Medical Student Hematology Course Learning Objectives
The following learning objectives are designed to aid hematology course directors in curriculum development and implementation of competencies for second-year medical students. These objectives are only a template and are not all-inclusive, but they may be useful as a guide for your course. In addition, they can be used by students to prepare for the hematology section of the United States Medical Licensing Exam. These objectives may become a foundation for the development of higher learning objectives for hematology fellows.
Normal Hematopoiesis and Cellular Function
- Stem Cells, Hematopoiesis, and Marrow Failure
- Leukocyte Function
- RBC Function and Metabolism
- Cellular Components
- Plasma and Components
- Hemostatic Plug (Platelets)
- Fibrin Formation and Regulation of Hemostasis
- Tests of Hemostasis and Thrombosis
- Obstetrics and Pediatrics
- Blood Groups and Compatibility Testing
Non-Malignant Disorders
- Erythrocytosis
- Approach to Anemia
- Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemia
- Iron and the Anemia of Chronic Inflammation
- Megaloblastic Anemias
- Non-Immune Hemolytic Anemia
- Immune-Mediated Hemolytic Anemia
- Inherited Bleeding Disorders
- Acquired Bleeding Disorders
- Hereditary and Acquired Thrombotic Disorders
- Antithrombotic Therapy
- Non-Infectious Transfusion Complications
- Transfusion Transmitted Disease