The ART Laboratory at the Center for Reproductive
Health was awarded a certificate of accreditation by
the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the
College of American Pathologists (CAP) in 1996. The
accreditation indicates that a laboratory is one of
an exclusive group of reproductive laboratories
around the country that meet the highest standards
of excellence as recognized by its peers.
The Center was advised of this national recognition
and congratulated by the Commission for the
“excellence of the services being provided”. Since
1996, the Center has obtained recertification
through this same organization every two years.
The reproductive accreditation program was
inaugurated early in 1993 as a cooperative effort
between the CAP and the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). The program examines
all aspects of quality assurance in the laboratory,
including methodology, reagents, quality control,
medical equipment, specimen handling, procedural
manuals, reports and proficiency testing, personnel,
safety, and the overall management principles that
distinguish a quality laboratory.
The CAP is a medical society serving more than
14,500 physician members and the laboratory
community throughout the world. It is the world’s
largest association composed exclusively of
pathologists and is widely considered the leader in
laboratory quality assurance; CAP is an advocate for
high quality and cost-effective medical care.
ASRM is a voluntary non-profit organization devoted
to advancing knowledge and expertise in reproductive
medicine and biology. ASRM membership includes more
than 20,000 clinicians and scientists in the United
States and more than 80 other countries.
