3-year program (7 positions)
Most of our fellows participate in the fellowship program for 3 years. We have the privilege of being able to offer 3 years of funding to allow fellows to pursue scholarly work and experience the clinical training opportunities of our program. Most fellows receive funding through one of our longstanding NIH T32 awards.
The 3-year program allows for protected time to build an academic career through mentored research, experience in clinical trials, or exposure to public/global health projects. Many fellows obtain master's degrees (MPH or MSc) through the UW School of Public Health to enhance their research credentials. Fellows continue their clinical practices through inpatient and outpatient venues of their choosing.
In some cases, a fourth year of fellowship can provide helpful research experience in preparation for a career as an independent investigator such as those on the ABIM research pathway.
2-Year Program (1 position)
We have one position for a fellow to participate for 2 years in a program funded by the hospitals. The first-year inpatient clinical training is the same for all fellows; however, the second year focuses on inpatient and outpatient clinical experiences. The fellow will have the opportunity to train in antimicrobial stewardship, infection control and prevention, quality improvement, and infections in solid organ transplantation with a focus on clinical ID.
Year 1 of fellowship
For all fellows, regardless of whether they will participate in the 2 or 3-year program, the first year is focused on clinical infectious disease training at four hospitals: University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC), Harborview Medical Center (HMC), Seattle Children's Hospital, and the VA Puget Sound Health Care system.
Consult services include General ID, HIV, solid organ transplant, oncology, and stem cell transplant. Fellows have outpatient continuity clinics for general infectious diseases throughout the year.
| SITE | SERVICE | TIME | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UWMC | General ID | 4-6 weeks | ||||
| HMC | General ID and/or HIV | 8-12 weeks | ||||
| UWMC | Solid Organ Transplant | 10-12 weeks | ||||
| UWMC | Oncology and Bone marrow or Stem Cell Transplant | 4 to 6 Weeks | ||||
| SCH | Pediatric Infectious Diseases | 4 Weeks | ||||
| VAPSHC | Infectious Diseases (General, SOT, SCT, HIV, AMS, and IP) | 4 to 6 Weeks | ||||
| HMC | Clinical Quality Improvement: AMS and IP | 2-3 Weeks | ||||
| Outpatient | General ID Clinic
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1/2 day per week |
Years 2 & 3 of fellowship
Research: Years 2 and 3 will be focused on research activities, driven by the interests of the fellow. Fellows will work with Program Directors to identify mentors in Year 1 and start working in their designated area in Year 2. Fellows may study the epidemiology of infectious diseases or explore clinical questions to improve the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of infectious diseases. Others will pursue laboratory-based ID research or will work in implementation science.
Clinical Work: All fellows will continue inpatient consults and support continuity HIV clinic at Harborview Medical Center-Madison or the UWMC Virology Clinic at Roosevelt. HIV clinic can continue through the third year of fellowship, and there are additional outpatient clinic opportunities based on the fellow's areas of interest, including Hepatitis, TB, Sexual Health, solid organ and stem cell transplant, among others. In addition, fellows will have inpatient time at HMC as junior attendings on an attending-only service.
Fellows participating in the 2-year program will have more clinical time and focus their second year on building leadership skills and ambulatory ID care experience. Most of the fellows’ time is spent in mentored, hands-on training in antimicrobial stewardship, infection control & prevention, quality improvement, and teaching.
Educational Opportunities: In addition to inpatient and outpatient clinical rotations, fellows will have hands-on and didactic opportunities to learn about infectious diseases. These include:
- ID "Boot Camp" - focused lectures on a variety of ID topics by faculty experts during orientation week
- Microbiology rounds 3 times per week at UWMC, HMC, VAPSHC - We have a world-class microbiology laboratory that provides a wide range of diagnostic services including bacteriology, parasitology, mycology, mycobacteriology, susceptibility testing, and molecular diagnosis.
- Weekly ID case conference, presented by fellows
- Weekly ID board review, with a wide range of topics presented by faculty
- In-Training Exam offered every February
- Quality Improvement and Antimicrobial Stewardship training will occur in the first year of the fellowship.
Some fellows will pursue a Master's degree at the UW School of Public Health or take graduate courses, with funding through the T32.