Our mission is to train infectious disease physicians who impact patients and communities through clinical excellence, research and leadership.
Our fellows graduate with the confidence to manage the breadth of infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS and transplant-related infectious diseases.Opportunities for clinical and translational research exist in many areas including infection prevention, HIV/PrEP implementation, and pharmaceutical trials.
The Baylor Scott and White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine - Temple Infectious Disease Fellowship is a two-year program that is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Clinical rotations take place at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple and the Central Texas Veterans Health Care System.
We accept two fellows per year.
As the largest not-for-profit health care system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White serves 41 counties through 52 hospitals, more than 1,200 access points, more than 7,100 active physicians, more than 52,000 team members and the Baylor Scott & White Health Plan.
Curriculum
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Introducción
Introducción
The diversity of our training sites, faculty expertise and favorable faculty-to-fellow ratio allows trainees to tailor their two-year training to meet future career goals.
In addition to our core curriculum and clinical rotations, we invite fellows to focus electives and research in one of the following areas:
- Clinical educator
- Transplant/immunocompromised infectious disease
- Infection control/antibiotic stewardship
- HIV medicine
- Global health/tropical medicine
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Rotations
Rotations
Year 1
The first year of fellowship consists of 13 four-week rotations. There are eight blocks of inpatient clinical rotation divided between Baylor Scott & White Health and Central Texas Veterans Health Care. The remaining four blocks are divided between research and outpatient rotations.
Fellows have one half-day per week dedicated to their continuity clinic. This is the case for the entire two-year training period, except for away rotations.
Year 2
The second year of training consists of 13 four-week rotations. Four blocks are dedicated to inpatient care again divided between Baylor Scott & White and Central Texas Veterans Health Care. There is a block at The University of Texas MD Anderson Center for bone marrow transplant experience. The eight remaining blocks are determined by the fellows' interests.
Clinical outpatient rotations include:
- Wound care clinic
- Hepatitis clinic
- General outpatient infectious disease
- Outpatient antibiotic therapy clinic
- Travel medicine
- County STD clinic
- Infection control
Fellows continue their one half-day per week continuity clinic during the second year.
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Conferences
Conferences
Our conferences occur at noon, three days per week. Our core curriculum is divided over two years and presented by faculty and fellows.
The other conferences include:
- Journal club
- Weekly case conferences
- Morbidity and mortality
- Book club
- Fellows' time with PD/APD
- Interdepartmental case conferences
- International case conferences with collegues around the globe
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Investigación
Investigación
All fellows participate in meaningful clinical research and quality improvement initiatives. Areas of active interest include:
- Role of surfaces in prevention of healthcare-acquired infections
- Phage therapy for MDR infections
- Pharmaceutical trials including antifungal and antiviral agents
- Q fever
Ample time and faculty supervision are provided for clinical research activities at Baylor Scott & White – and Central Texas Veterans Health Care.
How to apply
We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) to electronically accept fellowship applications, letters of recommendations, dean’s letters, transcripts and other credentials directly from your medical school.
Application requirements
Applicants must have completed a three-year ACGME-accredited residency program in internal medicine and be eligible for certification in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) prior to beginning fellowship training.
Deadline for applications is agosto 15.
Learn more about Baylor Scott & White's housestaff appointment eligibility, including guidelines for international medical graduates.
Working at Baylor Scott & White Health
Stipend and benefits
In addition to competitive stipends, we offer our residents a full menu of employee benefits. We help offset the cost of many of these benefits; others are options you can choose to pay for yourself.
Well-being resources
As a Baylor Scott & White graduate medical trainee, there are a variety of resources available to you, ensuring you get the most out of your educational experience. In addition to these resources, Office of Professionalism and Well-Being is available to support all members of our team.
Life in Temple
Temple uniquely offers a combination of access to big-city conveniences while maintaining a small-town atmosphere.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Templo
2401 S. 31st St.
Templo, tx 76508
Contáctanos
Janet Chlapek
Phone: 254.724.7633
Fax: 254.724.9280
Janet.Chlapek@BSWHealth.org
Infectious Disease Fellowship
Baylor Scott & White Health
2401 S. 31st St.
MS-09-C513C
Templo, tx 76508