The Pediatric ID Fellowship Program at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s exposes the fellow to a broad range of experiences in outpatient and inpatient clinical care, as well as training in the non-clinical skills necessary to be a Pediatric ID subspecialist. Fellows will partake in 18 months of inpatient work, spread over the 3-year fellowship. The remainder of time will be largely focused on research, including opportunities for laboratory-based projects at the University of Connecticut in collaboration with the Jackson Laboratory. The fellow will have specific teaching and experiences in Infection Prevention and Hospital Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Clinical Microbiology. A weekly continuity clinic in our outpatient department rounds out the core training. Fellows will be expected to take on continuity patient with chronic infections or immune deficiencies, in addition to consultation for acute problems and hospital follow-ups.

The fellows will be play a significant role in the hospital Antimicrobial Stewardship program, in preparation for the role of a Pediatric ID physician in the modern era of antibiotic resistance and new hospital regulations for stewardship. In addition, we have a considerable number of patients with primary immune deficiencies and HIV infection, exposing the fellows to clinical cases that augment their understanding of opportunistic infections and immunology with hands-on care.

The division has 7 faculty members, including 2 pediatric immunologists and a Pediatric ID pharmacist. Clinical staff include 5 social workers, 2 nurses, our medical office assistant, and an APRN. Connecticut Children’s is home to a full range of pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric and neonatal intensive care, hematology/oncology, and solid-organ transplant patients seen in collaboration with the renal divisions. A combined ID/Pulmonary clinic is present for patients with Cystic Fibrosis or other complex lung diseases.

The program also offers a combined adult and pediatric ID training for eligible candidates in cooperation with the UConn Health Division of Infectious Diseases.