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General Information. 18 month program – Founded 1958. Mandated in 1972 by DOD Prepares students as military blood program officers. Train in Technical/Admin procedures (SBB)- 12 months. Graduate credit and Degree w/ affiliated school- research last 6 months. Prepare manuscript. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
General Information 18 month program – Founded 1958. Mandated in 1972 by DOD
Prepares students as military blood program officers.
Train in Technical/Admin procedures (SBB)- 12 months.
Graduate credit and Degree w/ affiliated school- research last 6 months. Prepare manuscript.
Sponsored by Army AABB Approved CAAHEP accredited
History
1958 2007197619741966
WRAIR (7)
USA Research Lab, Ft. Knox
(29)
BBC Ft. Knox
(8)
WRAMC (149)
TOTAL Graduates – 193
99 USA / 50 USAF / 41 USN / 1 Intn’l / 2 Civ
Facilities
Walter Reed AMC
Located in Washington DC
“Home Base”
Classroom
Personal Office Space
Computer (E-mail/Internet)
Medical Library
AFIP (Library)
Clinical rotations- donor center, Trans. Svc., reference laboratory
National Naval Medical Center
Located in Bethesda, MD
Clinical rotation
Transfusion service
Reference testing
Donor Center (ASBBC)
Viral Testing
9 weeks
BRAC main facility
Robertson Blood Center/Wilford Hall/Brooke AMC
Academic Affiliation
MS in Health Sciences
Courses:
Biochemistry
Management
Research Methods
Manuscript Preparation
Immunology
Blood Bank Seminar
WRAMC and NNMC Training
Didactic Curriculum
Blood Group Serology
Blood Bank Methods
Donor Collections
Storage and Shipment
Immune Destruction
Component Therapy
Transfusion Practices
History
Clinical Curriculum
Donor Center Recruiting; records;
screening; phlebotomy; processing
Transfusion Service
Reference Lab (WRAMC / NNMC)
QA / cGMP / Inspections
Administration
HLA / Transplant
Additional Training / Visits
ASBPO SBPO AABB FDA NIH Johns Hopkins University of MD/Shock Trauma
Contacts
William Turcan, MT (ASCP) SBB, Program Director
Phone: (202)782-6210 DSN 662-6210 [email protected]
LTC Francisco Rentas, PhD, SBB, Chief, Education & Training
(202)782-0776 DSN 662-0776 [email protected]
Application and Selection
See BBF Booth in Exhibit Hall
Consult with SBPO or alumni
Class of 2007
Capt Karen Buikema – USAF CPT Robert Gates – USA LT Frederick Matheu – USN LT Toinette Riley – USN CPT Teresa Terry - USA
Class of 2008
LT Leslie Riggs – USN Capt Anthony Polito – USAF CPT Aleksy Casco-Figueroa - USA
BBF 50th Year Anniversary Graduation dinner- on or around 24 Jun 08. Cost? Need funding from AABBF membership fees Jonathan Hoiles - [email protected] 3520 3rd Ave., Apt. 109, San Diego, CA 92103 (619)-302-6814 Dinner at AABB Convention in Montreal Special coin to be designed
Front – current BBF logo Back- design will include “1958-2008”, a gold Capitol
Bldg, and the name of the two universities involved with the program.
BBF 50th Year Anniversary
Current class working with WRAMC TV to produce a video. To be presented at Graduation and 50th Year Anniversary
dinners Interviews with SBPOs, Program Directors, past and current
ASBPO Directors Archive photos Student photos Narrator
Submit pictures for the video to Bill Turcan or I.
.
