Infectious Disease Fellowship

The two-year program was established in 1971 and is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Fellows receive 20 months of clinical training in infectious diseases with the remaining four months devoted to scholarly activity and clinical microbiology. A third year of fellowship may be arranged for those who wish to pursue further research.

Orange County is home to a population of more than 3 million people from a broad range of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. Our diverse community allows the UCI Medical Center Infectious Disease Service to embrace many complex and high-acuity cases, providing fellows with a unique opportunity to experience a wide range of pathologies during their training.

Clinical rotations take place at UCI Medical Center in Orange and at the VA Long Beach Hospital. The program offers an excellent rotation in clinical microbiology at UCI Medical Center.

Fellows are also involved in outpatient care at UCI and VA Long Beach Hospital. They participate in a continuity clinic, where they follow patients with a variety of illnesses, including bacterial, mycobacterial, fungal, parasitic and nosocomial infections, and HIV.

The division offers a variety of lectures and conferences. Fellows are expected to participate in weekly conferences such as Grand Rounds, infectious diseases core lectures, clinical microbiology rounds and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Other conferences include AIDS Grand Rounds, Tuberculosis Grand Rounds, Journal Club and infection control meetings.

Fellows are guided in their research block by a faculty mentor. Research opportunities in basic, clinical, translational or epidemiologic areas are available at UCI Medical Center, the VA and the university campus in Irvine.

We accept applications for our fellowship program through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). You can search for the University of California, Irvine Infectious Disease Fellowship Program by Accreditation ID: 1460521141. We fill our positions through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Fellowship candidates must have completed an ACGME-accredited internal medicine residency program. Applicants also must have:

• Current medical student performance evaluation (within the past 12 months)
• Three current letters of recommendation, one from a program director (within the past 12 months)
• Proof of passing USMLE or COMLEX. The examination agency must submit an original transcript directly to the training program to be acceptable. USMLE Step 3/COMLEX Level 3 are required to obtain a full unrestricted CA medical license
  • Allopathic (MD) graduate: Proof of passing USMLE Steps 1, 2 (CK and CS) and 3
  • Osteopathic (DO) graduate: Proof of passing COMLEX Levels 1, 2 (PE and CE) and 3

• Certified copy of medical school diploma
• International medical graduates must have a current ECFMG certificate
• Non-U.S. citizens must obtain an ECFMG-issued J-1 visa or provide proof of permanent resident status in the United States. We do not offer H-1 visa sponsorship.
• Proof of current California medical license:
  • Candidates must have a valid California medical license within 90 days of hire date in the fellowship program as required by California state law. For those not already licensed in the state of California, contact the Medical Board of California.

• For individuals who are designated as male on their birth certificates:
  • Proof of registration with the Selective Service or status information letter (exempt status) is required and must be submitted to IDfellowshipdocs@hs.uci.edu by September 30.
  • Contact the Selective Service website to obtain evidence of registration or request for the status information letter.

All required documents must be submitted through ERAS.

For current information regarding fellows salary and benefits, please visit the Residents & Fellows Salary, Benefits, Policies page on our UCI Medical Education website.

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