As of October 1, 2017, the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) began offering a Specialist Certification in Cytometry.  Prior to that the only other professional Cytometry certifications available were the “Qualification in Cytometry” (QCYM) offered by the ASCP and the Certification in Cytometry (CCy) created as a joint effort between ICCS and ISAC that was overseen and administered by a committee referred to as the Cytometry Administration Committee (CAC) .  Both certifications shared common goals of demonstrating expertise in the field of flow cytometry and both required a certain amount of education and experience to be eligible to sit for an exam.  Upon successful completion of the exam a credential was then awarded to the individual.  In 2016 the CAC and ASCP held meetings to discuss the possibility of creating a new credential that would be overseen by the ASCP  and it eventually became the Specialist in Cytometry, SCYM.  The requirements for eligibility and the exam itself would include more education and experience and the content of the exam would include questions about both clinical and research applications.  Ongoing requirements for maintaining the credential would be completing 36 or more hours of approved continuing education (CE) over 3 years.