The ASH annual meeting provides hematology trainees with a variety of high-quality educational, career-development, and networking opportunities. To help trainees make the most of their meeting experience, we have listed below the activities and services most relevant to the unique interests of undergraduates, medical and graduate students, residents, and fellows.
These events are open only to Associate members and non-members in training wearing blue trainee meeting badges.
Trainee Day
| Registration for Trainee Day is closed. |
Friday, December 3, 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
The 2009 Trainee Day will delve into the mechanics of research, both clinical and basic. This half-day workshop is designed to support and encourage trainees in the field of academic hematology and to enhance their career development. This program will offer two didactic sessions on effective communication, job negotiation, and advocacy invovlement. Breakout sessions will focus on career-development funding and laboratory challenges.
Didactic Sessions
Learning to Give an Effective Oral Presentation - The Art of Verbal Communication
Neal S. Young, MD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Learning to Communicate Through the Media of Print
Barry S. Coller, MD, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY
Negotiating Your First Academic Job
Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
What You Need to Know About ASH Advocacy and How to Become Involved
Mila Becker, Esq., American Society of Hematology, Washington, DC
Small-Group Breakout Sessions
Funding and Career-Development Awards
For Laboratory-Based Investigators:Katherine A. High, MD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
For the Clinician and Clinician-Investigator:Martin Tallman, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Opportunities and Challenges in Laboratory and Translational Research
Translational and Basic: Michelle M. Le Beau, PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Clinical: Monica Bessler, MD, PhD, Washington University Medical School, St. Louis, MO
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Trainee Welcome Reception and Meeting Overview
Friday, December 3, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
This informal social event provides an excellent opportunity for undergraduates, medical students, graduate students, residents, and fellows (MD and PhD) to gather with their colleagues. During the reception, there will be a brief presentation by members of the Executive Committee, Committee on Training Programs, and Trainee Council. ASH’s leadership will provide an overview of the annual meeting’s training events and sessions, highlighting various topics and speakers. Additionally, there will be a brief review of the Education and Scientific Programs, with an emphasis on those sessions most relevant to trainees. Trainees from around the world are encouraged to attend!
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Trainee Simultaneous Didactic Sessions
During lunch on Sunday and Monday, ASH will provide didactic sessions designed to offer trainees an overview of timely and relevant career-oriented issues.
A boxed lunch will be provided. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. As seating is limited, attendees are strongly encouraged to arrive early. No additional persons will be allowed in the rooms once these sessions are filled.
Sunday, December 5, 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Practical Biostatics - 101
Lillian Sung, MD, PhD, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
How to Transition from Trainee to Faculty
John J. Strouse, MD, PhD, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Jonathan D. Licht, MD, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, IL
Monday, December 6, 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
How to Write and Publish a Manuscript in a Peer-Reviewed Journal
Cynthia E. Dunbar, MD, Editor-in-Chief, Blood, Washington, DC
The Road Less Traveled - Careers in Hematology You May Not Have Known Existed
Julie Hambleton, MD, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Thomas C. Abshire, MD, BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
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Career-Development Lunch Sessions
Saturday, December 4,11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Trainee career-development lunch sessions will provide an intimate venue for trainees to meet with leaders in hematology to discuss professional development issues. ASH has invited a diverse group of more than 30 distinguished researchers and physicians representing the wide array of practice areas within hematology. Faculty will be available to discuss careers in clinical, translational, and basic research. There will also be representatives present to discuss careers in industry settings and in private and clinical practice. This event is open only to ASH Associate members and non-members in training wearing blue trainee meeting badges.
A boxed lunch will be provided. Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. As seating is limited, attendees are strongly encouraged to arrive early. No additional persons will be allowed in the rooms once these sessions are filled.
