Reading List
ASCP makes it clear that their suggested reading/reference list for the Technologist in Chemistry, C(ASCP), and the Specialist in Chemistry, SH(ASCP), certification exams “is intended only as a partial reference source”. The suggested reading/reference list below was last revised on ASCP’s website January 2025
Journals
- Clinical Laboratory Science. Published by American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- Clinical Chemistry. Published by Oxford Universtiy Press
- Laboratory Medicine. Published by Oxford University Press
- Medical Laboratory Observer. Published by Endeavor Business Media, LLC
Texts
- Clarke, W. & Marzinke, M. (Eds.). (2020). Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry (4th ed.). Washington D.C.: AACC Press
- Bishop, M.L., et al. (2022). Clinical Chemistry: Principles, Techniques, and Correlations (9th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning
- Rifai, N., et al. (2023). Tietz Fundamentals of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics (9th ed.). St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier
- Rifai, N., et al. (2022). Tietz Textbook of Laboratory Medicine (7th ed.). Elsevier Health Sciences. This reference is more appropriate for the Specialist (SC) level
Laboratory Safety
- Davis, D.L. (2016). Laboratory Safety: A Self-Assessment Workbook (2nd ed.). Chicago: ASCP Press
Laboratory Management
These texts are more appropriate for the SC Level
- Garcia, L.S., et al. (Eds.). (2024). Clinical Laboratory Management (3rd ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press
- Harmening, D.M. (2020). Laboratory Management, Principles and Processes (4th ed.). St. Petersburg, FL: D. H. Publishing & Consulting Inc
- McPherson, R.A. & Pincus, M.R. (2021). Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (24th ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier