Academic Curriculum

Conduct a weekly half-day continuity clinic alongside a designated hemostasis-thrombosis faculty preceptor 

Twenty weeks of Coagulation Service divided into one month blocks

• Allows the fellow to gain expertise in the management of inpatient coagulation pediatric patients

• Fellow expectations include:

  • Pre-rounding on all consult patients

  • Participating and leading rounds by developing treatment plans for each patient

  • Seeing all new consult patients

  • Prompt, accurate documentation on patients

  • Communication and updating primary teams

  • Taking first call on new and existing patients

Sixteen weeks of Hemostasis-Thrombosis Clinic rotation divided into one month blocks

• During this rotation, the fellow will attend each hemostasis-thrombosis specialty clinic:

  • Hemophilia Comprehensive Clinic

  • Young Women’s Clinic

  • Vascular Malformations Clinic

  • Stroke Clinic

  • Platelet function disorders clinic

  • General continuity clinics conducted by the hemostasis-thrombosis faculty

Four weeks of Hemostasis Clinical Laboratory experience

• Fellow will receive specialized training in the principles, indications, test requirements, interpretation, limitations, quality control and alternative methods of coagulation assays

Eight weeks of Clinical or Translational Research

• The focus of the fellowship is clinical but the fellow will be expected to participate in a clinical or translation research project 

Quality Improvement Project

• Design and complete a hemostasis/thrombosis focused QI project

• Join and attend a hemostasis/thrombosis focused QI committee

Electives (available to be added in during clinic or research rotations)

• Transfusion Medicine

• Vascular Medicine

• Neuroimaging

• Adult Hemophilia or Thrombosis

Conferences

• Participation in and leadership of division Hematology conferences

• Presentation of a pertinent hemostasis or thrombosis focused journal article and division Journal Club

• Pertinent clinical coagulation laboratory conferences

• Attend national hemostasis and thrombosis conference