Other Training Activities

DTM offers time-limited technical or clinical experience for academic programs or individuals on a regularly-scheduled basis.

Examples of these include:

NHLBI Hematology Fellowship. The DTM is a full participant in the accredited hematology fellowship program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Generally five NHLBI hematology fellows per year, each on 5 week rotations, are exposed to the major disciplines of transfusion medicine by receiving laboratory training, didactic lectures and clinical transfusion medicine experience via clinical consultations and on-call responsibility at DTM. This rotation is a requirement of the ACGME-approved NHLBI Hematology/Oncology fellowship.

Resident/Fellow Elective. Approximately twice per year for one month each, residents and/or transfusion medicine fellows from Georgetown University Hospital, the Washington VA Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital (and other academic medical centers) rotate on elective through the department for specialized experience in immunohematology, cell processing and/or clinical training. Their month here is individualized to best suit their interests and they may participate in DTM activities including patient management if qualified and licensed to practice medicine. An elective rotation for is usually scheduled several months in advance by contacting the Medical Director of the Fellowship Training Program in order to provide the best learning experience for the resident.

Walter Reed Army Hospital Immunology Fellowship. Two to 4 fellows per year ( for 2 weeks ) rotate to gain technical serologic and molecular experience in the HLA lab at the CC/DTM.

Medical Technology Training Program Support. The Lab Services Section accommodates local programs by providing experience in sophisticated immunohematologic techniques. This includes Medical Technology students from University of Maryland.

Summer Research Interns. College and medical students rotate through the DTM each summer via a program sponsored by the Clinical Center and administered via the personnel department. As summertime full-time employees, each student is assigned a mentor and a research project that can generally be accomplished in 6-8 weeks. Each student is responsible for an abstract presentation of their research work at NIH Student Poster Day in August each year. The DTM can usually accommodate 5-6 summer students per year.

Fogarty International Fellowship Program. The DTM hosts international research fellows generally a period of two-three years. Basic research is performed by these fellows under the guidance of senior faculty. They can then return to their home countries bringing newly-acquired, state-of-the-art expertise, experience and ideas for further work to the international scientific community. For more information please go to: http://www.nih.gov/fic