Fellowship Program
Introduction
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship is funded by the National Institutes of Health Training Grant (T-32). This three year program focuses on applicants interested in the subspecialty of Pediatric Infectious Diseases who plan academic careers. It is an interdisciplinary program involving investigators-mentors in the Department of Pediatrics, as well as in the Departments of Microbiology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology, Epidemiology and Public Health, Physiology, Immunology, Molecular Biophysics, and Nursing. The goals and objectives of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship are to have a progressive educational experience to enable the fellow to integrate research into the delivery of optimal care and consultation for pediatric patients with infectious diseases. This will be achieved by providing clinical training through progressive consultative experiences, teaching, and research. The program will include, but is not limited to, training in basic concepts on immunology, epidemiology, clinical pharmacology, and infection control as they relate to patient care and training in the prevention of infectious diseases.
Graduates of our fellowship have gone on to careers in academia, clinical care, and work with industry at highly respected pediatric centers in the country.