The integration of Hematology in medical trunk keep programs of clinical, laboratory and blood bank to ensure the training of future residents.

-With the aim of strengthening and upgrading the training of the future Hematologists, Foundation leukaemia and lymphoma and the Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH) organize, for eight years, the MIR training course of Haematology and haemotherapy

-the extension of four to five years of the formation of the MIR of Hematología is a non-renounceable claim in the context of the future system of core subjects to ensure their training in the indissoluble threefold of clinical, laboratory and blood bank

-the Commission considers it necessary to adjust the call for MIR squares to future needs and reforming the criteria for accreditation of training centres ”

– the draft of the Royal Decree of core subjects will be reviewed with these criteria for preservation the specialty with its current specific competencies

-the shortage of initiative of the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy and their low involvement in training courses is one of the aspects that most concerns to the National Commission

Madrid, September 2011.- the National Committee of Haematology and haemotherapy considers essential to extend the period of formation of the future Hematologists of four five years into the new regulatory scheme of the core subjects. To contribute to the MIR training, Foundation leukaemia and Lymphoma takes organizing the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy course for eight years. This course sponsored along with the Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH) has training credits and was directed by Dr. Adrián Alegre, Chief of the service of Hematology of the Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, and President of the National Commission of Haematology and haemotherapy among other doctors.

The objective of this course is, in the words of Dr. Alegre, updating theoretical and practice of the different aspects of the educational content of the specialty program aimed at resident doctors ”. In addition, the course offers the MIR of Haematology and haemotherapy a vision integrating that combines clinical aspects and themes of specialized laboratory and blood bank.

The latest edition of this course was the participation of 90 residents, who had the opportunity to analyze the quality systems, Dr. Alegre considered key to the training of future specialists. However, the expert also highlighted the importance of adjust the squares MIR call to future needs to reform and modernize the criteria for accreditation of training centres ”.

Dr. Merry complaint that the current formation of the future Hematologists devotes too much time to care tasks and not delves into the study of specialty ” and added that, is necessary for the MIR have better training in clinical research as well as greater initiative in other areas of specialty ”.

Given the complexity of the new knowledge of Haematology and haemotherapy, the National Commission is essential to increase the formative period of four to five years. In this sense, the doctor Alegre ensures that this demand is indispensable in the context of the future system of core subjects ” the draft Royal Decree is being evaluated.

Additionally, the doctor Alegre adds, the duration of two years for specific content makes it virtually impossible to the development of the new programme ” and outlines, although the specialty of Hematology is integrated into the medical trunk, is essential to maintain the specific skills in clinicalLaboratory and blood bank to ensure the formation of the future residents of Haematology and haemotherapy ”.

Spanish society of Haematology and haemotherapy (AEHH)

The AEHH is a scientific society whose purpose is the promotion, development and dissemination of integrity and content of the speciality of Haematology and haemotherapy aspects medical, scientific, organizational, health care, teaching and research. Likewise, arises the need to approach to society in generalin such a way that is perceived and understand the daily work of the hematologist. Its central axis consists of 15 cooperative groups that currently are, each focused on a specific aspect of the specialty. With 52 years of life, the AEHH today is a very powerful organization with an enormous scientific impact, since many of the more than 2,000 specialists Hematologists as part of her are figures recognized internationally for many years.