Harvard Medical School Joint Fellowship Program in Transfusion Medicine

About the program

What the program states

Program length

1 year

“The usual period of clinical fellowship is one year; however, the program offers suitably qualified fellows the opportunity to pursue research relevant to transfusion medicine supported by a NIH training grant for an additional one or two years.”

Positions

4 positions a year

“Our program is allocated 4 trainee positions each year.”

International graduates

Considered

“Applicants must be Board-certified or eligible for certification in Clinical Pathology, adult or pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Surgery, or Anesthesia and, if a graduate of an international medical school, have a valid ECFMG certificate and visa and a full Massachusetts medical license prior to starting the fellowship.”

Quoted from the program's own page, read October 4, 2026. More Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine programs for international graduates

Before you contact the program

1. 01

   Find the application route

   Fellowships recruit through ERAS, a specialty match such as the SF Match, or directly with the program. The program's page gives its route, deadlines and the number of places.

2. 02

   Check eligibility first

   Look for the program's visa policy, licensing and exam requirements (USMLE or COMLEX), any limit on years since graduation, and for a fellowship, the training it expects you to have completed.

3. 03

   Need a place sooner?

   Programs also fill places outside the regular cycle, when a trainee leaves or a new position is funded. Those are listed on ResidencySpot as vacancies, and a saved search tells you the day one is posted.

4. 04

   Where training happens

   The program is listed in Boston, Massachusetts. Some programs rotate trainees across several hospitals, so confirm the main training site and any required moves.