The speakers scheduled for this event are:
Academic Programs in Hematology and Hematology/Oncology for Residents and Medical Students
Michael L. Linenberger, MD, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Linda J. Burns, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Adult Hematology/Clinical Research
Elihu H. Estey, MD, University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
Mary Cushman, MD, MSc, University of Vermont, Colchester, VT
Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
PhD Careers
Vesna Najfeld, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
James D. Engel, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Eva Hellström-Lindberg, MD, PhD, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Agnes Y. Lee, MD, MSc, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hematology - Laboratory & Translational
Janis L. Abkowitz, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
John G. Gribben, MD, DSc, Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom
Allen J. Ebens, PhD, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Nancy Valente, MD, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
August J. Salvado, MD, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ
National Institutes of Health
Delia Tang, MD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Gregory J. Kato, MD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Andre L. Kindzelski, MD, PhD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Richard F. Little, MD, MPH, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Industry Careers
Allen J. Ebens, PhD, Genentech, Inc., San Carlos, CA
Nancy Valente, MD, Genentech, Inc., San Francisco, CA
James E. Wooldridge, MD, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Stephanie Valer Seremetis, MD, Novo Nordisk A/S, Soeborg, Denmark
Jonathan G. Drachman, MD, Seattle Genetics, Bothell, WA
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Janna M. Journeycake, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
Elliott Vichinsky, MD, Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland, Oakland, CA
Theodore B. Moore, MD, MS, University of California – Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Clinical Pathology/Transfusion Medicine/Hematopathology
Edward L. Snyder, MD, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT
James P. Au Buchon, MD, Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA
Christopher D. Hillyer, MD, New York Blood Center, New York, NY
Visalam Chandrasekaran, MD, New York Blood Center, New York, NY
Private Practice Careers
Burton F. Alexander III, MD, Virginia Oncology Associates, Virginia Beach, VA
Jodi Mones, MD, Bronx River Medical Associates, Bronx, NY
Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD, ProHealth Care Regional Cancer Center, Waukesha, WI
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Trainee Lounge
Trainees are invited to visit the Trainee Lounge located in the Orange County Convention Center (exact room location to be provided in the on-site materials). The lounge provides a relaxing place for trainees to meet with colleagues, access the Internet, and recharge with complimentary refreshments. The lounge will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Tuesday.
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Additional Opportunities and Services of Interest to Trainees
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Trainee Resources
Trainees are encouraged to visit the Training page of the ASH Web site for information about ASH’s career-development awards, research grants, educational programs and publications, and links to other valuable resources available to both national and international trainees. To receive quarterly updates by e-mail on these events and opportunities, contact training@hematology.org.
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Are you a trainee, but not a member of ASH?
Please visit the ASH membership page for details about becoming an Associate member. If you reside in North America but are not yet enrolled in a hematology-related training program (and, therefore, do not yet meet the eligibility requirements for Associate membership), consider participating in ASH’s North American Student Benefit program, designed for trainees in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico who are undergraduate or graduate students, residents (in post-graduate years 1-3 for Canadians), or PhD candidates. The benefit provides a complimentary online subscription to Blood, advance annual meeting notifications, and eligibility for reduced meeting registration at the non-member-in-training rate. For more information, please contact membership@hematology.org. If registering for the annual meeting as a non-member in training, see the registration page for special instructions.
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Are you a post-doctoral fellow residing outside North America?
Consider participating in ASH’s new International Post-Doctoral Fellows (IPDF) program, which allows post-doctoral fellows who may find the cost of International membership prohibitive to access valuable ASH resources at no charge for up to four years. The program is open to postdoctoral fellows with an MD, or equivalent medical degree, who: reside outside Canada, Mexico, or the United States; register for the ASH annual meeting as a non-member in training; and are enrolled in an approved hematology or oncology training program. Benefits include a complimentary online subscription to Blood and online access to Hematology (the ASH Education Program Book) and The Hematologist. For more information and to submit an application, visit www.hematology.org/IPDF. If registering for the annual meeting as a non-member in training, see the registration page for special instructions.
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Scholar Awards
The Society has been supporting trainees for 25 years through the ASH Scholar Awards. These awards support hematologists who have chosen a career in research by providing support during that critical period required for completion of training and achievement of status as an independent investigator. Learn more about these valuable awards by picking up a copy of the ASH Scholars 25th Anniversary Publication at the ASH Booth in the Exhibit Hall.
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