ASH Medical Educators Institute Participants and Faculty
The following individuals participated in the ASH Medical Educators Institute.
2024 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Osama Abuhasheesh, MD
Medical University of South Carolina: Charleston, SC
Resident Driven Curriculum for pediatric inpatient Hematology and Oncology rotation - Muhammad Salman Faisal, MBBS
Oklahoma University Health Science Center: Oklahoma City, OK
Developing a critical appraisal curriculum for hematology and oncology trainees using virtual platform - Joshua Glass, MD
Children’s National Medical Center: Washington, DC
Blood Club ("Where to start...?") - Sasidhar Goteti, MD
University of Utah: Salt Lake City, UT
Pediatric Resident Curriculum Development in Sickle Cell Disease - Tilal Hilal, MD_
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic: Phoenix, AZ
Resurrecting the Chalk Talk: A Flipped Model of Malignant Hematology Education - Sakshi Jasra, MD
The University of Vermont Medical Center Inc: Burlington, VT
Narrative-Based Practice in Hematology Training to Mitigate Burnout: A Curricular Intervention - Manpreet Kochhar, MD
Brown University: Providence, RI
Assessing the Impact of Andragogic Teaching Methodology on Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Education: A survey-based study using the Kirkpatrick model - Radhika Kulkarni, MD
Henry Ford Health System: Detroit, MI
Enhancing Understanding of Hemostasis Testing Through a Case-Based Exercise Learning Model - Hanna Levavi, MD
Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai: New York, NY
Myeloid Malignancies Team Based Learning Activity - Kylee Martens, MD
Oregon Health & Science University: Portland, OR
Using a systems-based approach of electronic consultation to improve hematology education among trainees and other healthcare providers - Ahmad Nassar, MBBS
University of Illinois: Chicago, IL
Developing and implementing a hematology/oncology communication skills curriculum: designed by fellows, for fellows - Paula Ogrodnik, MD
University of California San Diego: San Diego, CA
Does a Beacon Bootcamp Improve Fellows’ Chemotherapy and Supportive Care Ordering Skills - chemotherapy and supportive care prescribing training for pediatric hematology and oncology fellows - Suguna Raju, MD
Stony Brook University: Stony Brook, NY
Diversity and Disparities: An Inclusive Curriculum for Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellows - Alexandra Rezazadeh, MD
Hennepin Healthcare: Minneapolis, MN
‘I’m a real hematologist now!’ – easing the transition from trainee to attending - Natalie Rosen, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center: New York, NY
“Hematology for Cardiology” – A Specialty-Focused Hematology Didactic Series and Handbook to Improve Patient Care and Decrease Hematology Consult Dependence - Zachary Schoepflin, MD, PhD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Boston, MA
Development and implementation of a coaching framework to improve diagnostic calibration among hematology trainees - Carl Shultz, DO
West Virginia Cancer Institute: Morgantown, WV
Developing a Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Curriculum for Fellows - Tammarah Sklarz, MD
Temple University Hospital: Philadelphia, PA
Weaving Racial Disparity Modules into a Clinical Hematology Curriculum - Sean Taasan, MD
UT Southwestern: Dallas, TX
Development and implementation of an on-demand video curriculum for Advanced Practice Providers in Hematology/Oncology - Alexandra Thrope, MD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: New York, NY
Incorporation of Patient and Family Perspectives into a Standardized Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Resident Curriculum
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP, ASH MEI Co-Director
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Scott Moerdler, MD, FACP, ASH MEI Co-Director
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - Pamela Allen, MD, MSc
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA - Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd, FACP
Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC - Jason A. Freed, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center │Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA - Leslie Kersun, MD, MSCE, MSEd
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital │Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA - Rakesh Mehta, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Myles Nickolich, MD
Penn State Health, Hershey, PA - AJ Picca, DO
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC - Joanna Pierro, DO
Staten Island University Hospital - Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY - Erin Reid, MD
University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, CA - Layla Van Doren, MD, MBA
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT - David Williams, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital │Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA - Jenn Yui, MD, MS
John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2023 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Rebecca Brown, DO
Tower Health Reading Hospital and Medical Center: West Reading, PA
Integrating Multidisciplinary Faculty and Team Based Learning to Broaden Didactic Hematopathology Education for Hematology Oncology Fellows - Kyle Canton, MD
Alberta Children’s Hospital: Calgary, AL, Canada
