Fellowship Program

The information contained on this website will provide an overview of the training opportunities in Infectious Diseases at the University of Pennsylvania. Candidates are encouraged to contact faculty for additional information about the available clinical and research training opportunities.

The medical school and hospital are located adjacent to the undergraduate campus, facilitating interactions and collaborations among investigators in all basic science departments on campus. The School of Medicine has a long and strong tradition in education, patient care, and research. Currently Penn ranks third in NIH funding among medical schools and the Department of Medicine also ranks third in NIH funding in the country.

The educational opportunities are rich and deep . You will round with and teach Penn medical students and residents, who are among the finest in the country. The Infectious Diseases faculty are committed to providing high quality teaching. Our reputation for training is evidenced by our success in attracting our own house staff into our fellowship training program. The first year of the Fellowship is entirely clinical including 5 months of general Infectious Diseases consultation, 2 months HIV medicine, and 1 month Infectious Diseases of oncology and transplant patients. Electives include some of the following: a rotation in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; a rotation at Pennsylvania Hospital, time at the City of Philadelphia STD and TB clinics, Infection Control, and Antibiotic Cost Containment. Throughout the training fellows maintain an ambulatory clinic with a focus on HIV.

In collaboration with the Government of Botswana and the Merck and Gates Foundations, the Penn ID faculty has established an international medicine program in Botswana, Africa. Penn fellows currently have the opportunity to obtain clinical training in Botswana, and by July 2003 will likely be able to participate in the design and execution of patient-oriented research protocols.

Opportunities for research training are superb! Fellows can choose to work with investigators in the Infectious Diseases Division or scientists in other departments on campus. Training is available in three general areas: 1) virology, 2) microbiology, and 3) clinical epidemiology. World renowned investigators participate as mentors.

For more information about policies related to fellowship training in the Division of Infectious Diseases, please refer to The Infectious Diseases Residents: Roles and Responsibilities document and our Resident Responsibility document.

Harvey Friedman, MD, Division Chief