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