Evaluating Communication Training in Canadian Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Programs - Lisa Chu, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus: Aurora, CO
Blood, Sweat, and Peripheral Smears: A First Year Fellow Bootcamp - Luke Eastburg, MD
University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, NC
Design and Implementation of an Adult Sickle Cell Disease Educational Program for Internal Medicine Residents in Malawi - Emily Geramita, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Pittsburgh, PA
Research and Scholarly Activity Training Curriculum for Hematology Fellows - Richard Godby, MD
Mayo Clinic: Rochester, NY
Development and Assessment of an Electronic Curriculum for Training Hematology Fellows in Systems-Based Hematology - Zachary Graff, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin: Milwaukee, WI
Developing a Patient Based-Discussion Boot Camp to Improve Resident Readiness for the Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation Rotation - Sarah Harney, MD
Children’s Hospital National: Washington, DC
Improving Hematology Education for Pediatric Residents with a Core Topics Curriculum - Rohini Jain, MD
University of California: San Francisco, CA
Health Equity Conference Series: Improving Outcomes for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Patients - Danyal Ladha, MBBS
University of Toronto: ON, Canada
Assessing the Impact of Simulation on Internal Medicine Residents’ Competence in Managing Hematologic Emergencies - Megan Melody, MD, MS
Northwestern University: Chicago, IL
Northwestern Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Therapy Fellowship Intensive Elective - Ronak Mistry, DO
Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Nashville, TN
Development of a Classical Hematology Asynchronous Learning Platform for Medical Students - Chioma Okechukwu, MBBS, MPH, FMCPaed
The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids): Toronto, ON, Canada
A Video-Assisted Learning intervention to Enhance Undergraduate Medical Training in Sickle Cell Disease in Nigeria - Leslie Padrnos, MD
Mayo Clinic: Phoenix, AZ
Choose Your Own Adventure (CYOA) in Classic Hematology Education: An Adaptive and Interactive Hematology Curriculum - Raymond Pastore, MD, MSc
Weill Cornell Medicine: New York, NY
Digital Diagnosis - The Development of Electronic Laboratory Simulations to Promote Active Learning - Samantha Scanlon, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital: Seattle, WA
Current Approaches in Development and Implementation of Medical Education Strategies among Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Programs - Haikoo Shah, MD
Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center: Cleveland, OH
Novel Strategies for Novel Agents: A Multi-Modality Curriculum for the Changing Management of Lymphoid Malignancies with Cellular Therapies, Bispecific Antibodies, and the Next Generation of Immunomodulatory Agents - Linda Song, MD
National Institutes of Health: Bethesda, MD
Blood Banking Bite Sized - Alankrita Taneja, MBBS
Roswell Park Cancer Institute: Buffalo, NY
Rainbows and Blood - An Expert Led Educational Program Addressing Hematological Concerns in the Transgender Patient Population Designed for Hematology Fellows - Danielle Wallace, MD
Wilmot Cancer Institute: Rochester, NY
Reverse Morning Report: Case-Based Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents Rotating on the Inpatient Malignant Hematology Service
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP, ASH MEI Co-Director
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Erin Reid, MD, ASH MEI Co-Director
University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, CA - Pamela Allen, MD, MSc
Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, GA - Alexander Boucher, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd, FACP
Wake Forest Baptist Health Comprehensive Cancer Center, Winston-Salem, NC - Jason A. Freed, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center │Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA - Rakesh Mehta, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Scott Moerdler, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MS
Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, FL - Jane Roberts, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health │Dana Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, MA - Beverly Schaefer, MD
University at Buffalo │ Oishei Children’s/Roswell Park Cancer and Blood Disorders Program │Western New York BloodCare – Buffalo, NY - Teresa Scordino, MD
University of Oklahoma/OU Health, Oklahoma City, OK - Layla Van Doren, MD, MBA
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
2022 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Warren Alperstein, MD
University of Miami-Miller School of Medicine: Miami, FL
Pediatric Hematology Simulation Curriculum - Nwabundo Anusim, MD, MPH
University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX
Sickle cell anemia curriculum - Jonathan Berry, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Boston, MA
Fellow-Driven Heme Malignancies Curriculum - Matthew Brunner, MD
University of Wisconsin: Madison, WI
Development of a Hematology-Centered Curriculum on Evidence Based
Medicine and Critical Appraisal - Clay Cohen, MD
Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX
Advancing Hemostasis and Thrombosis Education for Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology Fellows Through a Flipped-Classroom Mode - Marwah Farooqui, DO
