Fellowship in Infectious Diseases Adult & Pediatric ID

Eligibility for admission: The candidates with MD or DNB qualified in Internal Medicine or Pediatrics are eligible for this fellowship. 2 candidates will be selected per year  ( Once annually) for fellowship in Infectious diseases.

Duration: 2 years

Pattern: Annual

Syllabus:

• Vaccinology
• Infection prevention and control
• Antimicrobials, Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship
• Organism based approach -> Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites, Fungi
• Infection in special hosts (pregnancy, immunocompromised)
• Community vs Nosocomial infections
• Systemic approach to infectious diseases syndromes
• Systemic approach to symptoms -> infective vs non-infective etiology.
• Public health and epidemiology
• Travel Medicine

Clinical Training 

• Inpatient Care: Rotations in hospitals where fellows manage patients with a variety of infectious diseases often in consultation with other specialties. i.e., Community or nosocomial infections, Sepsis, Infections in immunocompromised hosts, transplant infections, and/ or Oncology infections.
• Outpatient Clinics: Training in diagnosis and management of acute or chronic infections, such as Tropical fevers, Community acquired infections, HIV/AIDS, TB, Sexually transmitted infections, Travel related infections, and other infectious diseases, prevention of infections i.e., transmission based precautions, vaccines and chemoprophylaxis in Travellers, immunocompromised host.
• Consultation: Working as part of a team providing consultations to other departments on complex cases;
• Antimicrobial stewardship
• Infection control

Didactic Education 

• Lectures and Seminars: Regular sessions on topics like microbiology, epidemiology, immunology, diagnostics, and emerging infections.
• Journal Clubs: Reviewing and discussing recent research articles to stay updated with current literature and clinical practices.
• Case Conferences: Presenting and discussing complex cases to develop diagnostic and management skills.