How do we remediate blood banking/transfusion medicine fellows?

Julie Katz Karp; Evelyn M Potochny; Annette J Schlueter; Nataliya Sostin; Jensyn Cone Sullivan; Andrea M McGonigle; Evan M Bloch; Hlaing Tint; Justin Kreuter; Mark K Fung

doi:10.1111/trf.70377

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How do we remediate blood banking/transfusion medicine fellows?

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How do we remediate blood banking/transfusion medicine fellows?

Julie Katz Karp, Evelyn M Potochny, Annette J Schlueter, Nataliya Sostin, Jensyn Cone Sullivan, Andrea M McGonigle, Evan M Bloch, Hlaing Tint, Justin Kreuter and Mark K Fung

Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.)

09/01/2026

DOI: 10.1111/trf.70377

PMID: 42677980

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Abstract

Remediation of physician learners is not infrequently discussed in the graduate medical education (GME) literature. However, none of this literature is specific to blood banking/transfusion medicine (BB/TM) fellows and their typical 1-year fellowship program. Identifying a fellow's deficiencies and establishing an effective remediation program during a time-limited BB/TM fellowship is challenging. GME literature on remediation of physician learners was reviewed. A group of current and former BB/TM fellowship directors convened virtually to discuss if and how this literature could apply to BB/TM fellowships. Possible best practices in the remediation of BB/TM fellows were then recommended. Challenges in the remediation of BB/TM fellows were identified, including the limited duration of the fellowship, the often-small number of faculty available for remediation activities, and faculty unfamiliarity with remediation techniques. Beyond these challenges, many remediation best practices can be gleaned from the GME literature, including adequately documenting a fellow's deficiencies and any remediation programs implemented, as well as involving institutional GME leadership early in remediation efforts. Remediation of any physician learner can be difficult, but remediation of BB/TM fellows has unique challenges. Providing discipline-specific insights into remediation may make the remediation of BB/TM fellows more effective and improve the competency of future physicians in the field.

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Title: Subtitle: How do we remediate blood banking/transfusion medicine fellows?
Creators: Julie Katz Karp - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Evelyn M Potochny - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Annette J Schlueter - University of Iowa Health Care
Nataliya Sostin - Yale New Haven Hospital
Jensyn Cone Sullivan - University of Michigan
Andrea M McGonigle - UCLA Health
Evan M Bloch - Johns Hopkins Hospital
Hlaing Tint - Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center
Justin Kreuter - Mayo Clinic
Mark K Fung - University of Vermont Medical Center
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.)
DOI: 10.1111/trf.70377
PMID: 42677980
NLM abbreviation: Transfusion
ISSN: 0041-1132
eISSN: 1537-2995
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Electronic publication date: 09/01/2026
Academic Unit: Pathology
Record Identifier: 9985222746402771

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