Fellowship in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Description: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences offers a one-year fellowship program in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. Participating institutions include the UAMS University Hospital, Arkansas Children’s Hospital and the American Red Cross. University Hospital has an active cancer research and treatment program supported by the medical center’s Blood Bank, Transfusion Service and Cell Therapy Laboratory. An active apheresis program performs therapeutic procedures and collects peripheral blood progenitor cells. Arkansas Children’s Hospital has a busy transfusion service providing the fellow with exposure to the focused field of pediatric transfusion medicine. This lab is also engaged in serologically-based infectious disease testing. The American Red Cross is the provider of blood products and services to Arkansas. This will provide the fellow with extensive experience in the medical, operational and regulatory aspects of blood collection. In addition to clinical rotations, the fellow will be engaged in research and development activities and educational efforts.

Program Goals and Objectives

Concise Descriptions of Fellow Rotations

Participating Faculty:
Douglas Blackall, MD- Blood Bank Medical Director at AR Children’s Hospital
Michele Fox, MD- Director of Cell Therapy and Transfusion Medicine at UAMS
Terry Harville, MD, PhD- Director of the HLA Laboratory at UAMS
Mayumi Nakagawa, MD, PhD- Transfusion Medicine Staff Physician
John Theus, MD - Medical Director of the American Red Cross Blood Services

Requirements: Candidates must be board-eligible or board-certified in clinical pathology or a relevant clinical specialty.

Number of Fellowships Available: 1

Stipend: $47,000 per year

Applications: Send curriculum vitae, a personal statement concerning career goals and the names of three references to: