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Clinical and Laboratory Training
As a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases fellow, you will have access
to clinical training in the in-patient and outpatient setting and
exposure to a variety of patients with infectious diseases resulting
from organ and bone marrow/stem cell transplants.
An outline of a typical rotation schedule follows, but can be tailored
slightly to fit specific career interests.
Rotations
| Rotation |
Length |
| Clinical Transplantation Infectious Diseases, including in-patient
and out-patient consultation |
8 months |
| Electives in Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplantation and Pediatric
Infectious Diseases |
2 months |
| Research Elective |
2 months |
Rotation Descriptions
Clinical Transplant Infectious Diseases
The transplantation infectious diseases clinical consultation
service is an integral part of the transplant teams in solid organ
and marrow/stem cell transplantation. During this rotation, you
will by supervised by an experienced clinician with expertise in
clinical transplantation infectious diseases, and evaluate and manage
complex infection problems in the hospital and out-patient setting.
Research Elective
You will spend two months conducting clinical or laboratory research
in cooperation with clinical and laboratory investigators in infectious
diseases. Basic science projects are also available in cooperation
with biochemistry, experimental pathology, immunology, molecular
biology, molecular genetics and pharmacology.
The focus of basic research in transplantation infectious diseases
centers upon regulation of virus/host interactions, and the regulation
of apoptosis during infectious disease.
Clinical research which complements basic science observations
is also performed. Research papers authored by fellows in this lab
have been published in the Journal of Virology, Journal of
Clinical Investigation, Blood, Cell Death and Differentiation, AIDS,
AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, Clinical Infectious Diseases,
amongst others.
Didactic Training
Clinical conferences, seminars, small discussion groups, journal
clubs and on-on-one instruction are all an integral part of the
Transplantation Infectious Diseases Fellowship. For example, a variety
of conferences are available, including transplant Grand Rounds,
transplantation core curriculum, journal clubs, infectious diseases
core and clinical conferences and visiting faculty dinners.
You will be expected to present one transplantation Grand Rounds discussion
on your research or another infectious diseases topic.
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