Help fight the serious laboratory-staff shortage
Read dozens of stories about the serious shortage of laboratory personnel in the U.S., and what the ASCP is doing to fight the problem. Write your own story about the problem focusing on your community. Is there a medical-technology training program in your area? Has one recently closed?

ASCP's PEPFAR Efforts
The American Society for Clinical Pathology announced that it will receive approximately $1.5 million in federal funds to continue to provide laboratory training and quality improvement programs in African countries severely affected by AIDS as part of President Bush's PEPFAR program. Read more . . .

Read about the latest lab news
The ASCP’s publications AJCP and LabMedicine and the Member News area of our website are all great places to get in touch with the latest laboratory trends.

Start a new column/program segment
Feature a different laboratory test in each column or broadcast segment. Tell your readers or viewers what the test is for, when it should be done, and how patients should prepare for the test. It’s an excellent way to involve local experts, too. The ASCP’s news releases on the Pap Smear and the PSA screening test for prostate cancer are a good place to start.

Tour a local laboratory and profile laboratory professionals
Show your viewers or readers a working medical laboratory. Talk with medical technologists, pathologists, or another laboratory professionals about their work and the thousands of patients whose lives they save each month. Laboratory professionals are vital members of their patients’ primary health care team. Learn more about laboratory professions

Feature National Medical Laboratory Week
National Medical Laboratory Week has been established as a special time to recognize the contributions that dedicated medical-laboratory professionals make to patient care. Your local laboratories can help you develop an informative series of articles on testing. Read more