Our fellows gain experience in antimicrobial pharmacology, appropriate antimicrobial therapy, antimicrobial stewardship and quality improvement.
The two-year ACGME-approved Infectious Disease Fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, includes rotations on the ID consult service – with more than 100 consults per month and significant exposure to general infectious diseases, transplant infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS and oncology – as well as clinical microbiology, antimicrobial stewardship, infection control and prevention, hospital epidemiology, a variety of electives, and HIV and continuity ambulatory clinic experiences.
We accept one fellow per year.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 52 hospitals, more than 1,200 access points, more than 7,100 active physicians, more than 52,000 team members and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Curriculum
Overview
Our fellows gain experience in all aspects of infectious diseases consultation and admission, including:
- General infectious diseases
- Infections in solid organ and bone marrow transplant recipients
- Primary and consultative care of the HIV-infected patient
- Chronic hepatitis
- Primary immunodeficiencies
- Outpatient HIV care
- Bone marrow transplant
- Wound care
- Travel-related infections
- Research
- Clinical microbiology
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Pediatric infectious diseases
- Fundamentals of medical microbiology, mycology, mycobacteriology, parasitology, virology, serologic and molecular diagnostics
- Principles of epidemiology, isolation and infection control
Infectious Disease Fellows also can elect to complete a one-month pediatric infectious diseases consultative rotation at Children’s Medical Center Dallas, which provides exposure to patient populations from neonate through adolescence.
Fellows also interact with medical students and residents in internal medicine, obstetrics-gynecology, general surgery, anesthesiology, dermatology, radiology, pathology and physical medicine and rehabilitation, as well as with fellows in multiple subspecialties.
Research
Fellows have the opportunity to gain clinical research experience, including:
- Vaccines
- Immunobiologics
- Infection control/prevention
- Hospital epidemiology
- Novel HIV/antimicrobial therapeutics
How to apply
We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept fellowship applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.
Application requirements
Eligible applicants must have completed an internal medicine residency in an ACGME-accredited program and be board-eligible or board-certified. Foreign medical graduates must have a valid ECFMG certificate.
Be sure to include the NRMP registration number on the application, together with all other necessary documentation, including:
- Personal statement
- CV
- Three letters of recommendation, including one from the program director of your internal medicine residency program
- USMLE scores (Steps I and II are required and Step III is desirable)
- Medical school transcripts
- A photo
After your application is complete, your file will be reviewed and applicants will be selected for an interview. The application deadline is September 15.
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stipend and benefits
In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Well-being resources
This time in your professional career can be extremely challenging. As a Baylor Scott & White graduate medical trainee, there are a variety of resources available to you, ensuring you get the most out of your educational experience.
Life in Dallas
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Baylor University Medical Center
Roberts Hospital
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246
Contact us
Blossom Quinn
Phone: 214.818.8938
Blossom.Quinn@BSWHealth.org
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Infectious Disease Fellowship
Baylor University Medical Center
3500 Gaston Ave.
Dallas, TX 75246