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