Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program Tracks

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training is a two- to three-year program depending on the track each fellow chooses. The fellowship tracks are designed to meet all Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) training requirements and 12 months of clinical experience and 24 months of continuity clinic experience for American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) subspecialty board eligibility.

The first year of training is highly concentrated on clinical infectious diseases training and includes nine months of clinical service, one month of a clinical microbiology rotation, one month of an ambulatory rotation and a ½ day per week continuity clinic. Years 2 and 3 allow protected time for research under the mentorship of a faculty advisor chosen by the fellow.

Physician Scientist Track (Training Eligible)

Year 1

• Clinical rotations – 9 months
• Ambulatory block – 1 month
• Clinical microbiology – 1 month
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Years 2 and 3

• Clinical rotations – 1-2 months per year
• Research – 9-10 months per year
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Clinical Investigator Track

Year 1

• Clinical rotations – 9 months
• Ambulatory block – 1 month
• Clinical microbiology – 1 month
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Years 2 and 3

• Clinical rotations – 3 months per year
• Research/Graduate courses– 8 months per year
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Clinician Track

Year 1

• Clinical rotations – 9 months
• Ambulatory block – 1 month
• Clinical microbiology – 1 month
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Year 2

• Clinical rotations – 6 months
• Research/electives – 5 months
• Continuity clinic – ½ day per week

Years 3 and 4: Infectious Diseases-Academic/Clinical Research Track (non-accredited)

• Fellows are eligible to apply for the non-accredited academic/clinical research track.
• This program is for those who have successfully completed their core training in an accredited infectious diseases fellowship program and shown an interest in an academic career focused on clinical infectious diseases research activities. The clinical research track will allow fellows an opportunity to continue their research activities and projects which they have worked on during their two-year ACGME-accredited training.