Infectious Diseases | Fellowship Program
The fellowship in pediatric infectious diseases is a nationally
recognized, three year program that is intended to provide fellows
with a broad clinical experience and strong grounding in basic or
clinical investigation. The program is flexible and is tailored to
suit each individual's interests and previous experience. The
overall goal is to prepare fellows for a career in academic
pediatric infectious diseases, with an emphasis on research. All
fellows should be qualified for board certification in pediatric
infectious diseases.
Typically, the first year of training involves an intensive
clinical experience, with five to six months on the inpatient
consultation service, time in the Pediatric Infectious Disease
Clinic and the Pediatric and Adolescent HIV Clinic, a one-month
rotation in the clinical microbiology laboratories, and exposure
to activities of the Infection Control and Pharmacy & Therapeutics
committees of St. Louis Children's Hospital. Rotations on the
Adult Infectious Disease service at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
(Department of Medicine), on the Pediatric Immunology and
Rheumatology service, and at the Naval Medical Research Unit in
Cairo, Egypt are available for those who are interested. During
the first year, each Fellow is also provided time to explore
research opportunities within the Washington University Medical
Center and to identify a research mentor.
The second and third years of the fellowship are devoted almost entirely
to research, with fellows spending one to two months per year on the
inpatient consultation service. A variety of research projects are
underway in the division (see personnel
for links to faculty home pages),
and fellows are encouraged to consider a research mentor
from within the division. However, a number of other opportunities also
exist within the medical center, and fellows should consider mentors in
the
Department of Molecular Microbiology,
the
Department of Medicine
(e.g. Adult Infectious Diseases), the
Department of Pathology,
the
Department of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology,
and in other specialties within the
Department of Pediatrics.
During the research phase of
training, fellows are expected to develop an independent project and to
present results periodically at the weekly Division research conference.
In addition, fellows are encouraged to present their experimental data
at a minimum of one national meeting. The goal is for trainees to
develop a plan for continued research and to ultimately compete for
extramural funding as independent investigators.
The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases convenes a weekly
clinical conference, which serves as a forum for discussion of
recent inpatient consultations. The fellow directing the
consultation service is responsible for preparing and presenting
selected cases at this conference. Several additional conferences
are shared with the Division of Adult Infectious Diseases in the
Department of Medicine, including a weekly lecture series on
topics in clinical infectious diseases, a weekly case conference
featuring pediatric and adult patients, and an every other week
infectious diseases journal club. Fellows are encouraged to attend
these conferences throughout their training. In addition, the
Department of Molecular Microbiology coordinates a weekly seminar
series on mechanisms of infection and a weekly journal club on
microbial pathogenesis. Fellows should consider attending these
sessions during their second and third years of training.
Opportunities are also available for Fellows to enroll in graduate
level courses in molecular microbiology, immunology, epidemiology,
biostatistics, and study design.
Thomas J. Allen, M.D. c
- M.D., Washington University
- Residency: University of Minnesota
Mary C. Barsanti, M.D. c
- M.D., St. Louis University
- Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Aaron S. Miller, M.D. c
- M.D., Duke University
- Residency: Yale University
S. Celeste Morley, M.D., Ph.D. c
- M.D., Harvard Medical School
- Residency: Duke University Medical Center
David Riddle, M.D. c
- M.D., University of Missouri
- Residency: University of Missouri
Indi Trehan, M.D., M.P.H., DTM&H c
- M.D., Northwest University
- Residency: University of Cincinnati
More information on the fellowship program and applications can be obtained by writing:
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Infectious Diseases
Gregory A. Storch, M.D., Director
Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8208
St. Louis, MO 63110
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