title: Designing and Implementing a 5-Year Transfusion Medicine Diploma Program in China.
abstract: 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. This training is usually integrated into surgical training and addresses the most common technologies. In 2008, a 5-year bachelor's diploma program in transfusion medicine was established as an undergraduate specialty in Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. This article intends to summarize the 8 years of experience educating undergraduates in the specialty of transfusion medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Tingting
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Fucai
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yongshui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou Blood Center, Guangzhou, China.
authors.forename: Chuanxi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Baocheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Shenzhen Blood Center, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Weigang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Yale University and Bloodworks Northwest.
authors.forename: Yanyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China; Department of Hematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Lori
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: chengyaoli@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Chengyao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D064826:Transfusion Medicine / Q000193:education*
keywords: Careers; Curriculum; Diploma program; Teaching mode; Transfusion medicine