University of Illinois at Chicago: Chicago, IL
Building the Foundation: The CRESCENT (Comprehensive Resident Education for Sickle Cell- Engaging Next-Generation Trainees) Project - Annabel Frank, MD
University of California, San Francisco: San Francisco, CA
A Curriculum with a Mission: stimulate trainee interest in classical hematology - Radhika Gangaraju, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham: Birmingham, AL
Development and Implementation of a Curriculum in Coagulation and Transfusion Medicine for Hematology-Oncology Fellows - Jennifer Jones, MD
University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA
Sickle Cell Advanced Practice Provider Opportunities and Training program - Lauren Mendelson, DO
University of Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh, PA
Improving the inpatient relationship between neurosurgery and benign hematology through education: a curriculum-based pilot study - Phillip Michaels, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Boston, MA
Development and assessment of a genomic medicine curriculum for hematologists - John Molina, MD, EdM
Cleveland Clinic: Cleveland, OH
Bridging the Gap: A Blended Curriculum for Optimal Management of Adolescent and Young Adults Diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia - Miki Nishitani, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children’s Hospital: Boston, MA
Impact of BMT Subspecialty Fellowship on PHO Trainees - Andrew Picca, DO
Ohio State University/Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Columbus, OH
Exploring Perceptions of Learning and Education in the Setting of Hematology/Oncology Multidisciplinary Conferences (Tumor Board) - Muhammad Saad Hamid, MD
University of Tennessee: Memphis, TN
A CUT ABOVE: A Collaborative Case-based E-Module in Cutaneous Lymphomas for Hematology-Oncology and Dermatology trainees - Salahuddin Siddiqui, MD
Indiana University: Indianapolis, IN
BloodBytes: Teaching Consultative Hematology in a Community Based Ambulatory Setting using Real World Case Based Learning - Anand Srinivasan, MD
University of Oklahoma: Oklahoma City, OK
Asynchronous digital learning for Transplant and Cell Therapy - Sakiko Suzuki, MD
University of Massachusetts: Worcester, MA
Redesign of Fellowship Curriculum to Promote Interest and Excellence in Classical Hematology - Sara Taveras Alam
Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX
Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy Training and Competency Assessment in Hematology Oncology Fellows - Pedro Vianna, MD
Columbia University: New York, NY
Revitalizing a Lost Art - A Multidisciplinary, Interactive, Case-Based Digital Peripheral Blood Smear and Morphology Course
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MS, ASH MEI Co-Director
Miami Cancer Institute - Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL - Erin Reid, MD, ASH MEI Co-Director
University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, CA - Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Jason Freed, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA - Nathan Connell, MD, MPH, FACP
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Tiffany Lucas, MD
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Molly Mandernach, MD, MPH
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Ariela Marshall, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Rakesh Mehta, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Scott Moerdler, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - Myles Nickolich, MD
Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA - Beverly Schaefer, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
2021 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Pamela Allen, MD
Emory University: Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA
Lymphoma mini-curriculum for hematology fellows and advanced practice providers (APP)s - Shana Berwick, MD, MS
Mount Sinai Hospital Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY
Sickle Cell Disease: A More Pernicious Anemia - Alexander Boucher, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Development of a Social Determinants of Health Curriculum for Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Joanne Britto, MD, BSc
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
National needs assessment of Thrombosis Medicine education in Canadian Internal Medicine Residency Programs - A mixed methods study - Robert Diep, MD
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Incorporation of hematology electronic consultation into medical education - David Gass, MD
Atrium Health, Charlotte, NC
Utilizing the Complete Blood Count (CBC) to Create a Path to Mastery of Hematology: Resident Education in Hematology - Jennifer Han, MD
University of California, San Diego/Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA
The making of a thromboelastogram (TEG) expert: utilizing effective algorithms, learning modules, and Twitter to enhance TEG interpretation among pediatric hematologists - Cristiana Hentea, MD
University of Illinois At Chicago, Chicago, IL
A Communication Course Leveraging Complexity of Care in Sickle Cell Disease - Fatima Khadadah, FRCPC, MBBChir
Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait
A Needs Assessment of General Internal Medicine Residents caring for Sickle Cell Patients admitted with Vaso-occlusive Episodes - Kelsey Martin, MD
Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
