Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
The Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship is an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education–accredited program that provides comprehensive training in all aspects of transfusion medicine, including blood donor collection, immunohematology, transfusion practices, therapeutic apheresis, tissue banking and stem cell processing.
The mission of the fellowship is to provide outstanding education in all aspects of blood banking/transfusion medicine. The program prepares fellows for a career in either a hospital transfusion service or blood center setting, to successfully pass the American Board of Pathology blood banking/transfusion medicine subspecialty exam and to become effective educators. The program provides ample resources including a generous annual educational stipend and support for clinical and translational research.
Prerequisites:
Applicants must be board-eligible in clinical pathology, combined anatomic and clinical pathology, or internal medicine.
How To apply:
To apply to the program, please send:
- A completed pathology fellowship application form (PDF)
- Current curriculum vitae
- A statement of your interest in the subspecialty area in which you are applying
- Three letters of reference, one of which should be from the chair or the residency director of your residency training program
- USMLE scores (steps 1, 2, 3)
- Medical school transcripts and copy of your medical school diploma
- ECFMG certificate, if applicable
- California state license, if available
- Photo, if available
Contact Information:
All materials and inquiries should be addressed to the program coordinator:
Carrie Domagas
Fellowship Program Administrator
Telephone: (310) 423-1610
Email: carrie.domagas@cshs.org
