Fellowship
in Transfusion Medicine
The two-year
fellowship training program prepares physicians for a career in
transfusion medicine, providing experience in clinical, technical,
investigational and administrative aspects of the field in preparation
for the certifying examination in transfusion medicine/blood banking
offered by the American Board of Pathology. The first year, the
fellow performs clinical consultations involving component therapy
and apheresis, participates in daily patient care problems, conducts
clinical rounds, participates in journal club and transfusion committee
as well as didactic teaching of allied health care staff including
nurses, medical technologists and SBB students. The second year
focuses on research opportunities that include the areas of gene
therapy, transfusion-transmitted disease, advanced cellular separation
and processing, molecular HLA techniques and radiolabeling.
Requirements:
Applicants must be Board certified or eligible in internal medicine,
hematology, clinical pathology or anesthesiology and must be U.S.
citizens or resident aliens.
Stipends:
Stipends are in accordance with U.S. federal government regulations
for federal salary.
Applications:
Fellowship appointments are effective July of each academic year.
To apply, please send a letter of interest stating qualifications,
a curriculum vitae and two or more letters of recommendation to:
Cathy Conry-Cantilena M.D.
Department of Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Center,
Building-lO Room 1C711, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda,
MD 20892
Phone (301)496-4506 Fax (301)402-1360 E-mail: cathyc@mail.cc.nih.gov
Faculty:
Harvey G. Klein, MD, Chief, DTM, Clinical Center, NIH
Harvey J. Alter, MD, Chief, Infectious Diseases Section
Elizabeth J. Read, MD, Chief, Cell Processing Section
Susan F. Leitman, MD, Chief, Blood Services Section
David Stroncek, MD, Chief, Laboratory Services Section
Cathy Conry-Cantilena, MD, Medical Officer
Associate Faculty
Francesco Marincola, MD, Scientific Director, HLA lab, Lab
Services Section
James W. Shih, Ph.D., Director Molecular Diagnostics Lab,
Infectious Diseases Section
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