The Board of Certification (BOC) Board of Governors met on Oct. 11-12, 2014, in Tampa. A number of actions were taken at this meeting that include important information for histology professionals:
The Board of Governors approved new international certifications. The following international certifications will be available Jan. 1, 2015: Technologist and Specialist in Chemistry, Technologist and Specialist in Microbiology, Technologist in Cytogenetics, and Histotechnologist. The following international certifications are expected to be available in April 2015: Technologist and Specialist in Blood Banking, Cytotechnologist, Specialist in Cytotechnology, and Histotechnician.