The Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program at the University of Connecticut is a multi-hospital, two-year program that seeks to prepare physicians for academic positions or for the practice of clinical infectious diseases.  Training for sixteen months of the program emphasizes clinical infectious diseases through inpatient rotations at the University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC), St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center (SFHMC), Hartford Hospital (HH) and the Hospital of Central Connecticut (THOCC). During these experiences, the fellow has a major role in the instruction of residents and medical students who are taking infectious diseases electives. 

Outpatient clinics are held at the UCHC, HH, SFHMC, and THOCC.  Fellows will have a longitudinal clinic at one site and will develop skills to manage a variety of infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS, Lyme disease, Osteomyelitis, and other consultative issues. Additional outpatient experiences in Travel Medicine, Adult Immunizations, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Tuberculosis are incorporated into the curriculum.

The remainder of the program is quite flexible and is developed according to the individual's specific career goals.  A variety of additional experiences are offered in clinical microbiology, hospital epidemiology/infection control, pediatric infectious diseases, and transplant infectious diseases. A combined degree in Public Health through the University of Connecticut is available. International experiences may be available. Opportunities also exist for training in the basic science laboratories of the Division of Microbial Pathogenesis or the Department of Molecular Microbial and Structural Biology.

The multi-hospital basis for this program is strengthened by the close working affiliation of the infectious diseases faculty of the University of Connecticut Health Center with St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford Hospital, and the Hospital of Central Connecticut. The faculty at these hospitals are all active participants in the training program. In addition to the regular schedule of clinics, in-patient rounds and consultations, all of the fellows participate in a series of "core" conferences held at the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Most participants in this program will have completed three years of house-staff training in Internal Medicine and all are required to have passed parts I, II, and III of the USMLE. 

The salary level is that of the Graduate Education Program of the University of Connecticut Health Center.

Program Highlights Two Year Fellowship Program Clinical Training Consultation and Primary Inpatient Care Ambulatory Infectious Diseases:            Travel/Tropical Medicine          HIV/AIDS Lyme Disease                           Viral Hepatitis Adult Immunization                   Tuberculosis Research Training: Clinical Research Basic Research (Molecular Biology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Virology) Medical Microbiology Epidemiology Hospital Infection Control