Time to Renew Your ASCLS Membership | Sign up for #LabJAM 2025 by May 27 and Save | Meet the Candidates for ASCLS National Office | Call for CLEC 2026 Session Proposals | CLEC 2025 On Demand | Webinar – Digging into the CLIA Personnel Qualification Updates | and More
Time to Renew Your ASCLS Membership
ASCLS has already begun the 2025-26 membership renewal season. Thank you to the over 700 members who have already signed up for the next Society year.
For those of you who have not yet renewed, notices will arrive by mail in the next few weeks. Renew your membership by July 31 to ensure access to your membership benefits, stay connected to your community of medical laboratory professionals, and to maintain your continued membership status. Thank you for your support of ASCLS, and we look forward to another year to educate, motivate, celebrate, and labvocate with you.
Sign up for #LabJAM 2025 by May 27 and Save
June 8-12 | Sacramento, California, or Virtual
Regular registration for the 2025 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) ends next Tuesday, May 27. This unique conference brings together the scientific knowledge from three medical laboratory organizations offering opportunities to learn and connect with professionals from all facets of the medical laboratory.
Flexible attendee options allow you to attend in-person or virtually. All attendees receive access to session recordings for 30 days after the event, extending your learning opportunities.
The educational program provides nearly 50 hours of P.A.C.E.®-approved continuing education. Scientific sessions span Chemistry/Urinalysis to Microbiology/Public Health, Hematology/Hemostasis to Molecular and Biochemical Genetics, Generalist/Interdisciplinary to Laboratory Administration Management, and much more. Sign up today!
Meet the Candidates for ASCLS National Office
The ASCLS Nominations Committee is pleased to present the candidates for office in the 2025-26 Society year. Candidates selected by the House of Delegates will take office during the 2025 ASCLS, AGT & SAFMLS Joint Annual Meeting. Delegates will elect one president-elect; one secretary/treasurer; three 3-year term directors; one 5-year term member for the Judicial Committee; and six 2-year term members for the Nominations Committee.
Candidates were asked to answer the following question in a two-minute video: What is one unique skill, experience, and/or expertise that sets you apart to lead ASCLS and the profession in the future?
In an effort to create more touch points between the candidates running for national positions and the members electing them to those positions, the ASCLS Nominations Committee has scheduled virtual Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions in April and May to provide an opportunity for members to ask questions of the candidates running for national positions.
The ASCLS Nominations Committee also scheduled virtual Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions in April and May to provide an opportunity for members to ask questions of the candidates. Recordings of the AMA sessions are available with the candidate profiles. If you have any questions, please contact Nominations Committee Chair Tripat Kaur.
Call for CLEC 2026 Session Proposals
The Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC) Steering Committee is currently accepting session proposals for CLEC 2026. The submission deadline is June 13.
CLEC 2026 will be held February 5-7 in Bellevue, Washington, near Seattle at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Share your knowledge, experiences, and perspectives on a variety of topics, including educational methodologies, teaching strategies, student centered issues, program management/administration, and faculty development. All educational sessions will be presented in-person.
Looking for inspiration? Here are a few topics suggested by 2025 CLEC attendees.
CLEC 2025 On Demand
All educational sessions from the highly-rated CLEC 2025 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 All Access CLEC 2025 On Demand bundle gives you 42 sessions and 42 hours of P.A.C.E.® credit ($275 for ASCLS Members/$400 for non-members).
Access to CLEC 2025 On Demand is good until March 31, 2026.
ASCLS is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
Webinar – Digging into the CLIA Personnel Qualification Updates
Rescheduled to June 18, 1 pm ET
CMS has implemented the first major changes to the CLIA personnel qualification regulations in over 30 years, effective December 28, 2024. An understanding of these regulations is imperative for all laboratory personnel with supervisory responsibilities. This session will review the updated pathways for individuals to qualify for CLIA positions and discuss methods for documenting experience.
Speaker: Nicole Colby, MLS(ASCP)CM, Technical Training Specialist for COLA, one of the accreditation organizations with deemed status from CMS.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the significant changes to the CLIA personnel regulations which were effective December 28, 2024.
- Describe the new equivalency pathways available for evaluating an individual’s education.
- Identify various methods for documenting the experience required for CLIA supervisory positions.
Instruction Level: Intermediate
Registration:
This P.A.C.E.®-accredited webinar is free for ASCLS members ($10 for non-members). Preregistration is required. If you can’t attend live, register anyway—those who pre-register will receive access to the webinar recordings.
