AAB Membership Benefits
As a member of the American Association of Bioanalysts or AAB’s Associate Member Section (AMS), you are entitled to the benefits listed below.
Advocate for the Community Clinical Laboratory
- Monitoring and analyzing legislation, regulations, and industry trends, including CLIA, Medicare reimbursement, FDA, OSHA, EPA, EEOC and FTC
- Protecting your right to practice and advance in your career without discriminatory restrictions
- Representing your professional interests before federal, state and local lawmaking bodies and regulatory agencies
- Taking legal action, when necessary, to protect your interests
Individualized Assistance and Information About
- Clinical laboratory personnel regulations and requirements
- Meeting the challenges of rapidly changing laboratory technology and operational methods
Discounts on AAB Publications/Meetings
- Seminar and conference registration
- Publications
Access to AAB’s Online Job Posting Center
- AAB or AMS members can post resumes FREE of charge at the AAB Job Posting Center and access the most recent jobs available to professionals seeking employment
- Employers can browse resumes or post employment opportunities
Continuing Education Credit Recording System
- FREE CE credit maintenance and documentation program
AAB Proficiency Testing
- A CLIA-approved comprehensive external quality control program with economical fees compared to other major proficiency testing providers. Updated continuously, AAB’s proficiency testing programs meet the needs of evolving techniques and concepts in the modern laboratory. The AAB PT is approved under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA ‘88) and by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), Commission on Office Laboratory Accreditation (COLA), Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), Medicare and most state agencies.
AAB E-Newsletter
- An e-newsletter that provides timely information on meetings, conferences, legislative and regulatory issues and developments, news from other laboratorians, state activities, continuing education programs, and technical information.
AAB Bulletin
- A periodic newsletter that provides the latest information on meetings, conferences, legislative and regulatory issues and developments, news from other laboratorians, state activities, continuing education programs, and technical information.
Professional Relations
- Communication with peers
- Communication with other healthcare workers
- Communication with other professional associations
Educational Programs
- AAB Annual Conference
- Regional Seminars and Workshops
FREE Membership in AAB’s Special Interest Groups
- College of Reproductive Biology (CRB)
- Environmental Biology and Public Health (EBPH)
New Professional and General Liability Insurance
- Available to Members of AAB, CRB, and NILA
Publications
- Andrology And Embryology Review Course Manual, 2020 Edition
- General Knowledge For The Lab Director (HCLD and ELD), 2020 Edition
- Andrology And Embryology Review Course Manual, 2012 Edition, Spanish
- QA Manual for ART Labs (CD-ROM)
- QA Manual for POLs and Independent and Hospital Clinical Labs (CD-ROM)
- PER Basic Knowledge Manual
- PER Questions And Answers Book
- Review Manual for Public Health Microbiology
Online Courses
- Andrology & Embrology Online Courses
- Molecular Diagnostics Review (recorded May 2019)
- PER Multidisciplinary Review Courses
- MolDx: Clinical Genomics - A Comprehensive Review of Technology and Applications
- Florida Required CE Courses - HIV/AIDS, Medical Errors, FL Laws and Rules
Sustaining Membership
In addition to the preceding Sustaining Members are entitled to:
- Two individual members and a 33% reduction for additional individual members
- A 15% discount on advertisements in the AAB Bulletin or Conference Program Book
- Discounts on meetings/seminars for up to three additional company representatives
- First right of refusal (over nonmembers) to be a primary sponsor of an AAB activity
- Recognition in the AAB Bulletin
