American Society For Clinical Laboratory Science

ENHANCING CLINICAL LABORATORY WORKFORCE CAPACITY - THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE (ASCLS) PROPOSES TO LEVERAGE ITS UNIQUE POSITION IN THE CLINICAL LABORATORY COMMUNITY TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION TO ENHANCE THE U.S. CLINICAL LABORATORY WORKFORCE’S CAPACITY TO SUPPORT LARGE-SCALE RESPONSES TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. AS A FOUNDING AND SPONSORING ORGANIZATION OF THE LARGEST PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATION (THE BOARD OF CERTIFICATION) AND THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION (NAACLS) ALONG WITH ITS OWNERSHIP OF THE MOST WIDELY RECOGNIZED CONTINUING EDUCATION ACCREDITING SYSTEM (PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION-P.A.C.E.) AND AS HOME TO THE LARGEST COHORT OF CLINICAL LABORATORY EDUCATORS, ASCLS HAS THE REACH AND SCOPE TO FULLY ADDRESS CDC’S EFFORTS TO BRIDGE, TRAIN AND SUSTAIN THE CAPACITY OF THE CLINICAL LABORATORY COMMUNITIES. ASCLS WILL BRING A GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO THIS PARTNERSHIP, WITH NEARLY 50 STATE AND REGIONALLY-BASED CONSTITUENT SOCIETIES, MANY OF WHICH HAVE EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES.