Many of these positions are contingent upon funding, and availability may vary year to year. Contact the fellowship if you are interested.
| Medical University of South Carolina | University of British Columbia | University of Pittsburgh | University of California | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fellowship director | Gweneth Lazenby lazenbgb@musc.edu | Dr. Deborah Money dmoney@cw.bc.ca | Dr. Harold Wiesenfeld wieshc@mail.magee.edu | Dr. Craig Cohen craig.cohen@ucsf.edu |
| Fellowship administrator | Gweneth Lazenby lazenbgb@musc.edu | |||
| Eligibility | MD | MD | MD | MD or PHD |
| Application deadline | December | November | Rolling | November 1 (and must apply for the TAPS Fellowship at the same time for funding) |
| Years of fellowship | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 2-3 |
| Dedicated reproductive ID service? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (clinical observership available for PhD fellows) |
| Yearly deliveries at hospital | 2,500 | 7,000 | 10,000 | 1,100 |
| Protected research time? | Yes, 50% in 1st year | Yes, 3 months/year | Yes, 50% | Yes, 75% |
| Formal graduate degree opportunity? | Yes, MSCR or MPH | Yes, MPH or MSc | Yes, MPH, MSc, Masters in Medical Education | Possible, MPH or Advanced Training in Clinical Research |
Description of clinical rotations and training:
In the first year, the fellows spend 4 months on inpatient Adult Infectious Diseases consults, 2 months on Pediatric Infectious Diseases rotation with outpatient clinic, and 2 months in Clinical Microbiology. The remainder of the 1st year is directed at research time and clinical activities. The clinical activities include a GYN HIV Clinic all day Monday and an RID OB clinic on Wednesdays. During the first year, the fellows have ½ day of general Adult ID clinic as well.
In the 2nd and 3rd years, the fellows partake in outpatient RID clinics (Mon/Wed), research, and master’s program classes. If fellows chose not to complete a master’s, they can spend the appointed class time in research. Research days are most often Tues/Thurs and Fridays are reserved for surgery.
RID fellows are expected to take general obstetrics and gynecology call.
Per year; 3 months Adult Infectious Disease, 1 month pediatric Infectious Disease, 1 month microbiology/virology, 3 months research, 3 months HIV in women and Reproductive Infectious Disease, 1 month elective
Fellows participant in the following clinical opportunities:
Additionally, there is the possibility of a combined fellowship in RID/Family Planning and RID/MFM
RID clinical training Spread over 3 years (MDs) or One day every other week (bi-weekly) experience at clinical sites at UCSF over six months (PhDs)
· Women’s HIV clinic · HIV consult service at SFGH
· ID consult service at SFGH
· BAPAC consult service for HIV-infected pregnant women
· San Francisco City Clinic (STD clinic)
· RID Consult pager coverage
· National Perinatal HIV Hotline and Clinicians Network
· National Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline (PEPline)
· Biweekly RID seminar
Take part in clinical activities in relation to carrying out research (all trainees) UCSF Infectious Diseases Boot-camp (all-day, first 2 weeks of fellowship, physician fellows) 35 hours UCSF NCCC/Perinatal HIV Hotline/PEPline training (physician fellows) 3-day “Fundamentals in STDs in Clinical Practice” (all trainees) 3-day UCSF Medical Management of AIDS Continuing Medical Education meeting, 1-day International Antiviral Society-USA (IAS-USA) advanced HIV management CME course
Links to websites:
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