The traditional (research) fellowship in the Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographical Medicine at Stanford offers clinical training and research opportunities to physicians who wish to specialize in infectious diseases. This 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 science or clinical research.

First Year: Clinical Training

The first year of the training program is dedicated to providing clinical exposure to a broad spectrum of infectious diseases.  Fellows spend the majority of the year rotating through the general infectious diseases consult services at our programs three hospitals  under the supervision of an attending physician.  In addition, fellows rotate through the Immunocompromised Host Service (ICHS) at Stanford, which specializes in the care of patients with malignancies, solid-organ transplants, and hematopoietic cell transplants.  Fellows also spend a month learning fundamental aspects of clinical microbiology and virology at the laboratories at the Hillview site. During this month each fellow also obtains training in infection control/hospital epidemiology at Stanford University Hospital.

A continuity clinic is maintained one half day per week throughout the first two years of training in the program: the first year in general infectious diseases clinic, and the second year in HIV clinic.  Fellows also participate in weekly didactic and research conferences.

Dr. Brian Blackburn, Co-director of the ID fellowship training program, meets with each first year fellow regularly regarding their progress and advises them regarding their clinical and research training.

Second and Third Year: Research

Beginning in 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 within the Division of Infectious Diseases.  We also encourage fellows to choose a mentor from any Department at Stanford including the Department of Medicine, Pediatrics (Division of Infectious Diseases), the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, other faculty in the School of Medicine, and the larger Stanford University community (outside of the medical school).  Dr. Lucy Tompkins, Co-director of the ID fellowship training program, is responsible for facilitating each fellow’s research training and selection of mentors beginning in the first year of the program.  She meets with each fellow in the program regularly to assist and advise fellows regarding their progress and facilitates their opportunities for research support.  Each fellow is encouraged to select a faculty advisory panel to meet with them regularly to review and facilitate their research progress.

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, public health careers, and industry.

For more information about the Division of Infectious Diseases research programs, please visit http://med.stanford.edu/id/research/

The Clinician/Educator (CE) Track of the infectious diseases fellowship offers training and educational opportunities to physicians who wish to specialize in the clinical practice and education of infectious diseases.  Our clinical fellowship combines clinical and teaching experiences into an experience tailored towards a clinical career in an academic environment.  The primary goals of the program are to train: (1) outstanding clinicians who will be adept at managing infectious diseases; and (2) future academic clinical educators.

First Year

The first year of the CE Track is similar to the first year in the traditional (research) fellowship track of our program, and is dedicated to providing clinical exposure to a broad spectrum of infectious diseases. Fellows spend the majority of the year rotating through the general infectious diseases consult services at or program’s three hospitals under the supervision of an attending physician.  In addition, fellows rotate through the Immunocompromised Host Service (ICHS) at Stanford, which specializes in the care of patients with malignancies, solid-organ transplants, and hematopoietic cell transplants.  Fellows also spend a month learning fundamental aspects of clinical microbiology and virology at the laboratories at the Hillview site. During this month each fellow also obtains training in infection control/hospital epidemiology at Stanford University Hospital.

Second Year

The second year of the CE Track includes time on clinical services as well as other activities geared towards training an outstanding academic clinician-educator.  Elective opportunities include potential experiences in pediatric infectious diseases, hematopoietic cell transplantation, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and/or outpatient elective ID experiences including travel/tropical medicine clinic, orthopedic ID clinic, TB clinic, viral hepatitis clinic, immunocompromised host ID clinic and STD clinic, among others. 

A continuity clinic is maintained one half day per week throughout the two years of training in the program: the first year in general infectious diseases clinic, and the second year in HIV clinic.  Fellows also participate in weekly didactic and research conferences.

In addition to clinical work, the CE fellow participates in at least one of several scholarly activities, as chosen designed by the individual fellow.  A sampling of opportunities includes:

• Antibiotic stewardship programs and other initiatives through the Stanford Hospital Infection Control Department  (Infection Control)
• Publication of case reports, case series, and/or book chapters
• Formal training in medical education
• Participation in teaching activities for fellows, internal medicine housestaff, and/or medical students
• Development of protocols in conjunction with ID faculty for use by our division or in collaboration with other consulting divisions
• Developing quality improvement projects

The program is supportive of CE Track fellows’ specific learning goals and aims to adapt the second year of the program to meet the needs of the individual fellow.

First Year

    The first year of the ASP Track is similar to the first year in the traditional (research) and CE fellowship tracks of our program, and is dedicated to providing clinical exposure to a broad spectrum of infectious diseases. Fellows spend the majority of the year rotating through the general infectious diseases consult services at or program’s three hospitals under the supervision of an attending physician.  In addition, fellows rotate through the Immunocompromised Host Service (ICHS) at Stanford, which specializes in the care of patients with malignancies, solid-organ transplants, and hematopoietic cell transplants.  Fellows also spend a month learning fundamental aspects of clinical microbiology and virology at the laboratories at the Hillview site. During this month each fellow also obtains training in infection control/hospital epidemiology at Stanford University Hospital.

Second Year

    The second year of the ASP Track includes a small amount of time on clinical services, with at least 75% of the year dedicated to antimicrobial stewardship.  Under the guidance of Stanford’s world-class ASP program, this will include time on daily stewardship rounds, implementation of hospital-based projects in ASP and quality improvement, and long-term, longitudinal projects that we anticipate would result in publications and conference presentations.  Graduates of this track would become experts in ASP and well equipped to lead antimicrobial stewardship programs at hospitals nationally.

    A continuity clinic is maintained one half day per week throughout the two years of training in the program: the first year in general infectious diseases clinic, and the second year in HIV clinic.  Fellows also participate in weekly didactic and research conferences.

    The Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine offers a fully funded, one-year fellowship in the expanding field of Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases (Transplant ID). This clinical fellowship provides specialized training in infectious diseases specific to patients undergoing solid organ (heart, lung, liver, kidney, pancreas) transplantation, hematopoietic cell transplantation, patients with hematologic malignancies, or those with innate or acquired immunodeficiencies. Stanford Hospital and Clinics has a very robust solid organtransplantation program and a large and growing comprehensive cancer center. We have 9 ID faculty members with a specific interest in immunocompromised host/transplant ID, with opportunity for fellows to conduct clinical or basic research in this area following completion of this clinical year.

    Eligible applicants would have completed at least two years of an ACGME-accredited ID fellowship program by the start of the program, and be either board certified or board eligible in infectious diseases, and board certified in internal medicine. We encourage any interested fellows to apply for this unique training opportunity. Stanford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from women and minorities.

The fellowship starts in July and ends the following June. 

To apply, please submit:

1. A personal statement
2. A current curriculum vitae
3. Program Director letter
4. Two additional reference letters from those who know you well

Please email application materials by September 1^st to:

Brenda Norrie
ID Fellowship Program Coordinator
bnorrie@stanford.edu

Questions can be directed to:

Dr. Aruna Subramanian
Chief, Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Service
asubram2@stanford.edu

    The ID/CC track is a 3 year program to provide 2 years of ID fellowship training followed by 1 year of Critical Care medicine.  Upon successful completion of both training programs, the fellow is Board eligible in Infectious Diseases and in Critical Care medicine.  Although this track is primary designed for those who are interested in becoming Clinician Educators, research track fellows are also eligible to apply.