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International Academy of Cytology Examination
ASCT
 The IAC will offer its Comprehensive Cytotechnology Examination on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at the 2015 ASCT Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. You do not have to register or attend the conference to take the exam, but you are invited to do so.
To be eligible to sit for this exam you must have passed the national registry examination and have completed three years of full-time experience in cytotechnology. The training period may be included in this three year period. Please allow four hours to complete the exam, which includes all fields of diagnostic cytology and is given in three parts: multiple choice on photomicrographs, multiple choice on general knowledge and microscopic slide examination.
You must be pre-approved by the IAC to take the exam. The application deadline is March 9, 2015. Applications and/or more information can be obtained by contacting The International Academy of Cytology Office of the Registrar at http://www.cytology-iac.org or by contacting Hector Garcia SCT(ASCP), CMIAC (hgarcia@cpllabs.com), the ASCT contact person for the exam.
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