... neutropenia, transplantation, and cellular therapy. Why do I share these details? It’s the start of a new year, which means that ASH has a new slate of officers, and it is my great honor to serve as the Society’s 67th president. For some readers of this President’s Column, I may be an unfamiliar name...

... privilege — in fact, the highlight of my career — to serve as the 66th president of ASH. There are so many people to thank for making this past year such a joy for me. I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the highly dedicated and outstanding ASH staff. I am also very grateful to the ASH Executive...

... than I can share in a single column. I encourage you to stay tuned for further updates from ASH, including new guidelines for abstract submissions. In closing, please allow me to make four (I hope) modest requests: Download, use, and share the ASH DEI Toolkit for Clinical Trial Sponsor...

.... It is indeed a great honor for me to serve as president of our esteemed Society for 2024, being only the third PhD scientist to lead our organization, following my late friend and colleague Dr. Hal Broxmeyer. I am very grateful to Dr. Robert Brodsky, who provided outstanding leadership to the Society during...

...Robert A. Brodsky, MD “How is your ASH presidency going?” is a common question I have received this year. “It has been a lot of work, but mostly fun,” has been my reply. With this being my last column for The Hematologist as ASH president, I find myself reflecting upon my experiences over...

... where hematologists could get the most accurate information relevant to them. I tried to articulate our initial vision for the webpage in my President’s column, published in the May/June 2020 issue of The Hematologist : ASH has developed a mechanism to help share useful information about...

... Recruitment Initiative (MRI). At that time, ASH President Ronald Hoffman, MD, and the Executive Committee established the Ad Hoc Minority Committee, which launched the initiative. The goals of the MRI were, and continue to be, increased participation of minorities in hematology-related training...

.... Nevertheless, I realized as an ASH officer, and especially as ASH President, I would have to do a lot of national and international travel. Getting to Hanoi, the first international trip of the year for me, proved to be a bit daunting. My travels began at 5:20 a.m. with a 75-minute car ride from my home...

... covers any medical emergency, including maternal health care. The information is on the ASH website ( www.hematology.org/meetings/annual-meeting/attendee-resources/health-and-safety-protocols ). I recently argued in this column ( The Hematologist . 2022;19[5]:2) that lawmakers could not possibly...

..., was the opportunity to work with former ASH President Dr. Stephanie Lee. Dr. Lee led the team, which included myself, ASH Secretary Dr. Cindy Dunbar, Chair of the ASH Committee on Practice, Dr. Chancellor Donald, and a humbling number of staff members and physician colleagues to assemble the ASH COVID-19 Resources...

... in 2011 when the late Dr. Evan Sadler was ASH president. How did this shortage of hematologists come to be? In 1995, when combined hematology/oncology fellowships were first accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, programs were evenly distributed among hematology (n=74...

.... Martin Tallman's President's Column in March/April 2021. He described ASH's many international programs and invited us to think about further extending our reach worldwide. The list of ASH's international activities is extensive and far-reaching, having grown rapidly in a relatively short period...

...Jane N. Winter, MD As the newly minted ASH President for 2022, I have become accustomed to emails from members and nonmembers alike with all kinds of requests. But when an email from the EOP, the Executive Office of the President, flashed in the corner of my screen on a recent Friday afternoon...