The Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC) is the most impactful annual gathering for faculty, administrators, directors, advisers, and others in medical laboratory education. Content experts will present a wide range of timely topics, providing you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the evolving landscape for the clinical laboratory education community.
The Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference (CLEC) is the most impactful annual gathering for faculty, administrators, directors, advisers, and others in medical laboratory education. Content experts will present a wide range of timely topics, providing you with the knowledge and skills to navigate the evolving landscape for the clinical laboratory education community.This conference includes peer-to-peer learning through shared personal experiences, designed to give you take-aways that you can bring home and implement in your program. Explore new ways to enhance the student learning experience, adapt your content for new learning methods and delivery systems, discover innovative teaching techniques, and so much more.
Schedule-at-a-Glance*
*All times in Central Time. Schedule subject to change
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4th
8:30 am – 11:00 am New Educator Workshop
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Networking, Industry Engagement preview
12:00 pm – 5:45 pm Opening Keynote, Educational Sessions and Industry Engagement
5:45 pm – 7:30 pm Reception with Industry Partners
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5th
7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast and Networking
8:00 am – 4:00 pm Educational Sessions, Industry Engagement, Networking
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Educator Updates
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th
7:00 am – 11:30 am Breakfast, Educational Sessions, and Closing Keynote
In-Person and Virtual Attendance Options
To provide you flexibility to participate in CLEC in the format that best fits your personal circumstances, you have the option to attend CLEC either in person in Arlington or virtually through the streaming device of your choice, wherever you are.
All educational sessions will be streamed live and recorded. Both in-person and virtual registrants will have access to all session recordings for 45 days after the event—about 40 hours of P.A.C.E.®-approved credit—as well as additional virtual content provided in the conference app. You get to choose which sessions and events you want to attend live and which recordings you will view later when the time is right. Design a CLEC schedule that fits your work and personal life.
Get CLEC Approved
Attending CLEC is a professionally rewarding and enriching experience. Need help requesting support from your administration to attend CLEC 2027? Here’s a sample letter to get you started: Sample Employer Justification Letter for CLEC
Tips to maximize impact:
- Personalize to your specific role and/or program needs
- Highlight opportunities to interact with accreditation and certification agencies
- Emphasize how attending will benefit your program and/or students
New Educators Workshop: The Strategic Mentee
Thursday, February 4th
8:30 am – 11:00 am Central Time
The New Educator Workshop (NEW) will address the needs of those new to educator positions in clinical laboratory science-related programs. NEW is designed to assist early-career educators transition into teaching roles and support their professional development. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with presenters and fellow educators via interactive presentations, discussions, and peer-to-peer learning activities.
Transitioning from the clinical laboratory into academia can be challenging. Pedagog-a-what? This workshop provides the new faculty member with the tools that they need to succeed in academia by utilizing mentoring. How do you find a mentor? Do you look inside your institution or outside? What do you talk about once you do find one? This session will help new educators identify their questions, concerns, and what they need to know to establish effective mentoring relationships.
Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with the presenter and fellow educators via interactive presentations, discussions, and peer-to-peer learning activities.
Speaker:
- Malissa Norfolk, MBA, PMP, MLS(ASCP)cmSHcm – University of Maine at Augusta
Level of Instruction: Basic
*Available to in-person attendees only and must be purchased separately. Participants can earn 2.0 hours of P.A.C.E.® credit.
Cost: $110 for ASCLS members/$160 for non-members
NAACLS Workshop
Thursday, February 4th
7:00 am – 11:00 am Central Time
The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) will present the following hybrid workshop, “Measurable Outcomes: Program Assessment Strategies to Close the Loop,” on Thursday, February 4, 2027, from 7:00am-11:00am Central Time, in Arlington, Texas.
Two current NAACLS Review Committee Members will lead participants through strategies to achieve compliance with Standard II, the most frequently cited NAACLS Standard.
The workshop will include:
- Introduction of Standard II and explain why it is the most frequently cited Standard.
- Discussion on how to analyze program changes to determine effectiveness.
- Exploring strategies to develop program-specific outcomes or objectives.
- Applying strategies to demonstrate you are “closing the loop” effectively.
- Discuss how to gather feedback and maximize program feedback.
- Share practical tactics and tips so participants leave with concrete takeaways
Registrants may submit questions in advance, which presenters will review to identify common themes and help shape the session. Registrants are also welcome to submit a success story related to gathering and using feedback, which may be shared with peers during the workshop. This workshop will feature interactive discussions with fellow attendees, expert insights, and practical tools to help participants ensure compliance, streamline documentation, and close the loop as they improve their program. Both new and seasoned Program Directors will leave this workshop with strategies to strengthen program quality and effectiveness.
This workshop will immediately precede the Clinical Laboratory Educators Conference on February 4, 2027, and it is not part of the CLEC registration. The NAACLS workshop registration and payments are processed directly through NAACLS. For complete information on the workshop and to register, please visit the NAACLS website at www.naacls.org after December 1st.
All educational sessions from the highly-rated CLEC 2026 were recorded and are now available to stream online via labucate.org. This library of on-demand courses includes content created by your peers and is focused on topics of relevance to today’s medical laboratory science educators.
- Individual sessions are $10 for ASCLS members/$15 for non-members.
- For access to all 36 recorded sessions, purchase the All Access CLEC 2026 On Demand bundle ($275 for ASCLS members/$400 for non-members).
Courses must be completed by March 31, 2027.
ASCLS is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
