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In February 2006, ASCP acquired the cytology product line of the Midwest Institute for Medical Education (MIME). [3] At the time, it was the only national cytology proficiency testing provider. [4] In 2009, ASCP acquired the medical technologist led National Credentialing Agency for Laboratory Personnel (NCA). [5]
The CAP Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the organization and is classified as a 501(c)(3) charitable entity. Its flagship program, See, Test & Treat, partners with hospitals and clinicians to provide free cancer and HPV screening, as well as educational events, to underserved communities. The program served over 900 women in 2017. [14]
His textbook Koss' Diagnostic Cytology and its Histopathologic Bases, in its fifth edition as of 2005, [5] is considered a classic in the field of cytopathology. [6] Diagnostic Cytology and Its Histopathologic Bases, 5th rev. edition 2006; Tumors of the Urinary Bladder, 1975, Supplement, 1984 [7]
The IAC was founded in 1957 in Brussels by a committee of 27 individuals from 19 countries. George N. Papanicoloau was installed as Honorary President. The IAC's first president was Dr. Hans-Klaus Zinser [3] The original name was International Academy of Gynecological Cytology, the IAC renamed itself International Academy of Cytology in 1961 to reflect advances in other fields.
Cytology can be used to diagnose a condition and spare a patient from surgery to obtain a larger specimen. An example is thyroid FNAC; many benign conditions can be diagnosed with a superficial biopsy and the patient can go back to normal activities right away.
The program has its origins in the non-NIH funded MD-PhD training offered at the nation's research-centric medical schools. An early dual-degree program began at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1956. [4] Other prominent medical schools quickly followed this example and developed integrated MD-PhD training structures.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is an accreditation agency for postsecondary education programs in 30 health science fields. Programmatic accreditation is granted after an education program is reviewed and it is determined that the program is in compliance with the profession's accreditation Standards. [ 1 ]
Clinical laboratories in the US that perform high complexity testing require a high complexity laboratory director (HCLD) that has earned doctoral degree in a chemical, physical, biological or clinical laboratory science from an accredited institution and be certified and continue to be certified by a board approved by HHS.