APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE

 

 

  Name                                                                                                                                    Date of application

 

 

  Company (School)                                                                                                             Department

 

 

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  E-Mail Address                                                  Telephone                                             Fax

 

 

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Have you ever been a member of ASCLS?   ______ Yes   ______ No         Membership Number _______________________________

 

SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY

Please tell us which Scientific Assembly sections you would like to join.  ASCLS’s Scientific Assembly sections provide an opportunity for members to network within their own scientific discipline.  There is no additional fee for participation.  (choose one primary and one secondary interest)

 

PRIMARY        SECONDARY INTEREST                                                                        CERTIFYING AGENCY AND DESIGNATION:           

__(01)             __(01)  biochemistry/urinalysis/ligand immuno-assay                                   (4) __NCAMLP  __(a)  CLS   __(b) CLT    __(c) other

__(02)             __(02)  microbiology                                                                                       (5) __AMT          __(a)  MT   __(b) MLT    __(c) other

__(03)             __(03)  laboratory administration                                                                   (6) __ASCP         __(a)  MT   __(b) MLT    __(c) other

__(04)             __(04)  immunology/immunohematology                                                       (7) __HHS                               __(b) CLT    __(c) other

__(06)             __(06)  Histology                                                                                            (8) __ISCLT        __(a)  RMT __(b) RLT    __(c) other

__(07)             __(07)  hematology/hemostasis                                                                      (9) __Other:                                                                           

POSITION  (circle one)

(P) Lab Director (Admin)

(N) Lab manager

(A) Tech. supervisor

(M) Staff Technologist (CLS)               

(4) Staff Technician (CLT)

(t)  Phlebotomist

(6) Laboratory Assistant

(I) Faculty Member/Instructor

(K) Program Director

(L) Consultant

(U) Inspector/Surveyor

(2) Marketing/Sales

(J) Other

 

 

SPECIALTY AREA (circle one)

Quality Assurance Control

Proficiency Testing

Infection  Control

Safety/HAZ MAT

Total Quality Management

CLIA Compliance

Laboratory Utilization

Laboratory Reimbursement

Lab Information Systems

Risk Management (Facility Wide)

Patient/Physician Services

Research

Author/Reviewer

 

 
__(09)             __(09)  industry

__(10)             __(10)  education

__(12)             __(12)  phlebotomy

__(13)             __(13)  cytotechnology

__(14)             __(14)  consultant

__(15)             __(15)  inspector/surveyor        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Please assist ASCLS in collecting the following voluntary statistics to provide analysis of professional trends:

 

Employment Status:__FT  __PT __STU  __UNEM  __Retired          Highest Degree: __H.S.  __Assoc.  __Bach. __Masters  __Ph.D.

 

Year of Birth: ___________  Sex: __F  __M    SS#___________________________________

 

Race: (please circle one)  Caucasian / American Indian / Alaskan Native / Asian/Pacific Islander / African American /  Hispanic / Other

 

Contributions or gifts to ASCLS and ASCLS/PAC are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes.  However dues payments may be deductible by members as an ordinary business expense.  ASCLS estimates that 9% of your dues will be spent on lobbying, and therefore this portion will not be deductible on your federal income tax return.

 

Please complete and send this application with your payment to our lockbox:

ASCLS, P.O. Box 79154, Baltimore, MD 21279-0154                    Phone:  301-657-2768   Fax: 301-657-2909

 


ASCLS Membership Categories and Eligibility Requirements

(ASCLS membership is from the date of payment to the next July 31.)

 

PROFESSIONAL  (full voting privileges) is open to all persons certified or engaged in the practice and/or education process of the clinical laboratory science, including those with an active interest in supporting the purposes and goals of this Society.  Membership benefits are dependent on level of membership:

 

PROFESSIONAL I includes basic benefits plus the award winning journal, CLS.

PROFESSIONAL II includes basic benefits only.

 

National Dues: Professional I - $80;   Professional II - $55;          plus State Dues: (see attached schedule)

 

COLLABORATIVE  (Non-voting privileges) is available to any individual who currently holds membership in any other health related national organization AND HAS NEVER BEEN A MEMBER OF ASCLS.

 

National Dues only:  $25

 

FIRST YEAR PROFESSIONAL* (full voting privileges)  Open to persons who have graduated within the last twelve months from an accredited program in laboratory science.  Prior student membership with ASCLS is not a prerequisite. This membership status is valid for only one year to assist recent graduates.   After one year in this category, members are upgraded to Professional membership.

 

National Dues:  $40.00         State Dues: (see schedule below)

 

STUDENT*(non-voting privileges)  Open to persons enrolled in a structured program of training or academic instruction in clinical laboratory science, or to  full-time graduate students in related science area.

 

National Dues:   $25.00        States Dues: (see schedule below)

 

 *Persons residing in foreign countries are not eligible for these categories--only the Professional categories.

 

 

I wish to join ASCLS as a ________________________________ member. 

(Students, please list your expected date of graduation: _________  Mo/Yr.)

 

Membership dues:  ________   +  State dues: _______  =  Total payment enclosed  ______________

 

Method of Payment: (U.S. Funds Only)

__ Check (payable to ASCLS)  __ Visa  __ MasterCard  __Amex

 

Exp. date______________________               Card #______________________________________

 

Name on card _______________________________           Signature_________________________________

 

 

STATE DUES SCHEDULE

Professional I & II

Student

CA

$25

FL, HI, IL, IN, IA, LA, MA, NE, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PR, RI, VA, WI

$5

CO, NY

$20

AL, MS

$4

TX

$18

OH, OK

$3

FL, HI, LA, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NJ

$15

AZ, CT, GA, KY, MI, NV, SC, TN, UT, WV

$2

AL, AK, AZ, AR, CT, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MA, MS, MT, NV, NH, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY

$10

STATES NOT LISTED

$0

DC, MD

$6

 

 

DE, ME, NM, ND, VT

$5