Latin American Training Program

The ASH Latin American Training Program (LATP) pays for participants' travel and living expenses (pending budget approval) for the duration of the training, offers opportunities to develop ongoing relationships at other institutions, and equips participants with Latin American Training Program the tools necessary to implement the training at their home institution.

Please note that if you are selected for this program, you may select your own training dates (with the approval of your Training Coordinator) any time within one year of receiving the award. After completing your training, you will return to your home institution to implement your newly acquired skills and knowledge, ultimately helping to advance hematology patient care across the region.

Key Dates

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants to the LATP must meet the following criteria:

• Must be permanently employed at your institution; cannot be a fellow or trainee.
• Applicants may be at any stage in their careers and do not need to be ASH members.
• English proficiency is not required, as the training will occur in Spanish or Portuguese.

Applicants must be a hematologist or hematology-related health care professional working in a hospital, clinic, or laboratory in one of the following Latin American countries:

• Argentina
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Program Evaluations

To help measure program success, ASH asks LATP participants to complete evaluation forms at 30 days, six months, and one-year post-training. In order to ensure timely completion of these evaluations, it is important that you inform ASH staff when you have completed your training.

Reminders to complete the program evaluations will be sent via email at the appropriate intervals following your training. The evaluation forms may be accessed via the ASH Awards Portal, under "My Evaluations".

The purpose of the evaluation forms is to:

• Measure the degree to which the participant was able to implement, at his/her home institution, the training received during the LATP experience.
• Give the participant an opportunity to provide feedback on his/her personal experiences with the program.
• Allow the participant to express any issues that have arisen since returning to his/her home institution concerning the implementation of skills and procedures learned.
• Assess the impact of the program on the participant's professional career.