Trainee Council

Committee Roster

Chair 
Nicholas C Lee, MD ('27) 

Appointed Members 
Ruby Arora, MD, BA ('27) 
Sharlene Dong, MD, MS ('28) 
Claire Drysdale, BA, BSc ('27) 
Ritika Dutta, MD ('27) 
Monica Fernandes Pineda, MD ('28) 
Victoria A Gill, BA ('28) 
Boubini Jones-Wonni, MD ('28) 
Randolph Lyde, MD, PhD ('27) 
Krisha Mehta, MD ('28) 
Lauren K. Meyer, MD, PhD ('28) 
Yoshito Nishimura, MD, PhD, MPH ('27) 
Cara Noel, BS ('28) 
Mark D Orland, MD, PhD ('27) 
Yazmin Reategui Almonacid, BS, MD, MS ('28) 
Johnson Ung, BS, MS, PhD ('28) 
Maaike Van van Bergen, PhD ('27) 
Carolina Velez-Mejia, MD ('27) 
Farah Yassine, MD, MSc ('28) 
Taishi Yonezawa, PhD ('27) 

Liaisons 
Hetty Eileen Carraway, MD, MBA ('26) - Chair, Committee on Training 
Leidy Lismeris Isenalumhe, MD, MS ('27) - Member, Committee on Training 

Staff Liaison 
Meegan March, MPA 

Committee Mandate

The Trainee Council provides a forum for hematology fellows to discuss issues relevant to training and career development. The council reports to the Committee on Training regarding matters of concern to trainees and provides suggestions regarding programs that may increase interest in hematology. The council assists in the evaluation of various ASH programs and assists in the development and revision of educational materials as needed.

The Trainee Council Chair is selected by the members of the council with the approval of the ASH Executive Committee. The incoming chair first serves as vice chair for the duration of the sitting chair’s term. The Trainee Council Vice Chair is invited to attend the ASH Executive Committee Spring Retreat in May prior to becoming chair. The Trainee Council Chair serves as a liaison member of the Committee on Training and is expected to attend the meetings of that committee.

Members of the Trainee Council are chosen by the Committee on Training liaisons and the Trainee Council Vice Chair with the approval of the ASH Executive Committee. Members serve a two-year (non-renewable) term beginning July 1 and concluding on June 30 and are required to participate in at least two virtual conference calls and attend one in-person meeting per year. The council is composed of:

  • Nine second-year and third-year physician fellows (including one pediatric hematology/oncology fellow)
  • Two PhD researchers
  • One third-year and fourth-year physician fellow
  • Two medical students (MD, DO, MD/PhD)
  • Two PhD students in a hematology laboratory
  • Two residents (MD, DO, MD/PhD enrolled in a duly accredited residency program related to hematology that may lead to hematology-related practice)
  • Two clinical or post-doctoral fellows from outside of North America

The Trainee Council structure also includes the chair and one member of the Committee on Training who serve as liaisons for terms congruent to their service on the parent committee.

Members of the Trainee Council serve as liaison members of the following groups and are expected to attend their meetings:

  • ASH Ambassador Oversight Subcommittee
  • Committee on Advancing Excellence and Population Health
  • Committee on Communications (Chair)
  • Committee on Educational Affairs
  • Committee on Quality
  • Hematology IMGs Working Group
  • Hematology Mentorship Oversight Working Group
  • Hematology Pediatric Workforce Task Force
  • Hematology Review Series Task Force
  • Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence
  • Subcommittee on Guideline Dissemination
  • Task Force on PhD Careers in Hematology
  • Women in Hematology Subcommittee

Also, a current member of the Trainee Council serves on the Well-Being and Resilience Working Group.