Current state of therapeutic apheresis and cellular therapy education for transfusion medicine fellows in the United States.

Transfusion medicine fellowship training in TA and CT varies. Most respondents, and particularly those from programs directly overseeing TA services, reported their fellows were adequately prepared in TA. Cellular therapy collections and laboratory operations, however, are less consistent areas of training despite the rapid expansion of these fields. Our survey suggests that a greater emphasis in CT training is needed.