The Influence of Sex and Gender in Understanding the Biology and Practice of Hematology: Integrating an Evidence-Based Sex and Gender Lens into an Existing Medical School Curriculum - Andrew Matthews, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
An Interactive PBL Tool to Improve Outpatient Phone Coverage Call - Helping Hematology Fellows off the Hook - Kristine Matusiak, MBBS
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Development of a blended maternal hematology curriculum for maternal fetal medicine - Hematology, Maternal Medicine and Obstetric Medicine fellows - Joanna Pierro, DO
Northwell Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY
V-SYMPHONY: Virtual Symposium of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology of New York: Developing a Regional Core Curriculum Series - Alison Raybould, MD
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Assessment of Malignant Hematology Perception and Knowledge Gain in Internal Medicine (IM) Residents through an Online Video Library - Anna Serebrin, MD
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Transitioning to Competence Based Medical Education: Impacts on Trainees and Faculty in Pediatrics - Audrey Sigmund, MD
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH
Implementation of Teaching Scripts on the Hematology Consult Service - Matthew Speckert, MD
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Developing a Pediatric Thrombosis Curriculum for Fellowship training at small- and medium-sized pediatric centers - Laura Tyrrell, MD
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Developing a Novel Instrument to Assess Role Modeling in Pediatric Hematology Fellows: An Important Step in Developing a Role Modeling Curriculum - Layla Van Doren, MD
Columbia Medical Center, New York, NY
Using a Systems-based Initiative in Thrombophilia Testing to Develop Coagulation Training for Residents and Fellows - Chloe Yang, MD
Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
Enhancing chemoimmunotherapy competency in malignant hematology: a just in time training approach
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Nathan Connell, MD, MPH, FACP
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Alfred Lee, MD, PhD
Yale University, New Haven, CT - Tiffany Lucas, MD
Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Ariela Marshall, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Rakesh Mehta, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Scott Moerdler, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - Sven Olson, MD
Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR - Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MS, ASH MEI Co-Director
Miami Cancer Institute - Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL - Myles Nickolich, MD
Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA - Erin Reid, MD, ASH MEI Co-Director
University of California, San Diego – La Jolla, CA
2020 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Najeebah Bade, MD
Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Fairfax, VA
Use of a Case Based Curriculum on Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Pregnancy - Natalie Bavli, MD
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
ASH Benign Hematology Curriculum: An Outcomes Assessment - Nidhi Bhatt, MD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Effective education regarding gene therapy in hemophilia B patient in resource rich and restricted countries - Marc Braunstein, MD
NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola, NY
Implementing a Fellow-Driven Social Media Platform for Hematology Case Discussions - Jason Chen, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Doing the Electric Slide: Utilizing Digital Technology to Enhance Hematology Fellowship Education - Victoria David, MD
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Geriatric Oncology Needs Assessment: A National Survey of Hematology Residents Across Canada - Diana Fridlyand, MD
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
The Making of a Physician-Scientist: A Curriculum Supporting Learners Invested in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Research - Rida Hasan, MD
Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle, WA
Utilization of Case-Based E-Learning Modules and Evidence-Based Guidelines to Improve Transfusion Medicine Education Among Pediatric Residents - Amany Keruakous, MD
Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Hybrid Style Curriculum to Facilitate Collaboration between Hematology/Oncology and Hematopathology Fellows’ Cross-Discipline Training - Sara Kreimer, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Prevalence of Burnout Among Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellows and Risk Factors for Burnout in Fellowship Training Curriculum in the Time of Covid-19 - Arielle Langer, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
Impact of a structured outpatient experience on medical student learning and interest in benign hematology - Joel Livingston, MSc, MD, FRCPC
The Hospital for Sick Children / The University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Training Pediatric Hematologists/Oncologists in the Use of Atraumatic Lumbar Puncture Needles: Incorporating Clinical Guidelines into Practice - Soo Park, MD
University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Leveraging External Mentorship in Non-Malignant Hematology: A Pilot Program - Moriah Rabin, MD
