream online via labucate.org. This library of on-demand courses includes content created by your peers and is focused on topics of relevance to today’s medical laboratory science educators. Individual sessions are $10 for ASCLS members/$15 for non-members.

The Best of CLEC 2024 bundle contains the top 10 rated sessions ($80 for ASCLS Members/$120 for non-members).
For access to all 37 recorded sessions, purchase the All Access CLEC 2024 On Demand bundle ($250 for ASCLS members/$375 for non-members).

Access to CLEC 2024 On Demand is good until March 2025.

ASCLS is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.^® Program.