In recognition of the foreign educated and trained laboratory professionals who are working in the United States, the ASCP Board of Certification now offers a formal process for International MLS(ASCP i) certificants to transition their credential to MLS(ASCP) through a new U.S. certification route.

The ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) is a patient-centric credentialing agency that elevates laboratory professionals through rigorous examinations, tailored to today’s laboratory medicine and pathology practice models.

2022年8月16日 · For more than a year, the ASCP Board of Certification (BOC) has been planning to transition all MT(ASCP) and MT(ASCP i) credentials to MLS(ASCP) and MLS(ASCP i ), respectively. The transition will be complete by late 2022.

2024年3月25日 · Earn a medical laboratory technician MLT (ASCP) certification and complete two years of qualifying clinical laboratory experience; Gain five years of full-time acceptable clinical laboratory experience; Hold a now-discontinued CLA (ASCP) certification and complete four years of qualifying clinical laboratory experience

A Medical Technologist (ASCP) performs diagnostic testing on patient samples to aid physicians in the diagnosis and/or monitoring of various disease states. Follows standardized procedures and helps prepare samples for testing.

ASCP-MLS 全称：American Society for Clinical Pathology- Medical Laboratory Scientist 美国临床病理学会-医学检验师. 在美国，检验科是隶属于病理科的一部分（美国的病理科类似于国内的检验科+病理科），因此检验师的资质认证归属于美国临床病理学会（ASCP)管理。

Medical laboratory technicians use the MLT (ASCP) credential, while medical laboratory scientists are awarded the MLS (ASCP) credential. MLS is a higher level qualification than the ASCP MLT....

The ASCP Board of Certification transitioned all its MT (ASCP) & MT (ASCPi) licenses to MLS (ASCP) & MLS (ASCPi), respectively. In the same time frame, the board also switched its ASCP MP (molecular pathology) credential to ASCP MB (molecular biology).

2024年2月20日 · Read on to learn how to become an ASCP-certified medical laboratory technician (MLT), including details on eligibility and exams.

You may begin using the MLS(ASCP) or MLS(ASCP i) credential immediately. However, primary source verification of your ASCP certification will continue to show MT(ASCP) or MT(ASCP i) certification until the transition process is completed by the end of 2022.