Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Program Overview
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
The Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Fellowship program is a one-year fellowship training program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Fellows who complete the program will be able to function as a medical director in blood banking and transfusion medicine, both in an academic or non-academic institution.
Program Description
The fellow will receive extensive training in:
- Collection of platelets, leukocytes, and peripheral stem cell
- Management of a functioning transfusion service
- Donor recruitment and collection
- Therapeutic phlebotomy and therapeutic apheresis
- Appropriate testing of blood and blood products The fellow will be exposed to all requirements and demands on a modern transfusion service serving a large bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant service.
Training and Education
The training includes a rotation at a large community hospital to provide sufficient exposure to general problems in immunohematology. Trainees will further participate in all aspects of quality improvement and accreditation issues (FDA, AABB, CAP). There is ample opportunity to prepare scientific publications, present lectures, and seminars, participate in research and development of protocols, and participate in the teaching of medical technology students, SBBs, and residents of other institutions during the rotation.
Program Curriculum
The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and offers a one-year curriculum that integrates clinical care, immunohematology, donor operations, hemovigilance, hemotherapy, research, and scholarly activities.
Research Opportunities
Our fellows will have the opportunity to participate in research and quality improvement projects under the mentorship of our faculty members. Our fellows are encouraged to explore their interests and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in transfusion medicine, donor operations, and hemovigilance.
Faculty and Leadership
The program is led by Fernando Martinez, M.D., Professor and Program Director, Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking Fellowship.
Meet Our Current Fellow
Anita Arackal, M.D., is the current fellow in the Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship program.
Meet Our Alumni
The program has a strong network of alumni, including:
- Steven Ayers, M.D.
- Roman Gonta, M.D.
- Brian Engel, M.D.
- Sang Park, M.D.
- Mayrin Medina Correa, M.D.
- Faysal Fedda, M.D.
- Adriana Knopfelmacher, M.D.
- Komal Arora, M.D.
- Benjamin Stueben, M.D.
- Kristin Ricci, M.D.
- George Batty, M.D.
- Fleur Aung, M.D.
- Kathleen Szelei-Stevens, M.D.
- Musa Mbhai, M.D.
- Fernando Martinez, M.D.
- Abdus Salam, M.D.
- Mohammed Asfour, M.D.
Resources
- MD Anderson blood bank
- Cord Blood bank
Tobacco-Free Hiring Process
MD Anderson Cancer Center is committed to encouraging good health and staying true to our mission to end cancer. If you are applying for a GME fellowship or residency program starting on or after July 1, 2016, please be advised that MD Anderson will have instituted a tobacco-free hiring process as part of its efforts to achieve these goals. If you are offered an appointment, you will be subject to a Pre-Employment Drug Screen for tobacco compounds in compliance with applicable state laws. If you do not pass the urine drug screening which includes testing for tobacco compounds, you CANNOT be appointed at MD Anderson. Should you fail to meet this contingency, MD Anderson will withdraw your offer of appointment for the academic year. You may reapply for the following academic year, but there are no guarantees that you will be offered a position as many of our programs are already filled for several years out.