Infectious Disease Fellowship
We aim to provide fellows with the educational opportunities, mentoring and resources to develop their skills in infectious diseases clinical care, population health and research to practice in whichever career environment they choose.
Reasons to choose UNMC's Infectious Diseases Fellowship:
- Work with over 25 nationally recognized infectious diseases faculty who are approachable, committed to medical education, and invested in your success.
- Robust clinical training at Nebraska Medicine, a major tertiary referral center with 718 inpatient beds, including the region's largest cancer center and only Level 1 trauma center.
- Refine your Infectious Diseases consultative skills on our five inpatient infectious disease teams including the vibrant General and Community Infectious Disease services, as well as dedicated Orthopedic, Oncology, and Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease consult teams.
- Receive four to six months of specialized training in the management of infections in immunocompromised patients, including solid organ transplant candidates and recipients (heart, lung, liver, kidney, small bowel, pancreas, and multi-visceral), major cardiac devices (e.g. LVAD, artificial heart), patients receiving cancer therapy, and recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cellular therapies.
- Provide expert care for patients living with HIV within a multidisciplinary HIV ambulatory continuity clinic serving over 1,100 patients
- Build a strong academic portfolio by utilizing our abundant mentored research opportunities and more than six months of protected research time, as well as an optional third year.
- Develop expertise in antimicrobial stewardship and infection control while spending a dedicated month focusing on these activities.
- Experience unique training in biopreparedness through Nebraska Biocontainment Unit and the Davis Global Center for Health Security
- Train in our combined Infectious Disease-Med Peds Fellowship
- Attend IDWeek with a stipend from the program during your first year; we offer support to attend the second year to fellows with an accepted abstract or case
- Enjoy Omaha's affordable cost of living as well as fellow salary in the top 25 percent nationally
Training Sites
Fellows will train in the following facilities:
- Nebraska Medicine – General, Oncology, Orthopedic, and Transplant ID
- Bellevue Medical Center – Community ID
- Specialty Care Center HIV Clinic
- Durham Outpatient Center – General ID clinic and other ID clinics
Optional rotations/secondary training sites include:
- Douglas County Health Center STD Clinic – Outpatient ID
- Children’s Hospital and Medical Center – Pediatric Infectious Diseases