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The NIH National Institute of Allergy Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is offering a funded 13-month clinical fellowship in Transplant Infectious Diseases (TID). The fellowship is fully funded and includes collaboration with experts across major transplant institutions. The program includes TID training in hematopoietic stem cell transplants for malignant and nonmalignant conditions as well as solid organ.

Collaborating with Experts Across Major Transplant Institutes

• NIH Blood and Inherited Diseases Cellular Therapy Program (BID-CTP)
  • The National Institute of Allergy Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
  • The National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • The National Human Genome Research Institute and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) - Transplant and Oncology ID Program (TOID)
• INOVA or outside rotation

TID Training

This post ACGME ID Fellowship year-long training will prepare candidates for the rigors of both HSCT and solid organ transplant ID. 

The Fellow will rotate on both the inpatient and out consultative Transplant services at the NIH and outpatient consultative Transplant services at the NIH and John's Hopkins. 

• Hematopoietic Stem cell transplants (HSCT):

  • The NIH performs HSCT in both malignant and nonmalignant conditions
    • Primary Immunodeficiency
    • Sickle Cell Anemia
    • Severe Aplastic Anemia
    • Expanded Cord blood transplant
    • Haplo-identical
  • CAR-T therapy
  • Solid organ Transplantation including:
    • HLA/ABO-incompatible kidney transplantation
    • HIV+ renal transplantation
  • Composite tissue allotransplantation

  The fellow will spend 4-5 months at NIH and JHH during this intensive clinical year.

Focus

• The interaction between immune function, infection assessment pre- and post-transplantation.
• Management and prevention of infection pre-transplant.
• Primary and secondary prevention of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections throughout transplant.
• Multidisciplinary approach to transplant in patients and families with immune deficiency.
• Understanding the molecular techniques utilized to diagnose infection in the setting of transplantation.
• Research protocols that utilize immune modulation in the setting of transplant and subsequent development of infection.

Qualifications

• Current or graduate fellow in good standing in an ACGME-accredited Infectious Disease Fellowship Program
• Board eligible or board certified in Infectious Diseases
• Board certified in Internal Medicine or Medicine and Pediatric board certified

This fellowship follows the academic year with a start date of July 1. Please forward a curriculum vitae and statement of interest and three letters of recommendation (including Program Director).

Compensations

Vacation

During the year, fellows earn six hours of annual leave every two week and three hours of sick leave. For more information read the full NIH vacation policy.

Transportation

Free parking is available at all clinical sites. NIH, at outside. NIH will reimburse the excess miles of those usually traveled while rotating at outside hospitals.

Conference

Each fellow is funded to go to one national meeting.

Benefits

• Benefits Funding is provided to attend one national transplant ID meeting. 
• Administrative time and funding is provided to attend the GW ID Board Review Course held yearly.
•  Reimbursement for the cost of the local license.

How to Apply

Applicants should be current or graduate fellows in good standing in an ACGME-accredited Infectious Disease Fellowship Program. All applicants must be board eligible or board certified in Infectious Diseases as well as board certified in Internal Medicine or Medicine and Pediatric board certified. This fellowship follows the academic year with a start date of July 1. Please forward a curriculum vitae and statement of interest and two letters of recommendation to: