Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Mission & Vision
The Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program impacts many patients, from trauma to obstetrics and gynecology, cancer care patients and more. Our program’s commitment is to deliver high-quality, compassionate healthcare while promoting the health and well-being of all patients, along with our surrounding community, in an atmosphere of diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Mission & Vision
The Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program impacts many patients, from trauma to obstetrics and gynecology, cancer care patients and more. Our program’s commitment is to deliver high-quality, compassionate healthcare while promoting the health and well-being of all patients, along with our surrounding community, in an atmosphere of diversity, equity and inclusivity.
Program Director’s Welcome
The University of Miami/Jackson Health System comprises a state-of-the-art academic medical center that serves the vibrant, culturally diverse South Florida community, as well as many international patients from the Caribbean, Central and South America, and beyond. Blood banking/transfusion activities for fellows span the University of Miami network of hospitals and clinics (UHealth) and the flagship county hospital of Miami-Dade County, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
Program Director’s Welcome
The University of Miami/Jackson Health System comprises a state-of-the-art academic medical center that serves the vibrant, culturally diverse South Florida community, as well as many international patients from the Caribbean, Central and South America, and beyond. Blood banking/transfusion activities for fellows span the University of Miami network of hospitals and clinics (UHealth) and the flagship county hospital of Miami-Dade County, Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program has a significant impact on a highly complex patient population, supporting the state’s largest trauma center, one of the nation’s largest transplant programs, high risk neonatal and obstetrical programs, and advanced oncology care, among many others. Our program provides comprehensive training in Transfusion Medicine while delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative and engaging learning environment.
– Miriam Andrea Duque, MD
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
1
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Accordion
During the fellowship year, exposure to the major topics in blood banking/transfusion medicine will be encountered through clinical experience in apheresis services, bone marrow transplantation (processing/freezing laboratory); clinical consultations; stem cell collections and the transfusion laboratory.
Active blood utilization activities involving engagement of electronic medical records and laboratory information systems data will be included in the learning experience. Regulatory and credentialing experience will be gained during preparation for inspections (American Association of Blood Banks; College of American Pathologists; Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy) and transfusion committee meetings. A minimum of one meaningful research project will be encouraged, including time for preparation of posters, presentations and more.
Your Faculty
Miriam Andrea Duque, MD
Program Director, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Miriam Andrea Duque, MD
Program Director, Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Core Faculty
Yanyun Wu, MD, PhD
Fernando Martinez, MD, MScPH
Abdulaziz Al Mana, MD