ASCLS-SD

Membership in a Professional Organization

Dear Fall Collaborative Conference Attendee:

I applaud you for investing in your professional career by attending this conference!Not only does this event provide you with continuing education and networking opportunities, but also demonstrates one of the more obvious benefits of membership in a Professional organization. If you are a member of ASCLS-SD, then you have taken that additional step to remain invested in your profession and future. I appreciate your commitment to your profession. If you have not yet joined, let me share some of the exciting benefits of membership.

The most visible benefit of belonging to ASCLS-SD is the opportunity to attend localinformational and educational meetings that are available to members throughout the year at a fantastic discount. But there are many other benefits that are not so evident:

  • Career and professional advancement opportunities through the ASCLS Leadership Academy
  • Scholarships for students through ASCLS E&R fund, AMTF, and at the state level
  • Limited research grants for practitioners through ASCLS E&R fund
  • Networking and career development opportunities at meetings
  • Increasing public awareness of the profession
  • Government and Legislativeadvocacy
  • ASCLS eNewsBytes, weekly national e-newsletter and state electronic information sharing that brings technical and professional hot topics to you to 'keep you in the know'
  • ASCLS Today, national monthly newsletter and the VOLUSION, a quarterly produced state newsletter
  • ASCLS, ASCLS Region V and ASCLS-SD websites filled with professional information
  • Clinical Laboratory Science journal
  • Service to the public by the Consumer Response Team which can be accessed thru Lab Tests Online website
  • “A Life Saved” video showing the importance of laboratory professionals in healthcare

For those of you who are not members of ASCLS-SD, I invite each of you to join today. You can drop by the ASCLS-SD booth in the exhibit hall or talk to one of the ASCLS-SD members at the meeting. As a special benefit of registration for this meeting, the ASCLS-SD Board of Directors has agreed to pay the state dues for anyone joining ASCLS-SD during this meeting.

Sincerely,

Mona Gleysteen, ASCLS-SD Membership

As an ASCLS member you...

Are recognized for the value you bring to healthcare!

Are a true laboratory professional!

Have a voice in all that affects your profession and the future of healthcare!

Have an immediate professional family of thousands that understands your needs and issues!