SBB Curriculum

Didactic Curriculum

Lectures are given throughout the year by the staff of the Blood Bank Fellowship Program, as well as other health professional and subject matter experts from WRNMMC and other medical facilities throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. A four-week intensive introductory lecture series is given at the beginning of the program, consisting of a chapter by-chapter review of the AABB Technical Manual. GWU courses start in the fall and will include online courses in biochemistry, immunology and research methods. After the first month of introductions, lectures are given once a week on Friday, in subjects such as:

1. Blood group systems

2. Hematology

3. Coagulation

4. Blood banking methodology

5. Blood donor qualifications

6. Collection and storage of blood for transfusion

7. Immune destruction of red cells

8. Circulation

9. Shock

10. Composition and function of blood

11. Anemias

12. Platelet disorders

13. Disorders of leukopoiesis

14. Leukocyte and platelet blood groups

15. Blood component therapy

16. Transfusion practices

17. The history of Blood Banking

18. Contingency blood management

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Clinical Curriculum

The Blood Bank fellows spend four days a week in clinical rotations at WRNMMC, and other clinical sites. The following are areas of training that the students are exposed to:

1. Donor recruitment and records

2. Donor history and phlebotomy

3. Donor blood processing, record maintenance and donor files

4. Preparation of blood components

5. Transfusion service area

6. Dispensing and distribution of blood

7. Quality assurance

8. Blood bank administration

9. Coagulation laboratory

10. Diagnostic immunology

11. Histocompatibility and tissue typing

12. Inspection and accreditation standards and regulations

13. Transplantation support