Unlocking Global Potential: Education and Funding Opportunities for International Trainees in Hematology

Introduction: the practice of hematology is in continued transformation fueled by scientific advances. However, access to training and education is not equally distributed worldwide, especially for under-represented groups such as trainees living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Differenc...

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Veröffentlicht in:Blood 2023-11, Vol.142 (Supplement 1), p.3699-3699
Hauptverfasser: Gil-Flores, Lourdes, Ramos-Barrera, Emilia, Flores-Díaz, Andrea, Sung, Lillian, Gomez-Almaguer, David, Gomez-De Leon, Andres
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction: the practice of hematology is in continued transformation fueled by scientific advances. However, access to training and education is not equally distributed worldwide, especially for under-represented groups such as trainees living in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Differences in education and funding in the field remain understudied. Our goal was to identify and review the different educational and funding opportunities offered by national and international hematology-focused academic societies. We aimed to provide an overview of the current state of continuing education in hematology and present gaps and areas of opportunity. Methods: We performed an online search to identify national and international hematological societies, including those targeted to a specific field. We extracted data regarding educational and funding opportunities in hematology by systematically evaluating each society's website from August 2022 until February 2023. We included all educational opportunities available that focus on hematology and are relevant for physicians and physicians in training. We abstracted the type of educational opportunity, if a membership to the society is required, cost, language, topic, target audience restrictions and their geographic region, and learning modality. We also included hematology-focused career enhancing grants or awards, such as travel stipends, research, or career development funding. Results: 25 hematology societies were included with 850 continuing medical education opportunities, consisting of 174 courses, 18 training programs, 10 self-assessments, 641 clinical cases, 4 books and 3 apps. We also included 55 grants and funding opportunities from 13 societies with a median of $45,000 USD (range, $330-600,000). More than half (61.8%) required a membership to apply, only 5 (9.1%) were available globally, and only 7 (12.7%) were designed for persons in LMICs. Most funding opportunities were targeted to postgraduate students (40%) while the smallest proportion were intended for undergraduate students (10.9%) (Figure 1). Most funding opportunities were for research and career development (47.3%), or for research and travel stipends (40%), 7 (12.7%) were for traveling. The median duration of funding was 1 year (range, 1 month - 4 years). Almost all courses (96%) and 61.1% of training programs were conducted online. Most courses (78.7%) were directed to all levels of preparation (undergraduates, postgraduates, and spe
ISSN:0006-4971
1528-0020
DOI:10.1182/blood-2023-182261