Fellowship Program

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in our Program.  We hope you find this web page and online Fellowship Brochure helpful as you explore the details of our Training Program.

Our Program has an outstanding foundation - a dedicated and talented faculty, a vibrant and progressive academic community, multidisciplinary research opportunities at Emory, CDC, and affiliated centers and a rich clinical environment with a tradition of excellence in patient care.

The I.D. Fellows are the focal point of our educational activities. They are instrumental in running the clinical services & are important contributors to our research efforts. The existence of a vital Fellowship Training Program is one of the most important missions of our Division & the source of much pride.

Fellowship Training Program
The following section provides background information about Emory University, gives a synopsis of the I.D. training program & summarizes the academic activities of our I.D. faculty members. Our Program is rigorous & challenging but strives to be nurturing and supportive at the same time. It is sufficiently large to provide diverse opportunities while being personal & friendly. We are proud of our accomplishments, our University, and our City! We invite you to learn about our Program and, perhaps become a part of our continuing success!

The Emory University Training Program in Infectious Disease maintains an academic environment for development of clinical & research skills. Emphasis is placed upon activities that will prepare our trainees for careers in academic medicine or clinical practice.

Currently, trainees participate in either a two year or three-year program. During the three-year program, the time devoted to research and clinical activities are roughly equal. Individuals who plan a career in academic infectious diseases may spend a fourth year in research activities under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Alternatively, a two-year track with intensive clinical activities is available.

Most faculty members of the Division of Infectious Diseases are involved in one or more research projects. Specific research interests of the faculty members are described in the faculty listing. All trainees are expected to participate in a clinical and/or laboratory research project during their fellowship.

Collaborations with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which is adjacent to the Emory campus, significantly enhance our training program. Trainees may attend conferences and do research projects under the supervision of CDC investigators who are also part of our clinical faculty. The CDC also provides opportunities for valuable experience in epidemiology and statistics. Additional expertise is in epidemiology and international health is available at the Emory School of Public Health and the Carter Center.

Four teaching hospitals are utilized in our clinical infectious diseases training program, which provide a broad range of infectious disease problems, utilized for the clinical training of our infectious diseases fellows. Fellows also participate in outpatient clinics at these facilities.

This large public urban hospital (1,000 total beds) located in downtown Atlanta serves as the source of care for a population of more than a half a million and receives 2,000 patient visits per day. Common infectious disease problems encountered include tuberculosis, sexually transmitted diseases, HIV/AIDS, complications of injection drug use, orthopedic and trauma,-related infections, diabetic-related, pulmonary infections and tropical diseases.

VA Medical Center

This 283-bed hospital is a primary and tertiary care facility with an adjacent 120-bed nursing home unit.  The VAMC has a very active HIV clinic.

EUH is a tertiary care facility with 583 beds. Areas of expertise and interest include coronary artery bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty, bone marrow transplantation, and solid organ (liver, heart, and kidney) transplantation.  At present, 150 kidney, 40 heart and 80 liver transplants are performed each year.

Emory University Hospital Midtown (EUHM)

EUHM is a community hospital (540 beds) staffed by both private physicians and full-time faculty of Emory University. EUHM provides primary and some tertiary care for a metropolitan population. The hospital complex has recently undergone a $270 million renovation.

Application Process
We Participate in the NRMP Match and appliciations are exclusively accepted via the ERAS system.
http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/start.htm

Application Submission Deadline for Positions Beginning 7/1/11 is 3/31/10.

For further information please do not hesistate to contact Education Program Coordinator, Hanif Muwakkil at 404-616-3603 or email, hmuwakk@emory.edu.

An Internal Medicine Residency in the United States is a requirement for the ID Fellowship Training at Emory University

Items you will need to provide upon submission of application: