The fellowship offers:

• A weekly basic science and clinical correlations conference
• A weekly case conference in allergy and clinical immunology
• A weekly journal club
• General department didactic sessions
• A formal course in immunology given by Mayo Clinic College of Medicinemon and Science
• Graduate level courses in statistics
• Computer skills courses
• A national allergy conference

Mayo provides these and other didactic training opportunities to complement the clinical and research activities.

While many conferences are led by faculty and fellows in the division, invited speakers from Mayo's basic science departments and clinical subspecialties (such as dermatology, otorhinolaryngology) also participate.

Clinical experiences and conferences require that fellows possess detailed knowledge of the immune system and the principles involved in assessing the humoral and cellular competence of patients with immunological and hypersensitivity diseases. Trainees should also understand the immunological aspects of other diseases, such as infectious and parasitic diseases, neoplasia and connective tissue diseases. Fellows need to become familiar with:

• Diagnosis and management of a wide variety of allergic and immunological diseases
• Principles and practice of allergy testing
• Pulmonary function and bronchoprovocation testing
• The preparation and standardization of allergenic extracts
• Immunotherapy for allergic diseases