LabNotes - Volume 16, No.2, 2006

Related Industry Web Site: NPA

In 1978, the National Phlebotomy Association established an industry for the healthcare community and has been the only organization concerned with all aspects of educating and certifying the nation's phlebotomists.

Visit the NPA Web site to find out more about their goals, certification programs, and links to jobs in your region and area of interest. www.nationalphlebotomy.org

The Association was founded by Diane C. Crawford for the purpose of establishing a professional standard and code of ethics for this important group of healthcare specialists. From the beginning, NPA has been firmly committed to excellence in developing educational curriculum, providing accreditation, offering continuing education programs, researching issues involving phlebotomy, and promoting professional and public awareness.

NPA has certified over 15,000 phlebotomists in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Canada, and Switzerland with 75 accredited teaching programs in universities, colleges, healthcare training institutes, and hospitals nationwide.