Training Opportunities

Find wonderful opportunities to travel and work directly with experts in the field as well as feedback from former participants are included.  Of course, if you attend one of these, we ask that you also provide your evaluation of the program to the Network so that future trainees can benefit from your impressions about your experience.  

Clinical Experiences in Hemostasis and Thrombosis

University-Based Clinical Externships

UNC Chapel Hill

Specialty: Adult Hematology
Description: 1-month outpatient rotation in Classical Hematology.  Exposure to a large hemophilia treatment center (HTC), sickle cell center, bleeding and thrombosis evaluations, and a busy Coagulation Lab
Duration & Frequency: 1 month externships available monthly
Contact: Terri King

Non-University-Based Clinical Training

HTRS Trainee Workshops

Sponsor: HTRS
Description: Trainee-centered didactic workshop for Adult and Pediatric 1st and 2nd year fellows and 3rd year residents
Duration & Dates: 1.5 day workshops twice per year prior to HTRS, THSNA and ASH national meetings
Next Workshop: May 7-8, 2019, prior to HTRS/NASTH 2019 Scientific Symposium 
Nomination Due Date: March 29, 2019
Check the HTRS website for more information on the Trainee Workshops or contact: HTRS

Haemophilia Academy

Sponsor: Novo Nordisk Health Care AG
Description: Didactic cource in Edinburgh that provides education aimed at hemophilia treaters at an early stage in their careers
Duration & Dates: Held annually / 4.5 days duration
This year: October 28 - November 1, 2019
Deadline: Friday, July 12, 2019
Contact: Haemophilia Academy Programme Director

VWD- From Theory to Clinical Practice

Sponsor: Octapharma
Description: Case-oriented didactic course in Malmo, Sweden
Duration & Dates: 3 days duration annually
Contact: HTRS

Coagulation Testing Quality Conference and Wet Workshop

Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratories
Description: Hands-on, case-based coagulation testing workshop
Duration & Dates: Held every other even year / 4 days duration
Contact: Mayo Medical Lab Education Department

Clinical Research Training Institute

Sponsor: ASH
Description: An educational, mentoring and networking program.  Consists of didactic and small group sessions for revising and refining clinical research proposals
Duration & Dates: A year-long program with 3 sessions: 1-week summer session, followed by sessions at ASH and at ASH headquarters in Washington, DC
Contact: See ASH website

Translational Research Training in Hematology

Sponsor: ASH and European Hematology Association (ESH)
Description: A translational research program for junior researchers with emphasis on research principles and ethics, career development and mentorship.  Curriculum includes small group sessions, didactics and presentation of research proposals
Duration & Dates: A year-long program with 3 sessions: An intense 1-week spring session, and follow-up sessions and ASH & ESH meetings
Contact: See ASH website