ASCLS is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
2025 Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
Lab Week Run
Nearly 1,500 people participated in the 10th Annual ASCLS Lab Week Run and raised about $50,000 for ASCLS Developing and Ascending Professionals scholarships. Thank you to our Platinum Sponsors BD , COLA, Greiner Bio-One , and SEKISUI Diagnostics and to everyone who participated and shared your photos and race times. Congratulations!
Lab Week Activities
Special thanks go to members of the ASCLS Marketing and Communications Committee for planning another year of fun activities, including:
- Lab Week BINGO
- A new edition of The Lab Cooks cookbook with brand new recipes submitted by ASCLS members
- A Lab Week Playlist of songs that you can keep jamming to beyond Lab Week
- The Developing Professionals Forum took over our Instagram account
- A series of new Lab Week logos that highlight all areas of the medical laboratory
Thanks to everyone who shared images and messages on your social media accounts. The ASCLS accounts reached over 133,000 impressions on Facebook; 35,000 on LinkedIn; and nearly 13,000 on Instagram!
Lab Week Proclamations
ASCLS members in Alabama, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, among others, had governors, mayors, or other elected officials sign proclamations that April 20-26, 2025, is Medical Laboratory Professionals Week.
ASCLS Announces Diagnostic Equity Collaboration
ASCLS is proud to collaborate with Diverse Health Hub to bring diagnostic equity to life through an innovative, public service-driven initiative. What began over 26 years ago within ASCLS as a grassroots effort to provide the public with clear, accessible insights into medical laboratory science now has a dynamic new digital home — expanding both its reach and impact.
The Diagnostic Equity platform launched on April 22 and offers patients and healthcare providers personalized explanations of lab results. This resource is made possible in large part thanks to the dedication and expertise of ASCLS members.
Are you interested in getting involved? Receive a secure, user-friendly dashboard where you can respond to patient questions by discipline in a flexible manner. Each response is reviewed, validated, and then returned to the individual—ensuring clarity, accuracy, and real impact.
Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) On Demand
Recorded sessions from the 5th Annual Emerging Laboratory Managers Collaborative Conference (ELMC2) are now available to stream online through ELMC2 On Demand.
Individual sessions are $10 for ASCLS Members/$15 for non-members. The All Access bundle of 21 sessions is available at the discounted rate of $150 for ASCLS members/$210 for non-members.
The virtual event is specifically designed for laboratory professionals preparing for or new to management roles. Session topics included retention and recruitment strategies, how to improve laboratory staff teamwork, tips for negotiating contracts, case studies in human resources, and more.
New this year: ELMC2 is moving to the fall! Save the dates for the next all-virtual ELMC2, November 14-15, 2025.
CDC OneLabTM
CDC’s OneLab initiative provides opportunities for education and training, as well as a space for collaboration between clinical, public health, individuals who perform or coordinate testing at non-laboratory sites, and CDC laboratory education and training professionals. They provide free training courses, job aides and resources, links to webinar recordings, and much more.
The OneLab Rapid Education and Capacity-building Hub (REACH) is a laboratory education and training learning management system specifically designed and tailored for the needs of clinical and public health laboratory professionals. OneLab REACH supports the laboratory community by providing relevant and timely education and training resources.
CDC’s OneLab Network provides opportunities for education and training, as well as a space for collaboration between clinical, public health, individuals who perform or coordinate testing at non-laboratory sites, and CDC laboratory education and training professionals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Laboratory Systems is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
OneLab™ and OneLab REACH™ are registered trademarks of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
New Off the Bench Podcast Episode
Subscribe to the Off the Bench Podcast for discussions on scientific and not-so-scientific ideas in laboratory medicine. New episodes drop the last Friday of each month.
On the April 25 episode, host Doryan Redding talked with Anne Tate and Tristan Sonnier about the ASCLS Political Action Committee (PAC). They explored what it means to them, what the PAC does, and why they joined. Get inspired to make a difference!
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Latest Jobs
Medical Laboratory Science Instructor
HIllsborough Community College
Tampa, Florida
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Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Atlanta, Georgia
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See more job openings on the ASCLS Career Center.
Local Events
ASCLS-New York Spring Seminar
May 30
Albany, New York
ASCLS-Tennessee TALC 2025 – Knoxville
June 23
Knoxville, Tennessee
ASCLS-Tennessee TALC 2025 – Memphis
June 30
Memphis, Tennessee