General Information  18 month program – Founded  Mandated in 1972 by DOD  Prepares students as military blood program officers.  Train in Technical/Admin procedures (SBB)- 12 months.  Graduate credit and Degree w/ affiliated school- research last 6 months. Prepare manuscript.  Sponsored by Army  AABB Approved  CAAHEP accredited

History WRAIR (7) USA Research Lab, Ft. Knox (29) BBC Ft. Knox (8) WRAMC (149) TOTAL Graduates – USA / 50 USAF / 41 USN / 1 Intn’l / 2 Civ

Facilities  Walter Reed AMC  Located in Washington DC  “Home Base”  Classroom  Personal Office Space  Computer ( /Internet)  Medical Library  AFIP (Library)  Clinical rotations- donor center, Trans. Svc., reference laboratory

National Naval Medical Center  Located in Bethesda, MD  Clinical rotation  Transfusion service  Reference testing  Donor Center (ASBBC)  Viral Testing  9 weeks  BRAC main facility

Robertson Blood Center/Wilford Hall/Brooke AMC

Academic Affiliation  MS in Health Sciences  Courses:  Biochemistry  Management  Research Methods  Manuscript Preparation  Immunology  Blood Bank Seminar  WRAMC and NNMC Training

Didactic Curriculum  Blood Group Serology  Blood Bank Methods  Donor Collections  Storage and Shipment  Immune Destruction  Component Therapy  Transfusion Practices  History

Clinical Curriculum  Donor Center  Recruiting; records; screening; phlebotomy; processing  Transfusion Service  Reference Lab (WRAMC / NNMC)  QA / cGMP / Inspections  Administration  HLA / Transplant

Additional Training / Visits  ASBPO  SBPO  AABB  FDA  NIH  Johns Hopkins  University of MD/Shock Trauma

Contacts  William Turcan, MT (ASCP) SBB,  Program Director  Phone: (202) DSN   LTC Francisco Rentas, PhD, SBB,  Chief, Education & Training  (202) DSN 

Application and Selection  See BBF Booth in Exhibit Hall  Consult with SBPO or alumni

Class of 2007  Capt Karen Buikema – USAF  CPT Robert Gates – USA  LT Frederick Matheu – USN  LT Toinette Riley – USN  CPT Teresa Terry - USA

Class of 2008  LT Leslie Riggs – USN  Capt Anthony Polito – USAF  CPT Aleksy Casco-Figueroa - USA

BBF 50 th Year Anniversary  Graduation dinner- on or around 24 Jun 08. Cost?  Need funding from AABBF membership fees  Jonathan Hoiles rd Ave., Apt. 109, San Diego, CA (619)  Dinner at AABB Convention in Montreal  Special coin to be designed  Front – current BBF logo  Back- design will include “ ”, a gold Capitol Bldg, and the name of the two universities involved with the program.

BBF 50 th Year Anniversary  Current class working with WRAMC TV to produce a video.  To be presented at Graduation and 50 th Year Anniversary dinners  Interviews with SBPOs, Program Directors, past and current ASBPO Directors  Archive photos  Student photos  Narrator  Submit pictures for the video to Bill Turcan or I..