Teaching Hematology to Second-Year Medical Students

Each year, ASH sponsors a breakfast meeting of second-year hematology course directors early on the Sunday of the ASH annual meeting. The following program and presentations are from the 2009 Second-Year Hematology Course Directors' Workshop. Be sure to mark your calendar for December 5, 2010, for the next Workshop in Orlando, FL.

How Medical Education Has Changed Over the Decades
William E. Winter, MD, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL
Educational Objective: Become knowledgeable of the changes in medical education that have led to the current views on teaching medical students.

Teaching Hematology to Second-Year Medical Students
Virginia C. Broudy, MD, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Educational Objective: Review and understand the structure of second-year hematology teaching as currently used in various academic settings.

Innovations in Medical Education
Marc J. Kahn, MD, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
Educational Objective: Gain awareness of new innovations in medical student education.

Results of a Course Director Survey
Elizabeth Bengtson, MD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Educational Objective: Review survey data to better understand the needs of second-year hematology course directors with specific reference to the annual course directors’ meeting.

Hematology Course Directors’ Workshop Program Summary
A detailed summary of the 2009 workshop, "Teaching Hematology to Second-Year Medical Students: What Are We Doing, How Are We Doing It, and Can We Improve?"

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