The ASH Medical Student Hematology Course Learning Objectives Project is designed to aid course directors in curriculum development and implementation of competencies for second-year medical students. These objectives are only a template and are not all-inclusive, but they may be useful as a guide for your course. In addition, they can be used by students to prepare for the hematology section of the United States Medical Licensing Exam. These objectives may become a foundation for the development of higher learning objectives for hematology fellows.
Stem Cells, Hematopoiesis, and Marrow Failure
Rbc Function and Metabolism
Erythrocytosis
Approach to Anemia
Iron and the Anemia of Chronic Inflammation
Megaloblastic Anemias
Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia
Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemia
Leukocyte Function
Physiology of Stem Cell Transplantation
Obstetrics/Pediatrics
Fibrin Formation and Regulation of Hemostasis
Tests of Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Hemostatic Plug (Platelets)
Hereditary and Acquired Thrombotic Disorders
Antithrombotic Therapy
Inherited Bleeding Disorders
Acquired Bleeding Disorders
Blood Groups and Compatibility Testing
Cellular Components
Plasma and Components
Non-Infectious Transfusion Complications
Transfusion Transmitted Disease
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Multiple Myeloma and Other Plasma Cell Disorders
Myelodysplastic Syndrome
Myeloproliferative Disorders
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