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HIV (1 month required rotation)
Educational Purpose: To gain experience in the outpatient management of HIV infected patients at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania , Presbyterian Medical Center, The Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center, a City of Philadelphia Health Clinic, and a community health clinic.

Clinical Microbiology (1 month required rotation)
Educational Purpose: To gain experience in the rationale, performance characteristics, selection and interpretation of diagnostic tests in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (3 months - required rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the management of hospitalized adult patients with infectious diseases in a tertiary/quaternary setting.

Oncology & Transplant (1 month each for oncology and transplantation - 2 months requried rotation)
Educational Purpose: To gain experience and expertise in the management of the infectious complications associated with solid organ and bone marrow transplantation, as well as other oncology populations. These services are staffed by Infectious Diseases attending physicians who spend most of their time consulting with the transplant and oncology physicians. Our hospital provides the full spectrum of solid organ and oncology services.

Presbyterian Medical Center (1 month required rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the management of hospitalized adult patients with infectious diseases and related conditions in a community setting.

Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center (1 month required rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the management of hospitalized adult patients with infectious diseases and related conditions in a veterans hosipital.

Pennsylvania Hospital (1 month elective rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the management of hospitalized adult patients with infectious diseases and related conditions in a community setting.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infectious Disease Inpatient Consult Service (1 month elective rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the management of hospitalized pediatric patients with infectious diseases and related conditions.

Infection Control and Quality Improvement (1 month elective rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide an understanding of the principles and application of quality improvement in infectious diseases activities, such as infection control and antibiotic management.

Botswana Elective (6 Week elective rotation)
At the Princess Marina Hospital (PMH), Gaborone, Botswana, which is the largest public hospital in Botswana, Africa. Educational purpose: To provide experience working in a developing nation. Fellows will participate in daily care of patients admitted to the medical ward.

Public Health (1 month elective rotation)
Educational Purpose: To provide a comprehensive consultation experience in the evaluation and management of ambulatory patients with core public health diseases, such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases, and to learn the principles of public health practice.

Ambulatory Experience
One-half day per week of ambulatory experience is integrated into the first two years of fellowship and include rotations in the outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinics at the various teaching hospitals.