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Overview

Mayo Clinic's diverse patient population, state-of-the-art facilities, and faculty members combine to create a truly integrated educational experience. The two-year subspecialty Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers the opportunity to work closely with highly experienced and knowledgeable faculty who represent excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

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Program overview: Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Florida

Program overview: Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Florida

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Highlights of the program includes:

  • In-depth training in a broad spectrum of clinical infectious diseases at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, that includes: 
    • 400 bed academic quaternary referral hospital
    • Large, multispecialty outpatient practice
    • NCI comprehensive cancer
    • Top-tier solid organ transplant center
  • Research experience in various aspects of infectious diseases, including clinical trials, drug discovery and parasitology laboratory and quality improvement-based research
  • Experience in medical microbiology at a state-of-the-art referral laboratory
  • Global health program through Mayo International Health Scholars Program
  • Hands-on experience in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control
  • Diverse educational opportunities, including teaching rounds and didactics across robust in-house Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education programs and Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Potential for academic rank/advancement during the fellowship.
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Your training experience

As a fellow at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

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Director's welcome

Infectious Diseases Fellowship offers individualized experiences designed to provide the best training elements necessary to become highly skilled in infectious diseases. Fellows conduct primary research and quality improvement projects with the opportunity to use elective time for more research.

 

Accreditation

The Infectious Diseases Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Certification

This fellowship fulfills the requirements for infectious diseases training as stated by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Fellows are eligible to take the American Board of Internal Medicine subspecialty examination in infectious diseases upon completion of their fellowship.

Program history

The Mayo Clinic Infectious Diseases Fellowship began in 2008. The program has evolved to include a robust clinical and laboratory research component, subspecialty clinical rotations, a global health program, and quality improvement in antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control. The Infectious Diseases Fellowship continues to evolve and train expert infectious diseases physicians who are prepared to lead the field of infectious diseases and population health.

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