{"id":2542,"date":"2018-02-23T14:04:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/?page_id=2542"},"modified":"2025-07-15T09:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T13:19:38","slug":"helpful-resourceslinks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/current-students\/helpful-resourceslinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>On-Campus Resources<\/h2>\n<p>(Each opens in a new tab)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/students\/office-of-student-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DHS Office of Student Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"documentFirstHeading\"><a href=\"http:\/\/studentsuccess.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"parent-fieldname-title\" class=\"\">The Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling<\/span><\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/graddiversity.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate School Student Success Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"documentFirstHeading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.unc.edu\/health-sciences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Health Sciences Library<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/guides.lib.unc.edu\/cls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Sciences Library CLS Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/campushealth.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Campus Health<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/campushealth.unc.edu\/urgent-needs\/health-science-students-blood-borne-pathogen-exposure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/care.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heels Care Network<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/caps.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Counseling and Psychological Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/safe.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Safe at UNC<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/students\/safety-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DHS Safety &amp; Security Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eoc.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Equal Opportunity and Compliance Office<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eoc.unc.edu\/accommodations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Requesting Accommodations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/odos.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dean of Students<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.unc.edu\/student-support\/basicneeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Basic Needs Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.unc.edu\/student-support\/student-emergency-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Student Emergency Funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dos.unc.edu\/student-veterans-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carolina Veterans Resource Center<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/students\/office-of-student-services\/new-student-orientation-2\/wellness-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellness Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholarships and Student Aid<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/studentaid.unc.edu\/financial-literacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Literacy Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/help.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Computer Help Desk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/move.unc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Transportation and Parking<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nc-sara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Authorization of Distance Education Programs (NC-SARA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unc.edu\/academics\/continuing-education\/state-authorization-student-complaints-delivery-distance-education\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Complaints about Delivery of Distance Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Professional Organizations<\/h2>\n<h3>ASCLS<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascls.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science<\/a> (ASCLS) is the national professional society dedicated to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Establishing, developing and maintaining the highest standards in clinical laboratory methods and research.<\/li>\n<li>Creating mutual understanding and cooperation between those in the laboratory and all health professionals working in the interest of individual and public health.<\/li>\n<li>Promoting programs of primary and continuing education, research and development.<\/li>\n<li>Representing the profession of clinical laboratory science through improvement of the status of its members.<\/li>\n<li>Advancing the ideals and principles of the profession of clinical laboratory science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Students are eligible for &#8220;Developing Professional&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/ascls.org\/membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">membership in ASCLS<\/a>. Membership in ASCLS includes membership in the state society: ASCLS-NC.<\/p>\n<h3>AMP<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association for Molecular Pathology<\/a> (AMP) is a not-for-profit scientific society dedicated to the advancement, practice, and science of clinical molecular laboratory medicine and translational research based on the applications of genomics and proteomics.<\/p>\n<p>AMP is dedicated to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The advancement of clinical molecular diagnostic and prognostic medicine through education and training of practitioners, physicians, laboratory and industrial scientists, and health care professionals involved in patient care and management.<\/li>\n<li>The development of new technologies in molecular biology to be used in laboratory medicine, including diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of genetic disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, identity and histocompatibility.<\/li>\n<li>Participation by its members and supporters in basic and translational research aimed at broadening the understanding of gene\/protein structure and function, disease processes, and molecular diagnostics.<\/li>\n<li>Informing and educating its members of advances in, and applications of nucleic acid-based diagnostics through its annual society meetings, publications (The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics and the AMP newsletter), website, listserv (CHAMP), and other venues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Individuals interested in educational, medical, scientific, economic, and regulatory aspects of molecular diagnostics, including but not limited to pathologists, clinical laboratory scientists, technologists, clinicians and other health care personnel, government employees, especially those involved in regulation of the field, and professionals in the in vitro diagnostics industry, are invited to participate.<\/p>\n<h3>ASCP<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascp.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Society for Clinical Pathology<\/a> (ASCP) is a professional society for pathologists and other laboratory professionals. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascp.org\/content\/board-of-certification#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASCP Board of Certification<\/a> is the credentialing agency that certifies practitioners as Medical Laboratory Scientists (MLS) and other titles, and verifies ongoing professional education through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascp.org\/content\/board-of-certification\/stay-credentialed#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certification maintenance program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On-Campus Resources (Each opens in a new tab) DHS Office of Student Services The Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling Graduate School Student Success Program Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library CLS Guide Campus Health Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure instructions Heels Care Network Counseling and Psychological Services Safe at UNC DHS Safety &amp; Security &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/current-students\/helpful-resourceslinks\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Additional Resources\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70628,"featured_media":0,"parent":2480,"menu_order":18,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2542","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","odd"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Additional Resources | Clinical Laboratory Science<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/clinical\/current-students\/helpful-resourceslinks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Additional Resources | Clinical Laboratory Science\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On-Campus Resources (Each opens in a new tab) DHS Office of Student Services The Center for Student Success and Academic Counseling Graduate School Student Success Program Health Sciences Library Health Sciences Library CLS Guide Campus Health Blood Borne Pathogen Exposure instructions Heels Care Network Counseling and Psychological Services Safe at UNC DHS Safety &amp; 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