The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the McGovern Medical School – UT Health (The University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston), Texas has one opening for fellowship as a first-year level (PGY-4) beginning July 7, 2024.
The fellowship position is ACGME accredited, fully funded, and supervised by faculty members of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The subspecialty training is over a period of 3 years. The educational program encompasses basic concepts in immunology, epidemiology, microbiology, clinical pharmacology, statistics, antibiotic stewardship, and infection control as they relate to patient care and training in the prevention of infectious diseases. Our program provides ample opportunities for research in areas including but not limited to streptococcus, HIV, congenital syphilis, COVID-19, meningitis, immunocompromised/transplant hosts, infection control, and antibiotic stewardship. Our fellows train at Children’s Hermann Memorial Hospital as well as rotate at MDA Cancer Center, two large hospitals that serve our diverse Houston population providing the fellow with the opportunity to gain experience in a broad spectrum of infectious disease cases in a population of both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. We provide comprehensive services in the outpatient clinic to HIV pediatric/adolescent population that will enable the fellow to be competent in managing and caring for HIV-infected children. Fellows can complete a tropical medicine course and electives outside our division. We have various didactic opportunities, held jointly with the Internal Medicine Infectious Diseases Division, including weekly case conferences, infectious disease citywide conference, infectious diseases journal club, core curriculum, and our fellowship research conference.
We require the following documents of all applicants:
- Curriculum vitae (a.k.a. common application in ERAS)
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- Medical school transcript
- Dean’s letter/medical school performance evaluation
- Color photo
- Personal statement
- USMLE transcript (or COMLEX transcript, if applicable)
- ECFMG status report (if applicable)
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Interested candidates may contact Fellowship Coordinator, Barbara Kieu, at Barbara.Kieu@uth.tmc.edu or Fellowship Program Director, Dr. Norma Pérez, at Norma.Perez@uth.tmc.edu with any questions.
