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Dear Fellowship Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in our Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program. The Infectious Diseases Fellowship at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is designed to train physicians primarily for academic positions, which combine practice with research (laboratory, clinical, or epidemiologically based). Preference is given to candidates seeking at least three years of training. . Fellows are eligible to sit on the Boards in the Subspecialty of Infectious Diseases after the second year of training.

The program incorporates traditional clinical activities with a minimum of 12 months on the in-patient consultation service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, Hospital for Special Surgery, and includes rotations at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. All fellows rotate through the epidemiology department and clinical microbiology laboratory. Training in sexually transmitted diseases is acquired through rotations in clinics of the New York City Department of Health.

Infectious disease fellows have continuity clinics in our AIDS Clinical Center, which provides care to ~ 2,000 HIV-infected persons as well as a general outpatient infectious disease clinic. In addition, they have sessions in our International Health Care Service, which sees over 3,000 travelers annually and offers a unique opportunity to see a variety of infectious and tropical diseases.

Clinical research opportunities are available in our AIDS Clinical Trials Unit and in our International Health Care Service. Fellows may also apply for other additional programs designed to augment training in the conduct of clinical research. The Division has a number of international clinical and research programs. The most comprehensive and long-standing programs are located in Brazil and Haiti. Fellows are encouraged to participate in these programs.

Several programs are available to supplement training in clinical research. The Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Investigation at Weill Cornell Medical College provides training leading to either a certificate of Clinical Investigation or a Master's in Clinical Investigation (funded by the National Institutes of Health through a Clinical & Translational Science Award). In addition, a Masters Degree in Public Health may be obtained from Columbia University's School of Public Health through participation in the Weill Cornell Department of Public Health's General Preventive Medicine Residency. Other programs include the Graduate Program in Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services as well as an ACGME-accredited fellowship in Medical MIcrobiology.

The application deadline is March 31, 2011. All applications should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Applications Service (ERAS).

Applicants must be U.S. citizens or green card holders.

Applications must include the following documentation:
• All required ERAS Application fields
• Curriculum Vitae
• Residency Program Director's Letter of Recommendation
• 2 Additional Letters of Recommendation
• Personal Statement
• Photograph

We look forward to receiving your application!

Sincerely,

Kristen Marks, MD
Program Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

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