Clinical Training

Clinical training is divided over the three-year period with generally six months in the distributed in the first year, and an additional three months distributed during each of the second and third years. Training includes infectious diseases as applied to all aspects of pediatrics, including neonatology, intensive care, hematology and oncology, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, immunology and HIV infection, and other subspecialties in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Outpatient clinics for new patients and hospital follow up are distributed throughout the 3 years of fellowship.  Fellows participate in 1-month rotations in immunology and HIV during their second or third years. Continuity HIV training is available for fellows with a particular interest in pediatric/adolescent HIV. The clinical program also includes formal training in clinical microbiology, molecular diagnostics and infection control, antimicrobial stewardship. and participation in epidemiology, biostatistics, study design or clinical investigation courses offered through the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Fellows present at a weekly case presentation conference in partnership with the adult infectious disease program.

Weekly Fellowship Program Director Conference focuses on pediatric ID clinical topics, board review, and professional development.

The pediatric ID divisional case management conference occurs weekly.

Participation in weekly microbiology, HIV, TB, or immune compromised patient conferences occurring outside the division is encouraged.

Research Training

Our second- and third-year fellows  fellows are devoted to a project, under the direct supervision of a faculty member, that is selected by the fellow and approved the Fellowship Program Committee. The purpose of this training is to develop clinical or bench research skills for an anticipated career in academic medicine. We do not require that fellows find funding for their salary support unless they stay beyond the three-year contractual period. However, fellows are encouraged to submit training level grants, guided by their mentor, to begin to learn skills in grant writing and to facilitate their research project development.

• We do not expect fellows define their area of research before coming to Johns Hopkins. Indeed, most of our fellows make these decisions after they matriculate and have an opportunity, through meetings and lab rotations, to explore the various options available. However, we ask applicants who do have clearly defined research goals to inform us of their interests during their interview.
• Fellows may consider doing research projects in other departments of the School of Medicine and in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, or other institutions e.g. National Institutes of Health, to take advantage of the full range of training experiences offered at Johns Hopkins and nearby institutions. Training at outside institutions is facilitated by our T32 Training Grant that provides salary support for each fellow. Given the depth of Johns Hopkins resources, fellows are encouraged to seek “secondary mentors” to achieve their chosen research, academic, and career goals.
• Course work either in the epidemiologic or basic sciences is encouraged for all fellows. Multiple opportunities for formal course work are available to fellows through the School of Medicine and/or the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Fellows commonly take advantage of epidemiology, biostatistics, study design or clinical investigation courses. 

Trainee’s Supervisory Responsibilities

Fellows have the opportunity to teach and mentor residents and medical students at Johns Hopkins during clinical service. In addition, they participate in formal case presentations and lectures to residents throughout their fellowship, as well as a formal talk to the general pediatricians at an annual Johns Hopkins meeting during their third year.