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Careers in A/I: Training Programs - Wisconsin
Address
Asthma and Allergy Center
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue Suite 440 Milwaukee, WI 53226 Phone: (414) 266-6840 Fax: (414) 266-6437 Email: achiu@mcw.edu Director
Associate Director
Heidi Zafra, MD
Associate Director
James Lustig, MD
Program Coordinator
Major Goals of Training Program
The Medical College of Wisconsin's Allergy and Clinical Immunology training program is a combined pediatric-internal medicine program with positions for residents trained in pediatrics or internal medicine. The Medical College of Wisconsin is one of the 12 national Jeffrey Modell Foundation's Centers of Immunological Excellence. The A&I program offers in-depth clinical experiences in allergic diseases, congenital and acquired immunodeficiency, and systemic inflammatory disorders. There are multi-disciplinary programs in immunodeficiency, comprehensive asthma, and eosinophilic esophagitis. Fellows are responsible for both inpatient and outpatient care of individuals with a variety of allergic and immunologic diseases. In addition, there is ample time for basic science or clinical research depending upon the expertise and wishes of the candidates. The Fellows see pediatric and adult patients in an integrated site, providing an enhanced educational experience, and strengthening the program. This allows the Fellow to develop well-rounded and excellent clinical training in allergic and immunologic diseases of children and adults. Fellows develop skills in clinical and basic science research investigation, and present research at national meetings and in peer-reviewed publications.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
2 per year (IM or Peds)
Duration of Fellowship
3 years
Number of Graduates Last 5 Years and Subsequent Career Choice
2 academics, and 8 private practice
Application Deadline
January 15 of preceding year (early application is recommended); accepting applications for 2011.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
Not currently available
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
Eligibility for ABP or ABIM
Address
Section of Allergy and Clinical Immunology:
Medicine and Pediatrics University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics 600 Highland Avenue K4/910-9988 Madison, WI 53792 Phone: (608) 263-6174 Fax: (608) 263-3104 Email: rlf@medicine.wisc.edu Director
Program Coordinator
Major Goals of Training Program
The Allergy and Clinical Immunology Fellowship Program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics consists of a 3-year training program that includes both extensive clinical experiences and research training that will lead to a career in academic medicine. Research interests of the Allergy section currently include airway cell biology (lymphocytes and eosinophils), mechanisms of virus-induced asthma, exercise-induced asthma, treatment of asthma in childhood and the elderly and T-cell regulation. The Allergy Section is also one of 10 programs in the country funded by the NHLBI to form the AsthmaNET, an asthma clinical research network, along with an NHLBI SCOR on Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Asthma, and an NIAID Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center Grant. Fellows participate in a basic or translational research project throughout their entire fellowship and present their work at a number of local and national meetings. One of the unique aspects of the training program is that fellows will be exposed to both adult and pediatric patients continually throughout their fellowship. Fellows are responsible for both outpatient and inpatient (consult) care of individuals with a variety of allergic and immunologic diseases including immunodeficiency. Additional courses in basic immunology and an introduction to biostatistics are part of the curriculum. Applicants must be board eligible or certified in either internal medicine or pediatrics and are chosen on the basis of their previous experiences and accomplishments, and interest in pursuing careers in Academic Allergy/Immunology.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
2-3 Pediatric and/or Medicine
Duration of Fellowship
3 years
Number of Graduates Last 5 Years and Subsequent Career Choice
4 Pediatric (2 academic, 2 private practice), 6 Internal Medicine (3 academic, 3 private practice), 1 Med/Peds (private practice with academic affiliation)
Application Deadline
January 1st of preceding year. Accepting applications for 2011.
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
None at present
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
Eligibility for ABP or ABIM
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