American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics

Directors’ Training Review & Credentialing

The process of evaluating new directors or directors seeking to add areas of accreditation and has been redefined by the Accreditation Review Board and the Directors Training Review and Credentialing Committee in accordance with current laboratory Standards of the American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics.

The members of the Director Training Review Committee are listed below. Please contact them for any questions regarding Director Training Programs and portfolio reviews

Chair: Angelo Arnold, PhD Director, Transplant Immunology Laboratory Westchester Medical Center 100 Woods Rd. Valhalla, NY  10595 Email:

Vice-Chair: Paul R. Warner, PhD, D(ABHI) Puget Sound Blood Center Immunogenetics Lab 921 Terry Avenue Seattle, WA 98104-1256 Email:

DTRC COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Geoffrey Land, PhD - ad hoc
• Lawrence Jennings, MD, PhD
• Yenhui Chang, MD, PhD
• Philip Ruiz, MD, PhD
• Diane Pidwell, PhD
• Brian Susskind, PhD
• Manish Gandhi, MD
• Daniel Ramon, PhD
• Neal den Hollander, PhD
• John Gerlach, PhD (nonvoting)

CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE DIRECTOR TRAINING REVIEW COMMITTEE

The candidate must:

• be an ASHI member
• have experience as an approved Laboratory Director
• not be a member of the ASHI Foundation
• sign a confidentiality agreement and a conflict of interest disclosure statement

GUIDELINES FOR NEW DIRECTORS

• Guidelines for Submission of Portfolios
• Sample case file
• Case file template
• Case log template
• Registration form

APPLICANT PROCESS TIMELINE

STEPS IN PROCEDURE	TIME
1. Register with the Accreditation Manager	Clock Starts
2. DTRC review of initial documentation**	Week 1-2
3. Case profile development - Mentor communicates to DTRC	Week 3
4. DTRC approval letter to begin training	Last of training
5. Submission of case profiles	End 23 month
6. Case Profile evaluation	24 month
7. Oral interview	24 mon +3 wk
8. DTRC decision letter	24 mon +3 wk
9. Register for ABHI or similar approved board examination	As offered

 

DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAMS

• New guidelines for the development and implementation of ASHI accredited Director Training Programs are available through the link below. These guidelines were approved by the ASHI Board in December 2002.

Guidelines for Director Training Programs

• For additional information or questions regarding these guidelines, please contact the Chair of the Director Training Review Committee.

Criteria for Approval of Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics Training Programs

ASHI-Approved Training Programs in Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics

 

DTRC APPEALS PROCESS

For instructions regarding filing an appeal, please click here.