AM25-MN-25-L - Transfusion Medicine Education for Physicians: Ready-to-Use, Customizable, and Innovative Teaching Tools

Monday, October 27, 2025

3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT

Location: 25

Speaker(s)

Fatima Aldarweesh, MD, QIA (she/her/hers)

Associate Medical director, Transfusion Medicine
The University of Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
William N. Rose, MD

Professor
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Program Chair(s)

Timothy C. Carll, MD (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Proposed Session Description: This session addresses innovative methods of transfusion medicine (TM) education, highlighting key needs in clinical practice and teaching training. Our educational philosophy, grounded in adult learning theory, emphasizes active learning and self-study, leveraging the flipped classroom model. This led to development of online resources to enhance TM education for physicians. Attendees will gain practical insights into these innovative tools and practices, fostering improved learning experiences and outcomes for future pathologists and clinicians.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the challenges and needs in current transfusion medicine education.
Explain the application of adult learning theory in transfusion medicine education, including the development and utilization of innovative resources for pathology residents and transfusion medicine fellows.
Discuss the development and utilization of a successful, free, and elective online teaching module for medical students.