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Benign Hematology Program

Penn has one of the few programs in the country selected to particpate in the NHLBI K12 Program. Implemented in 2006, the program's purpose is to develop, implement, and evaluate multidisciplinary career development programs in non-malignant hematology that will equip new investigators with the knowledge and skills to address complex problems in blood diseases.

Penn Hematology Scholars

The following are the minimum application requirements of the program:

  • Possess an M.D. or D.O. degree, or a doctoral degree in a related discipline

  • Be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or permanent resident

  • Commit 75% of full-time professional effort to the program for a minimum of two years

  • Have two mentors and a commitment to a career focused on non-malignant clinical hematology or a specific blood issue

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Advisory Board for Hematology-Oncology K-12 Grant in Benign Hematology:

  • Naomi L.C. Luban, MD
    Interim Executive Director, The Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders
    Director, Hemophilia Treatment Program & Transfusion
    Division Chair, Laboratory Medicine
    Children's National Medical Center

  • Daniel J. Rader, MD
    Associate Professor of Medicine, Pathology & Pharmacology
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

  • Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh
    Dean, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
    Executive Vice President
    University of Pennsylvania for the Health System

  • Andrew I. Schafer, MD
    The E. Hugh Luckey Distinguished Professor of Medicine
    Weill-Cornell Medical College
    Physician in Chief
    NY-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill-Cornell

  • Virginia A. Stallings, MD
    Director, Office of Faculty Development
    Joseph Stokes Research Institute
    The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Professor of Pediatrics
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine