Supporting Careers in Hematology

ASH is dedicated to supporting hematologists throughout their careers — from graduate and medical school, to training, early career, and research and practice. ASH made a $19 million investment in the Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP) to help address shortages of classical hematologists in the field by increasing the number of hematology-focused training slots. In 2023, the fellowship program welcomed its first class of 15 fellows.

 

The HFFTP program offers fellows the opportunity to pair comprehensive classical hematology training with education in transfusion medicine, sickle cell disease, and hemostasis/thrombosis, as well as fields like medical education, systems-based hematology, outcomes research, health equity research, global health, safety/quality improvement, lifespan hematology, and more.

 

ASH’s award programs remained a dedicated aspect of ASH’s mission, with $12.8 million committed to support scientists and health care professionals at all stages of their education and careers. The Minority Recruitment Initiative and the Clinical Research Training Institute celebrated 20 years of supporting the hematology community. A total of 1,036 people received awards in 2023.

“When it came time to apply for my fellowship, I could not decide whether to apply for hematology and oncology programs or pursue hematology exclusively. When my mentor asked me what I enjoyed more, I immediately responded hematology. They said that if my passion lay in hematology, it would be wise to focus my efforts on hematology-exclusive programs like HFFTP.”

Anya Parekh, MD

HFFTP Fellow at University of California, Davis

Awards By the Numbers

$12.8M

Awards Committed in 2023

1,036

People Awarded in 2023

35+ years

of Building Hematology Careers

Building the Hematology Workforce

ASH invested $19 million to launch 10 single-track hematology fellowship slots at institutions across the United States. The first cohort of 15 ASH-sponsored and partner institution trainees began in 2023. The program will produce as many as 75 new hematology-focused fellows by 2030.
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Certification Prep

The ASH Hematology Review Series is a free resource designed for fellows preparing for their internal medicine hematology certification exam, as well as any clinician seeking a comprehensive update on standards of care. About 7,400 people enrolled in the interactive lecture series in 2023. 
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Inspiring Clinical Research

Since its launch in 2003, the ASH Clinical Research Training Institute (CRTI) has supported hematology fellows and junior faculty with broad education on clinical research methods, analysis, work-life balance, and more. This year, the North American program grew from 20 scholars to a class of 28 – evenly split between classical and malignant hematology.
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Continually Improving

ASH urged ABIM to consider wholesale reforms to the Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA) program, while suggesting immediate interim improvements, including eliminating the high-stakes assessments, time limits to answering questions, and redundancies in CME reporting. ASH continues to advocate for this issue in 2024.

Explore the 2023 Annual Report