We offer a three-year fellowship training program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We have three full-time, board-certified pediatric infectious diseases faculty, one PhD-level director of microbiology and virology, and one full-time ID pharmacist who participate in the fellowship training program.
Mission Statement
The mission of St. Christopher’s Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship Program is to provide prevention and optimal care for infectious diseases in an accessible and culturally centered way to the racially diverse, socioeconomically and nutritionally challenged population of North Philadelphia.
The program recognizes the broad roles pediatric infectious disease physicians play currently in clinical healthcare, research, and public health, and strives to instill a lifelong spirit of inquiry, self-improvement, and contribution to the field. The faculty and staff of the Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases are passionately committed to providing expertise to optimally diagnose, treat, and prevent infections in infants, children, and adolescents. The program aims to train academic pediatric infectious diseases subspecialists, to qualify them for the American Board of Pediatrics certifying examination in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, and to prepare them to become leaders in the subspecialty.
Clinical Education
Infectious diseases consultative care at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children provides an intensive subspecialty education. Diagnoses span the spectrum from common infectious diseases manifest in their most severe form, to complex and unusual infections in children referred for special programs such as in Oncology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, Neonatology, Rheumatology, and in the care of other immunocompromising conditions. Full-service standard and molecular diagnostic laboratories in microbiology and virology are on site and are directed by innovative doctorate leadership who are integrated fully into the clinical, educational, and research activities of the Section of Infectious Diseases.
Fellows will spend clinical time on the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Inpatient Consult service and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Outpatient clinic. In addition, fellows will participate in the hospital’s Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention Programs.
Research and Leadership Education
The research program is tailored to each candidate’s career goals and is integrated into the training, beginning in the first year. Mentorship is a strength of the program, with faculty able and eager to guide fellows in a spectrum-investigative choice such as in molecular diagnostics, antimicrobial stewardship, epidemiology, public health, HIV, research clinical trials, and policy development. Drexel University resources provide further opportunities in research and graduate study.
How to Apply
Applications can be submitted through ERAS. Once the completed application and letters of recommendation have been reviewed, we will contact you to arrange an interview.
Eligibility
- Satisfactory completion of an ACGME-accredited Pediatric Residency and be eligible to sit for the ABP certifying examination in Pediatrics.
- Successful completion of all three steps of USMLE and three letters of recommendation.
- Foreign medical graduates: a valid ECFMG certificate.
- U.S. Citizenship/Permanent Residence or a valid U.S. J-1 or H-1B Visa
