Consensus recommendations on peripheral blood smear review: defining curricular standards and fellow competency.

ABSTRACT: Graduate medical education training in hematology in North America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Trainees routinely review peripheral blood smears (PBS) in providing clinical care. Competency in PBS review at graduation is required by the ACGME. However, there are no consensus guidelines on best practices surrounding PBS review, education, or competency. We describe the generation of proposed theory and the consensus recommendations developed through a multi-institutional focus group, developed using constructivist grounded theory and a modified nominal group technique. Eight academic hematologists, spanning classical and malignant hematology, enrolled and participated in 2 one-hour focus groups. All routinely worked with fellows and hal

SUBMITTER: Chase ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10336252 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature