Block Rotation Schedule

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship

First Year Block Diagram

Month / 4wk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Institution Site 1, 2 Site 1, 3 Site 3, 5 Site 1, 3 Site 3, 5 Site 1, 3 Site 3, 5 Site 1, 3 Site 3, 5 Site 1, 3 Site 3, 5 Site 3, 5 Site 2, 3
Rotation MICRO PID Research/
Vacation		 PID Research PID Research PID Research/
Vacation		 PID Research Research/
Vacation		 PID
% Inpatient 90% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 0% 90%
% Outpatient 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
% Research 0% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 0% 90% 90% 0%

Second Year Block Diagram

Month / 4wk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Institution Site 1, 4 Site 4, 5 Site 4, 5 Site 1, 4 Site 1, 2, 4, 5 Site 1, 2, 4, 5 Site 2, 4 Site 4, 5 Site 4, 5 Site 1, 4 Site 4, 5 Site 4, 5 Site 1, 4
Rotation PID Research/
Vacation		 Research PID Elective Elective PID Research Research/
Vacation		 PID Research Research/
Vacation		 PID
% Inpatient 90% 0% 0% 90% 90% 90% 90% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% 90%
% Outpatient 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
% Research 0% 90% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% 90% 90% 0% 90% 90% 0%

Third Year Block Diagram

Month / 4wk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Institution Site 3, 4, 5 Site 1, 3, 4 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 1, 3, 4 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 2, 3, 4 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5 Site 3, 4, 5
Rotation Research PID Research/
Vacation		 Research Research PID (Acting Attending) Research Research/
Vacation		 PID Research Research/
Vacation		 Research Research
% Inpatient 0% 90% 0% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0%
% Outpatient 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%
% Research 90% 0% 90% 90% 90% 0% 90% 90% 0% 90% 90% 90% 90%

 

Notes

Site 1: Memorial Hermann Hospital, Texas Medical Center
Site 2: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDA)
Site 3: Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Site 4: UT Physicians Specialty Clinics – Professional Building
Site 5: UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School (for research only, patients not seen here)

* A fellow can select two Electives during their second year of training; any additional Elective would need to be in place of Research. Prior approval by the program director is required for any Electives.

Available Electives

  • Tropical Medicine Course (Either through Baylor COM or GORGAS Tropical Medicine Course)
  • Pediatric Heart and Vascular Intensive Care Unit – Children’s Heart Institute (Site 2)
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Pharmacology (Site 2)
  • Infection Control and Prevention (Sites 1, 2, & 5 – part online)
  • Antibiotic Stewardship course (Sites 1 & 2 – part online)
  • Additional MDA/Transplant/Immunocompromised PID rotation in addition to already required (Site 1, 2, 3)

Call

Fellows take At-Home pager call with faculty backup while on Pediatric Infectious Disease consultation hospital service month and weekend coverage

Weekend Coverage

Fellows cover the Pediatric Infectious disease consultation hospital service 1 to 2 weekends a month while on PID and 1 weekend a month when not on PID service.

Clinic

Fellow continuity 1/2 day per week clinic occurs on Tuesday afternoons or Thursday mornings. First year is done at Site 4 and second year at Site 5. The fellows rotate their clinic days and their supervising faculty to broaden the exposure of various pediatric infectious disease processes and management styles. In their third year, fellows elect which clinic site to attend, including options to attend any of the subspecialty clinics affiliated with our institution.

  • Adult HIV/Hepatitis Clinic at Thomas Street clinic
  • Travel Medicine clinic
  • Pediatric Tuberculosis clinic
  • MD Anderson Pediatric or Adult immunocompromised ID clinic
  • Pediatric Immunology clinic
  • Transplant ID clinic
  • Adolescent medicine clinic
  • Chronic Lung disease/Cystic Fibrosis clinic – to increase their exposure of infections in patients with chronic lung disease