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY
Escape Zoom: Use of a virtual escape room to enhance pediatric hematology/oncology fellow education about available immunotherapies for hematologic malignancies - Ilana Schlam, MD
MedStar Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Improving Feedback for Hematologists and Oncologists in Training - Katarina Semkiu, MD
Washington University St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Development of Asynchronous Strategies in Hematology (DASH): An Interactive, Web-based Case Curriculum
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Nathan Connell, MD, MPH, FACP
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA - Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Leslie S. Kersun, MD, MSCE, MSEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Alfred Lee, MD, PhD
Yale University, New Haven, CT - Tiffany Lucas, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Ariela Marshall, MD
Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN - Rakesh Mehta, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN - Scott Moerdler, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ - Martina Murphy, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MS, ASH MEI Co-Director
Miami Cancer Institute - Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL - Myles Nickolich, MD
Penn State Cancer Institute, Hershey, PA
2019 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Nadia Ali, MD
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Implementation of a Structured Curriculum for the Hematology Elective for Medical Students - Zeina Al-Mansour, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA
Mastering “Geriatric Assessment Tools” for the Practicing Hematologist - Jacquelyn Crane, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Development and Implementation of an Active Hematopathology Curriculum for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Tamara Dunn, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Improving Patient Care and Self Awareness Using Implicit Bias Training for Fellows - Sajida Kazi, MBBS, MRCP, FRCPATH
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Proposal to Develop a Blended Teaching Program in Hematology and Obstetrics - Hira Latif, MD
Georgetown University Hospital/Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Virtual Reality; A Novel Tool to Reduce Burnout In Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Anjlee Mahajan, MD
UC Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA
Fellow to Fellow: A Case Based Approach to Teaching Benign Hematology - Scott Moerdler, MD
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ
Testing the Water of Pediatric Resident Compassion Fatigue and the Impact of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Rotations - Andrew O’Brien, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Beyond Acute Leukemia: A Fellow Led Supplementary Curriculum to Improve Hematology Education on the Inpatient Hematology Service - Sven Olson, MD
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
"Anticoag.net", a web-based tool for the diagnosis and management of non-malignant hematologic disorders: Fellow-driven content refinement and expanded evaluation of its effect on fellow clinical decision-making - Rita Paschal, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Integrating palliative care into a hematology/oncology fellowship curriculum - Rushad Patell, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Communication Training for hematology-oncology housestaff using an online video: a pilot study - Reshma Ramlal, MD
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Patterns of Social Media Use Among Hematology/Oncology Fellows For Self Directed Learning - Julie Rivers, MD, MS
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA
Development of an Outpatient Pediatric Hematology Curriculum for Pediatric Residents - Susmita Sarangi, MD
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC
Diagnostic Pathways in Hematology: An Enhanced Learning module by the use of a novel mobile application - Teresa Scordino, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Virtual Laboratory Tours to Improve Education in Diagnosis of Hematologic Disease - Surbhi Shah, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Reimagined preclinical years of medical education in hematology - Jennifer Yui, MD
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Improvement and Assessment of Weekly Benign Hematology Educational Conference - Ahmar Zaidi, MD
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
#PHODocs: connecting pediatric hematologists through a virtual journal club using social media - Jessica Zimmerman, MD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
On the CASE: Case-based learning As Supplemental Education for residents on the pediatric hematology/oncology inpatient service
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Amylou Dueck, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD, FACP
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Leslie S. Kersun, MD, MSCE, MSEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Alfred Lee, MD, PhD
Yale University, New Haven, CT - Tiffany Lucas, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - Alison Loren, MD, MS
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Dana Matthews, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA - Martina Murphy, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MS
