Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0

• 61. - Medical residency/fellowship programs
• 61.18 - Pathology residency/fellowship programs

61.1804 - Blood banking/transfusion medicine fellowship programs

This instructional program class comprises any fellowship training program that prepares physicians for the maintenance of an adequate blood supply, blood donor and patient-recipient safety, and appropriate blood utilization. These programs include instruction in directing the preparation and safe use of specially prepared blood components, including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma constituents, and marrow or stem cells for transplantation. Requires prior completion of a residency program in pathology.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • blood banking - fellowship
  • blood banking medicine - fellowship
  • blood banking/transfusion medicine - fellowship
  • transfusion medicine - fellowship

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • blood bank technologist(51.1001)