Acronyms
Turnaround Time
TAT
ASEAN Association for Clinical Laboratory Sciences
AACLS
American Medical Technologists
AMT
Asia-Pacific Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
APJOMLAS
American Society for Clinical Pathology
ASCP
Bureau of Health Facilities and Services
BHFS
Center for Health Development
CHD
Department of Health
DOH
External Quality Assurance System
EQAS
International Federation of Biochemical Laboratory Science
IFBLS
National Reference Laboratories
NRL
Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc
PAMET
Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health
PASMETH
Philippine Blood Coordinating Council
PBCC
Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in Clinical Laboratories
PCQACL
Polymerase chain reaction
PCR
Philippine Society of Medical Technology Students
PHISMETS
Quality Assurance
QA
Quality Control
QC
Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
RITM
