An outcome-based review of an accredited Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) program: 25 years and counting

Publication record for SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

SBB projects	N	%	References
All SBB projects	55	100	NA
With publications	27	49	3–28
As first authors	21	78	3,5–11,13–17,19,20,23–29

Enrollment, attrition, and pass rates for students in the SBB program at the NIH Clinical Center, 1994–2019

Parameter	SBB students (N)
Enrolled	59
Graduated	55
SBB examination
Passed first attempt	46
Passed ≥ two attempts	6
Did not pass	2
Did not attempt	1

Sponsoring section for projects from SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

Sponsoring section	SBB projects (N)
Laboratory Services Section
Transfusion Services Laboratory	29
HLA Laboratory	8
Cell Processing Section	8
Infectious Disease and Immunogenetics Section	4
Blood Services Section	3
Office of the Chief	3
Total	55

Career positions in 2019 for SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

Area of employment	SBB graduates (N)
Hospitals, blood centers, or IRLs	27
Regulatory/quality assurance	10
Transplantation and cellular engineering	3
Industry	3
Education	3
Unrelated to blood banking	2
Not currently employed	0
Unable to confirm	5
Retired	2
Total	55

SBB projects and topics for SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

Project topic	SBB projects (N)
Laboratory practices	14
immunohematology	11
Blood group genomics	8
Transplantation and cellular engineering	6
Education	5
Blood donors and blood collection	3
Donor infectious disease testing	3
Quality assurance	3
Blood components	2
Total	55

Scholarship awards for SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

	AABB Future Leaders Scholarship		Suzanne Ledin Travel Award
Graduates (N)	Submissions, N (%)	Awardees, N (%)	Submissions, N (%)	Awardees, N (%)
55	46 (84)	24 (52)	8 of 28 (29)	3 of 8 (38)

Program value-added opportunities for SBB graduates from the NIH program, 1994–2019

Feature	Topics	Items (N)	Reference
Publications	ABO discrepancy	1	30
	Antibody detection	1	40
	Book review	1	39
	Competency	1	37
	Disseminated intravascular coagulation	1	43
	ISBT 128	1	31
	Massive transfusion	1	32
	Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria	1	38
	Platelet contamination	1	34
	Platelets	1	35
	Quality	1	36
	Regulatory issues	2	44, 49
	Serologic methods	1	45
	Transfusion reaction investigation	1	33
Social media activities	Transfusion Medicine Question of the Day	4	42, 46−48
	Webcast (resolving serologic cases)	1	41
Laboratory management and education	Audits	19	NA
	cGMP module	1	NA
	Educational posters	2	NA