allergy/immunology

[bhop]

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What do I do in peds residency to get into an allergy/immuno fellowship?
Thanks

 

[J-Rad]

Do well in residency. Get good recommendations. It's a reasonably competetive fellowship, so do things to bolster your app, like some research. Work with an A&I doc. Pretty much the stuff you would expect.

 

[LionInTheDark]

We matched two into allergy this year. One had a PhD in immunology but did some asthma QI stuff in the resident clinic. The other did some asthma research and spearheaded an outreach project in the local schools. Otherwise they just did a good job during residency.

 

[twilightdoc]

What do I do in peds residency to get into an allergy/immuno fellowship?
Thanks

Are you currently a resident, or a med student getting ready to apply for residencies? If you are in the med student/future resident category, I would suggest looking at residencies that have a good allergy/immunology "presence" (and maybe even a fellowship). Even if you don't want to stay at that program, the networking that might be available could be helpful. Plus you may get more exposure to that specialty to help confirm your interest, and you may also have the opportunity to do a little research during your residency.

 

[bhop]

Are you currently a resident, or a med student getting ready to apply for residencies? If you are in the med student/future resident category, I would suggest looking at residencies that have a good allergy/immunology "presence" (and maybe even a fellowship). Even if you don't want to stay at that program, the networking that might be available could be helpful. Plus you may get more exposure to that specialty to help confirm your interest, and you may also have the opportunity to do a little research during your residency.

i will be starting residency in a couple of weeks. no a/i fellowship at my program...but i know theyve matched people into it before.

 

[oncomine]

Do A/i docs do research when practicing in clinic? I believe most A/I practice allergy in clinic vs immunology but maybe someone can correct me.

I also heard that a few A/I's work with stem cell and bone marrow transplant (for SCID pt's and such). Does anyone know how this track is sought?
The career page also mentions this: http://www.aaaai.org/professional-education-and-training/careers-in-a-i.aspx

I'm more into the immunology component of A/I because of the research and also b/c I want to work with kids that are sick; but don't know how one become involved in immuno - does it just depend on the institution?

cheers

 

[thetubes]

have you considered ID?

 

[oncomine]

yes, not interested in the research correlates (ID staff here seems incredibly knowledgeable, however)