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
2018 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Hanny Al-Samkari, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Impact of a Modernized, Interdisciplinary Hematology Curriculum on Fellow Knowledge, Satisfaction, and Career Choice - Thomas Atkinson, MD
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Predicting Hematology Workforce Trends Using AAMC Graduation Questionnaire - Kathryn Baxstrom, MD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Dedicated Hands-on Hematopathology Microscope Session for Medical Residents on Hematology/Oncology Rotations - Nicholas Burwick, MD
VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Development of a Hematology VA- Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Program - Aditi Kamdar, MD
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
The HOP: Hematology/Oncology Podcasts in Educating Pediatric Residents - Zachary Liederman, MD
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
The use of virtual patient cases with expert traces for rare disease education in hematology - Rakhi Naik, MD, MHS
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Characteristics of Non-Malignant Hematology Training in Combined Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Programs in the US - Myles Nickolich, MD
Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Cancer Care Experience: Evaluation of Novel Approaches to Undergraduate Medical Education - Sandhya Panch, MBBS, MPH
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
The “Next-Gen-Sequence” in Hematology Training: Development of A Cell and Gene Therapy Curriculum for Hematology/Oncology and Transfusion Medicine Trainees - Beverly Schaefer, MD
University at Buffalo, Bowmansville, NY
Addressing the Gap: Implementation of Hemostasis and Thrombosis Interactive Learning Modules - Mary Seegars, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Ten Minute Talks: A Practical Approach to Enhancing the Hematology Inpatient Trainee Experience - Salma Shivji, BHSc (Hons), MD
University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
A needs assessment to identify current gaps in thrombosis medicine training during residency in Canada - Srinivas Tantravahi, MBBS, MRCP
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Flipped Classroom and Case Based Curriculum for Training Hematology and Oncology Fellows - Sarah Yentz, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Publish It! A Course in the Critical Evaluation and publication of Scholarly Manuscripts - Danielle Zimmerman, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Simulated Patient Encounter to Assess Fellows’ Ability to Manage Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Leslie Kersun, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Tiffany Lin, MD
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Dana C. Matthews, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA - Martina Murphy, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - Srikanth Nagalla, MBBS, MVS
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - Jay Youngclaus
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC
2017 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Dawn Butler, MD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
Development and Implementation of Virtual Hematopathology Curriculum - Daniel Choi, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, IL
H.E.L.P. Curriculum: Hematology Education in Laboratory Testing and Pathology Curriculum - Adolfo Diaz Duque, MD
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
Online B Cell Neoplasm Series Curriculum - Yi Lisa Hwa, DNP
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Needs Assessment for Launching a New Hematology Fellowship for Advanced Practice Providers - Annie Im, MD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Flipping the Classroom for a BMT Curriculum - Tiffany Lin, MD
University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Severe Hemophilia From Infancy to Childhood: Clinical Case Module - Courtney Miller-Chism, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Hematopathology Proficiency in Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Martina Murphy, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
A Team Based Learning Curriculum Within A Second Year Medical Student Hematology Course - Sarah Nagle, MD
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Communication Skills Training for Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Usha Perepu, MBBS
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Use of a Chemotherapy Simulation Tool to Build and Assess Competency in Hematology-Oncology Fellows - Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Making the Diagnosis: Improving Resident Understanding and Application of the 4Ts Score in the Diagnosis of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia - Pallawi Torka, MD
University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
Perception, Attitudes, and Experiences of Hematology-Oncology Fellows and Faculty Towards the Current Didactic Lecture Curriculum at Roswell Park Cancer Institute: A Critical Appraisal - Eric Tseng, MD
McMaster University, Toronto, Canada
An Evaluation of Learner Perspectives and Outcomes Following a Competency-Based Portfolio in Transfusion Medicine - Prakash Vishnu, MD
