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Fellowship Program

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Rounds

The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at Oregon Health & Science University is continuing to thrive. Three fellowship positions are open yearly. We place a major emphasis on preparing highly motivated trainees for academic careers.

In-depth experiences are available in two possible pathways:

  • Basic laboratory research
  • Clinical investigation

In either pathway 12 months of the fellowship is devoted to clinical training, both on inpatient consultative services and in the ambulatory infectious disease clinics. The clinical program is integrated between the University Hospital and affiliated Veterans Administration Medical Center, providing a broad and varied patient base and superb clinical infectious diseases exposure.

Clinical training includes a one-month rotation in the clinical microbiology laboratory, outpatient experiences in a sexually transmitted diseases clinic, a tuberculosis clinic, and regular participation in the infectious disease clinics, including specialized clinics that provide care for large numbers of patients with HIV infection. During the first three months of training a one-on-one fellow/faculty tutorial on anti-infective therapy is held in 15-one hour sessions. Infectious disease fellows participate with other Department of Medicine fellows in a course in experimental design and research methodology during the first year.

A master's degree program in Preventive Medicine is open to fellows who desire formal training in epidemiology and biostatistics.

The close integration of the Division of Infectious Diseases with the Basic Science Departments of Microbiology and Immunology and Molecular and Cell Biology provide the opportunity for specific didactic course work at the graduate student level.   Examples include:

  • Advanced Virology 508;
  • Molecular Basis of Cell Biology 507;
  • Microbial Genetics 510;
  • Pathogenesis 511; Seminar,
  • Molecular Cell Biology Techniques 507;
  • Biochemical Mechanisms of Disease 519.

In addition, a weekly departmental seminar series is offered by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.

How to Apply

Applications for fellowship in Infectious Diseases at OHSU are now only accepted through ERAS for Fellowships.

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