Fellowship Description
The infectious diseases fellowship in the Department of Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine offers training and research opportunities to physicians who wish to specialize in infectious diseases. Our clinical fellowship is an ACGME-accredited program that combines clinical and research experiences. The primary goal of the program is to prepare trainees for an academic career in either basic or clinical science research.
First Year: Clinical Training
The first year of the training program is dedicated to providing clinical exposure to a broad area of infectious diseases. Fellows spend the majority of the year rotating through the general infectious diseases consult service at all three hospitals, and the immunocompromised host service (ICHS) at Stanford, which specializes in the care of patients with solid-organ and bone marrow transplants. Fellows also spend a month learning microbiological techniques in the laboratory.
Second Year: Research
Starting with the second year, fellows spend the majority of their time involved in research activities. The division of infectious diseases and geographic medicine offers an outstanding array of research opportunities in basic, clinical, or translational science supported by NIH training grants and other funding resources. This is done under the supervision of a mentor(s), who can be chosen from among the diverse and outstanding faculty at Stanford University.
Fellows spend one additional month receiving advanced training on ICHS during the second year of the program.
Fellows typically spend three to six years as postdoctoral fellows in the program. The division has an outstanding record of success in preparing and placing its trainees in prestigious faculty positions, industry, and successful private practices throughout the country.