America’s Blood Centers (ABC) is committed to cultivating meaningful programs that support blood center leadership in the disciplines of blood banking and transfusion medicine. Through the ABC Medical and Scientific Leaders Program, ABC provides meaningful points of interaction among early and mid-career leaders that preserve the history of medical and scientific excellence in our community while highlighting the next generation of innovative work underway.

 

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Bridging the Knowledge Gap as a New Generation Steps Forward

ABC is actively collaborating with the Scientific, Medical, and Technical (SMT) Committee to develop pathways that highlight and promote the next generation of national medical and scientific leaders.  A range of programs will cultivate the proficiencies needed to excel in today’s complex environment and highlight new and innovative work.

Introducing the ABC Medical & Scientific Achievement Award

The first initiative of the ABC Medical and Scientific Emerging Leaders Program is the creation of the ABC Medical & Scientific Achievement Award.  This award will recognize and support individuals who are within 20 years of completing their training and are active in the field of blood banking and/or transfusion medicine every year.  The recipient will receive registration and travel expenses to the ABC Annual Meeting and will have opportunity to present at one of the meeting’s Scientific, Medical, and Technical Sessions.

Learn More About the Award

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