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The UTMB SBB program provides comprehensive training in all phases of blood banking. There have been over 300 graduates as of May 2020.

Specialists in Blood Bank Technology (SBBs) perform and/or supervise both routine and specialized tests in blood centers and hospital-based transfusion services, using methodology that conforms to the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services of the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks). The University of Texas Medical Branch SBB Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of AABB Committee on Accreditation of SBB programs. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
https://www.caahep.org/

This program provides 19 graduate credits through the University of Texas Medical Branch. Credits for the SBB program can be transferred into the UTMB Masters in Transfusion Medicine graduate degree. Additionally, individuals who attained SBB certification through the experience can be considered for the Masters program. The SBB program is located in the Clinical Laboratory Science Department of the School of Health Professions Building in Galveston, Texas. Since 1999, the UTMB SBB program has provided SBB education through a distance format. Contact LeeAnn Walker, Associate Professor and SBB Program Director (lpwalker@utmb.edu) for more information.

02/13/2025

The MS in Transfusion Medicine now offers rolling admission. This means students can enter the program in any semester during the year (including summer).

Contact the admissions team at clsadmin@utmb.edu with questions.

https://www.utmb.edu/shp/clls/mstm/home

The Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (MSCLS) is designed to prepare individuals in a career in research, teaching or management within clinical laboratory medicine. Three tracks are available, one for certified BSCLS individuals and two tracks for those without a BSCLS degree.

10/30/2024

Greetings! The UTMB Immunohematology Faculty is seeking blood bankers interested in volunteering as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to preview an educational tool developed to gamify foundational concepts in immunohematology. If you would like to help, please email UTMBSBBProgram@utmb.edu from your preferred email account. We will be in touch with more information.

10/20/2024

The University of Texas Medical Branch's Clinical Laboratory Sciences Department needs a faculty member with Immunohematology expertise. If you hold ASCP MLS and SBB certification, a master's degree, and teaching experience, we need you! You will participate in our SBB, BS, MS, and DCLS programs. Join us!

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Teach Clinical Laboratory Sciences courses (lectures and labs) to on-campus and distance BSCLS/MS/DCLS students....

09/11/2024

Good news!! The 2025 UTMB SBB Program admissions application is NOW OPEN. Please visit our website at https://shp.utmb.edu/clls/sbb/home for information and to apply.

The Post-Graduate Categorical Certificate Program Specialist in Blood Banking is designed to prepare individuals to become certified and to supervise routine and specialized tests in blood centers, hospital-based transfusion services and reference labs.

08/28/2024

UTMB would like to thank for the opportunity to promote the SBB and MS in Transfusion Medicine programs at the Educational Symposium in Dallas today.

08/16/2024

Congratulations to the 2024 graduates of the UTMB Masters in Transfusion Medicine program!!

05/04/2024

Yesterday we celebrated our 2023-24 SBB graduates and officially welcomed the 2024-25 class! We had a great 43rd Annual Stubbins lecture presented by Dr. Richard Gammon from OneBlood in Florida. Our 2024 Alperin awardee is Emily Wilson, IRL Manager at the American Red Cross in Dallas and Houston. Three graduates joined us in person, with several others joining by Zoom. Thanks to all who attended in person and by Zoom!

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Galveston, TX
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Specialists in Blood Bank Technology (SBBs) perform and/or supervise both routine and specialized tests in blood centers and hospital-based transfusion services, using methodology that conforms to the Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services of the AABB (American Association of Blood Banks). The University of Texas Medical Branch SBB Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of AABB Committee on Accreditation of SBB programs. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs https://www.caahep.org/ This program provides 19 graduate credits through the University of Texas Medical Branch. Credits for the SBB program can be transferred into the UTMB Masters in Transfusion Medicine graduate degree. Additionally, individuals who attained SBB certification through the experience can be considered for the Masters program. The UTMB SBB program provides comprehensive training in all phases of blood banking. The SBB program is located in the Clinical Laboratory Science Department of the School of Health Professions Building in Galveston, Texas. Since 1999, the UTMB SBB program has provided SBB education through a distance format. There have been over 250 graduates as of May 2018.

Contact LeeAnn Walker, Assistant Professor and SBB Program Director (lpwalker@utmb.edu) for more information.