Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education credits, or PACE credits, are a type of
continuing education
Continuing education (similar to further education in the United Kingdom and Ireland) is an all-encompassing term within a broad list of post-secondary learning activities and programs. The term is used mainly in the United States and Canada.
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credit sponsored by the
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science or (ASCLS) is a professional organization that provides advocacy, standards setting, education (professional and continuing), personal and professional development for clinical laboratory science pra ...
(ASCLS). PACE credits fulfill continuing education requirements for various state and regional laboratory regulation boards. Laboratorians may earn PACE credits by attending
seminars
A seminar is a form of academic instruction, either at an academic institution or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some parti ...
, completing mail-away courses, or taking
CD-ROM or web-based courses.
External links
American Society of Clinical Laboratory ScienceASCLS Educational ProgramsASCLS-sponsored web-based courses
P.A.C.E. providers
Beckman Coulter Diagnostics
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SCIEX
a provider liquid chromatography mass spectrometry instrumentation, offers P.A.C.E.® credits through its in house training classes
Continuing Education Unlimited - Providing Online & Home Study Lab CE CoursesLabCE.com Laboratory Continuing EducationMediaLab, Inc. Online ASCLS P.A.C.E. creditsNational Laboratory Training Netword, provided through the CDCCOLA LabUniversity P.A.C.E. credits
Vocational education
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