ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY TRAINING AT UT SOUTHWESTERN

A BALANCE BETWEEN ADULT AND PEDIATRIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCES - Our view is that successful training in Allergy and Immunology should consist of balanced exposure to training experiences involving adults and children, no matter what the training background or the long-term plans of any particular Fellow in Training.  Drs. Gruchalla and Khan oversee the adult teaching clinics at Parkland while Dr. Neaville oversees the teaching clinics at Children’s.  Further staffing of both adult and pediatric clinics is provided by our 26 volunteer clinical faculty.  Approximately 40% of our Allergy Fellows have come from pediatric housestaff programs and approximately half of the outpatient clinics required of Allergy and Immunology Fellows primarily involve children (please see enclosed schedule of training activities).

RESEARCH - The Division of Allergy and Immunology strongly concurs with the American Board of Allergy and Immunology in requiring an effort of at least 25% on an original research project.  Current and past projects have been extremely diverse - most clinically oriented and some involving basic science - a reflection of the differing interests of our past and current fellows.  Because training positions are fully funded by Parkland Memorial Hospital (and not by Federal Training Grants), our fellows are encouraged to consider research opportunities in a diversity of fields.  Fellows are encouraged to present the results of their research studies at national meetings.

NATIONAL ALLERGY MEETINGS - Fellows in Training are encouraged to travel to one national meeting during each of the two training years and are provided financial support for this purpose.

SUCCESS OF TRAINING PROGRAM GRADUATES - Over 90% of the graduates of UT Southwestern’s Allergy and Immunology Training Program have passed the Allergy and Immunology Board Examination.  Most graduates are currently in private or group practice settings, however a few have become full-time medical school faculty members.  Over half of our clinical faculty are prior graduates of our A & I training program.

Allergy & Immunology Weekly Teaching Schedule

Allergy & Immunology Hospital Partnerships