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
Managing Direct Oral Anticoagulants - Richard Ward, MBBS, MSc
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
A Needs Assessment of Clinician-Teachers/Educators in the Cancer Program at UHN - Amber Yates, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Peripheral Blood Smear Interpretation Curriculum for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellows
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, ASH MEI Co-Director
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - Georgette Dent, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Leslie Kersun, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA - Mary Jo Lechowicz, MD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Donna Luff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA - Dana C. Matthews, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA - Erin Reid, MD
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA - Jay Youngclaus
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC - Kenneth Zuckerman, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - Marc Zumberg, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
2016 Participants and Faculty
Participants and Projects
- Allison Carilli, MD
University of Central Florida, Ocoee, FL
Implementation of an Active Learning Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents - Adam Giermasz, MD, PhD
University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA
Development of a Web-Based Module for Bleeding Disorder Education - Christi Hayes, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Flipping the Classroom: An Active Learning Curriculum for Medical Residents on the Inpatient Hematology Service - Karen Hook, MD
University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT
A Patient-Instructor Program to Enhance Fellows’ Communication Skills With Patients With Complex Hematologic Disorders - Sawa Ito, MD, PhD
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
Matching Mentors in Translational Research: Mentorship Workshop for Physician-Scientist Trainees in Hematology - Jennie Law, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Improving House Staff Attitudes Toward Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Through Implementation of a Disease-Specific Curriculum - Rebecca Karp-Leaf, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MD
Enriching Undergraduate Medical Education Through the Study of Benign Hematology - Gloria Lim, MD
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Evaluating the Impact of a New Competency-Based Curriculum in Canadian Hematology Training Programs: A Pre-Post Analysis - Ming Lim, MBBChir
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Development of a Learning-Style Based Benign Hematology Core Curriculum for Hematology/Oncology Fellows - Molly Mandernach, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Longitudinal Blended Curriculum for Sickle Cell Disease Education - Ariela Marshall, MD
Rochester, MN
Investigating Determinants of Hematology-Oncology Trainees’ Post-Fellowship Career Pathway Choices - Catherine McGuinn, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Updating the Transition Toolkit: Workplace-Based Assessment - Sanjay Mohan, MD
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Simulation Modules in Transfusion Medicine - Elizabeth Roman, MD
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Improving Cost Awareness in Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellows - Melissa Rose, DO
The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH
Assessing a Curriculum for Mitigating Burnout in Pediatric and Adult Trainees - Satish Shanbhag, MBBS
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
A Tool to Teach Medicine Residents Basic Analysis of Blood Smears and Recognition of Hem Emergencies - Richard Tower, MD
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, WI
Effectiveness of an Advanced Degree Obtained During Pediatric Subspecialty Training in Promoting Scholarship - Katherine Walsh, MD
The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, OH
Building an Online Hematology Learning Community - Ida Wong-Sefidan, MD
University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA
Interactive Hematology Cases: Why Hematology Is Fun - Michelle Zeller, MD, MHPE
McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
ICBT: A BEST Collaborative Study Informed Consent in Blood Transfusion
Co-Directors and Faculty
- Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA, ASH MEI Co-Director
Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - Jennifer Kesselheim, MD, MEd, ASH MEI Co-Director
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA - Mark Atlas, MD
Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY - Linda Burns, MD
National Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match, Minneapolis, MN - Leslie Ellis, MD, MSHPEd
Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, NC - Scott Gitlin, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Alice Ma, MD
University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC - Erin Reid, MD
University of California - San Diego, La Jolla, CA - Roy Smith, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA - Jay Youngclaus
Association of American Medical Colleges, Washington, DC - Kenneth Zuckerman, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - Marc Zumberg, MD
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL