This half-day workshop, taking place at the ASH annual meeting, is designed to support and encourage trainees in the field of academic hematology and to enhance their career development. This program will be presented through didactic and interactive small-group breakout sessions that will provide attendees with abundant time for discussion, questions, and answers.

2008 Trainee Day Program

Friday, December 5, 2008
7:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

This year's program will provide attendees with the opportunity to:

• Learn about hypothesis generation and the design of basic and clinical investigations
• Identify appropriate funding for research studies,
• Develop collaborative research teams, and
• Explore post-training career options.

Program Schedule:

7:00 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.		Registration/Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 7:40 a.m.		Introduction
7:40 a.m. – 8:40 a.m.		Didactic: Defining the Research Hypothesis/Question Basic Science: John DiPersio, MD, PhD, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO Clinical: Frederick R. Appelbaum, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA
8:40 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.		Small-Group Breakout: Developing Collaborative Research Teams Basic Science: Tomas Ganz, MD, PhD, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angles, CA Clinical: John Wagner, MD, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
9:40 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.		Small-Group Breakout: Identifying and Pursuing Post-Training Career Opportunities Academic: Brad Kahl, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Private Practice: Michael A. Thompson, MD, PhD, Waukesha Memorial Hospital, Waukesha, WI  Industry: Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD, Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ
10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.		Break
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.		Didactic: How to Identify and Pursue Appropriate Funding for Your Research Basic Science: Linda Boxer, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Clinical: Beverly Mitchell, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

ASH Trainee Day is limited to 200 participants.  Pre-registration is required.

Read more about other activities and services for trainees at the 50th ASH Annual Meeting.

Four-Year Curriculum

Trainee Day is a structured, but flexible, four-year program. Its preliminary curriculum was designed to capture the trajectory of a trainee’s career and to provide expert advice to trainees in the areas of grant writing, securing funding, and establishing a research career. Additional popular topics may be included in the curriculum based on feedback received from trainees attending 2008 Trainee Day at the 50th ASH Annual Meeting.

Questions? For more information about ASH Trainee Day, please send an e-mail to training@hematology.org.