Two-Year ACGME-Accredited Program
The infectious diseases fellowship program at the University of Kentucky is a two-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program. Clinical rotations occur primarily at º£½Ç½ûÇø Chandler Hospital, º£½Ç½ûÇø Good Samaritan Hospital, Kentucky Clinic, and Lexington Veteran Affairs Hospital, which is connected with º£½Ç½ûÇø Chandler Hospital.
Year One
The rotation for a first-year fellow includes 24 to 36 weeks of inpatient rotations, eight to 20 weeks of clinical research, and four weeks of microbiology rotation. During first year, each fellow selects a faculty mentor and scholarly project. The mentor will guide his/her research activity and development during the second year.
Year Two
The rotation for a second-year fellow includes 24 to 36 weeks of clinical research, eight to 20 weeks of inpatient rotations, and four weeks of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship. A second-year fellow is expected to present at least one poster in a national conference such as Infectious Diseases (ID) Week. The second-year fellow is allowed to attend ID Week.
Core Curriculum Topics
- Transplant (bone marrow and solid organ transplant recipients - kidney, liver, pancreas, heart and lungs)
- Infections in leukemia, lymphoma, or other malignancies
- Immunocompromised host
- Bone, joint, and soft tissue infections
- Fever evaluations (including neutropenic fever, fever of unknown origin)
- Pleuropulmonary infections
- Gastrointestinal and intra-abdominal infections
- Sepsis syndromes
- Nosocomial Infections
- Organ system infections of the central nervous system, head and neck, respiratory, urogenital tract, etc.
- Endocarditis
- HIV/AIDS
- Hepatitides
- Infections in pregnant women
- Infections of prosthetic devices
- Trauma-related infections
- Travel and tropical medicine
- Hospital epidemiology and infection prevention
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Bioterrorism
- Dermatological manifestation of diseases
- Pharmacy topics including pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic principles of antimicrobial prescribing, outpatient antimicrobial therapy, antimicrobial resistance, etc.
- Principles of prophylaxis: vaccination
- Introduction to biostatistics
- Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
- Sexually transmitted infections/reproductive tract infections
- Vector-borne illness
- Food-borne illness
- Viral, fungal, mycobacterial, and bacterial infections
- Zoonoses
Didactic
- ID fellows core curriculum conference (one every week)
- ID clinical case conference (one every week)
- ID journal club conference (one every month)
- ID research conference (one every month)
Didactic
- ID fellows core curriculum conference (one every week)
- ID clinical case conference (one every week)
- ID journal club conference (one every month)
- ID research conference (one every month)
Continuity Clinic (HIV and General ID)
Continuity clinic is every other half day clinic per week at the º£½Ç½ûÇø and VA clinics for both first-year and second-year fellows. Fellows must follow at least 20 HIV-infected patients and 10 hepatitis C-infected patients.
- Clinical Microbiology (four weeks) - bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, antibiotic susceptibility testing
- º£½Ç½ûÇø and/or VA infection control (two weeks)
- Antimicrobial stewardship (two weeks)
- Outpatient Parenteral antibiotic team (two weeks)
Continuity Clinic (HIV and General ID)
Continuity clinic is every other half day clinic per week at the º£½Ç½ûÇø and VA clinics for both first-year and second-year fellows. Fellows must follow at least 20 HIV-infected patients and 10 hepatitis C-infected patients.
- Clinical Microbiology (four weeks) - bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology, antibiotic susceptibility testing
- º£½Ç½ûÇø and/or VA infection control (two weeks)
- Antimicrobial stewardship (two weeks)
- Outpatient Parenteral antibiotic team (two weeks)
Inpatient Services
- General Infectious diseases consult service
- Bone and joint infection consult service
- Transplant infection consult service
- º£½Ç½ûÇø Good Samaritan consult service
- MDET (Multidisplinary endocarditis team) service
- VA inpatient service
Inpatient Services
- General Infectious diseases consult service
- Bone and joint infection consult service
- Transplant infection consult service
- º£½Ç½ûÇø Good Samaritan consult service
- MDET (Multidisplinary endocarditis team) service
- VA inpatient service
Conferences
60 percent documented attendance over 24 months is required.
Conferences
60 percent documented attendance over 24 months is required.