Department of Medicine -
Section of Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

The Fellowship in Infectious Diseases is of two years duration. The Fellowship consists of experience in Clinical Infectious Diseases including Ambulatory Care experience. Exposure to Clinical Microbiology and Immunology as well as extensive experience in Hospital Epidemiology is available. Research and Scholarly activity are required.

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Educational Responsibilities

The fellow is expected to be responsible along with the attending physician for teaching the students and housestaff and running conferences as well as providing the consults, which are received from all in-patient and outpatient services.

Research

Fellows must select one or more research projects. Research projects that are currently on-going in the Infectious Diseases Section include various aspects of hospital epidemiology and health care worker blood-borne pathogen exposures.

There is an opportunity for basic sciences research with the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cell Biology.

Infectious Diseases Facilities

The major sites for Clinical activities are the West Virginia University Hospitals (Ruby Memorial Hospital), a 450 bed tertiary referral center and the Physician Office Center which houses the Infectious Diseases outpatient facilities.

Faculty and Fellows

The Infectious Diseases faculty and fellows represent a very accessible resource in clinical medicine, teaching, scientific knowledge and basic and applied research. There are currently 3 full time faculty and an active fellowship program with 2 fellows.

Faculty

Rashida Khakoo, MD, Fellowship Director Melanie Fisher, MD MSC Arif Sarwari, MD MPH

Infectious Diseases Conferences

• Journal Club
• ID Clinical Conference
• Dept of Medicine Grand Rounds
• Research Conference
• Micro Plate Rounds and Management Conference
• A jointly sponsored Infectious Diseases/Pulmonary Conference is held once a month

Infectious Diseases Fellowship Services

Fellows participate in the two half day per week Infectious Diseases Clinic. Both new patients as well as follow-up patients are seen. Fellows are trained in the work-up and management of numerous outpatient infections including fever of unknown origin, HIV infection, skin and soft tissue infections, Hepatitis B and C and a wide variety of other problems.

Applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service, (ERAS) will be accepted until December 1. For further information contact:

Office of Graduate Medical Education

Stipends and Benefits