ASBP: Curriculum - Program training in all phases of blood banking

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FELLOWSHIP CURRICULUM

The Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) Fellowship Program provides comprehensive training in all phases of blood banking. It is a 52-week course that includes both didactic and clinical curricula. Courses are conducted at The George Washington University, Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), and the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC). Additional information is available on the following:

Didactic Curriculum

Clinical Curriculum

Masters Degree Program

The didactic curriculum of the SBB Fellowship Program covers all the theoretical concepts and specialized knowledge of blood banking. A four-week intensive introductory lecture series is given at the beginning of the program, consisting of a chapter review of the AABB Technical Manual. After the first month, lectures are conducted once a week on specific subjects such as:

Group Systems
Hematology
Coagulation
Blood banking methodology
Blood donor qualifications
Collection and storage of blood for transfusion
Immune destruction of red cells
Circulation
Shock
Composition and function of blood
Anemias
Platelet disorders
Disorders of leucopoiesis
Leukocyte and platelet blood groups
Blood component therapy
Transfusion practices
The history of blood banking
Contingency blood management

Lectures are given by SBB Fellowship Program staff, health professionals, and subject matter experts from WRAMC, NNMC, the National Institutes of Health and other organizations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.