The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin is a dynamic program designed to cultivate future leaders in infectious disease research, education, and clinical care. Over the course of your fellowship, you will:
- Experience robust clinical training at American Family Children’s Hospital, which serves a diverse patient population from throughout the state and across the region.
- Engage in outstanding scholarly activities that allow fellows to pursue basic, clinical, epidemiological, or global health research alongside world-class mentors
- Be part of a collaborative environment that includes shared conferences and clinics with adult ID specialists, pharmacists, and microbiologists, enriching the educational experience
- Guaranteed full salary support and protected time for scholarly work, our trainees are empowered to make meaningful contributions to the field. Join us in advancing pediatric infectious disease care through innovation, inquiry, and compassionate practice
Why Choose the UW Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship?
A World-Class Campus
- Collaborative environment: Located on the UW–Madison campus, enabling partnerships across a world-class education and research university, co-located with major teaching hospitals
- Strategic location: Close to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, fostering collaborations in public health research.
- Interdisciplinary mentorship: Fellows have access to leading experts across diverse fields — from arboviruses to zoonotic diseases.
Collaborative Programs
- Integrated learning: Collaborative education and clinical programs with pediatric and adult infectious disease specialists broaden fellows’ knowledge base.
- Shared expertise: Joint didactic sessions, case conferences, and a common clinic space enhance exposure to diverse perspectives. Participate in infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, and immunization policy committees and gain expertise in these areas.
- Specialized training: Fellows gain experience in travel medicine, transplant infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS care, microbiology, and immunodeficiencies through interdisciplinary collaboration.
A Diverse Patient Population
- Regional referral centers: American Family Children’s Hospital and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health serve patients from five states.
- Diverse clinical exposure: Pediatric ID fellows treat a broad range of conditions across all pediatric and surgical subspecialties — at both a world class pediatric referral hospital and nearby community hospitals.
Leadership in Research
- Extensive research opportunities: Fully funded research training available through the Pediatric ID Fellowship at UW–Madison.
- Flexible scholarly tracks: Fellows can pursue projects in basic science, clinical studies, public health, quality improvement, epidemiology, or global health based on their interests.
- Top-ranked institution: UW–Madison is nationally recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top program in Microbiology and Infectious Disease training.
- Cross-campus collaboration: Fellows may work within the Department of Medicine ID division or with leading investigators across campus, supported by expert mentors.
- Dedicated program leadership: Division led by Dr. Bruce Klein, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, with Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. John Williams
- Career development support: Eligible fellows receive three years of full salary and protected research time to advance their careers.
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