Designing and Implementing a 5-Year Transfusion Medicine Diploma Program in China

The need for physicians and technical consultants specialized in transfusion medicine is urgent in China, as there are 20 000 hospitals and 500 blood centers in need of staff with this expertise. The progress made in transfusion medicine as a specialty has been relatively slow in China. Current Chinese medical education and service systems have not developed transfusion medicine as a stand-alone medical specialty. Most physicians receive only minimal training in transfusion medicine in medical school.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - November 15, 2016 Category: Hematology Authors: Tingting Li, Wenjing Wang, Ling Zhang, Ye Zhou, Fucai Lai, Yongshui Fu, Chuanxi Wang, Baocheng Yang, Weigang Zhu, Yanyun Wu, Jean-Pierre Allain, Lori Stevens, Chengyao Li Source Type: research