The goal of these rotations is for ID Fellows to gain experience in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases that occur in normal and immunocompromised hosts who are admitted to the hospital.  Training takes place in the UTSW-affiliated facilities listed below, which together expose the fellows to a wide variety of patient populations and infectious pathologies.  Fellows learn the appropriate and cost-effective use of antimicrobials and biologics, principles of infection control strategies for the management and prevention of nosocomial infections, and principles of diagnosis and management of a wide spectrum of infectious diseases in hospitalized patients. They become familiar with inpatient management of HIV-infected and other immunocompromised patients, Consult teams include medicine residents, clinical pharmacists, ID attendings and fellows, and fourth year medical students.

Training Sites

• Parkland Memorial Hospital - This hospital offers a large number of indigent patients and provides fellows with training in a wide variety of infectious diseases, including parasitic infections in immigrant populations, tuberculosis, fungal infections, AIDS, post-surgical infections, gynecologic infections, and infections in neutropenic hosts.
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  Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center - At the Veteran's Administration Hospital, fellows learn how to diagnose and manage infections in patients with acute and chronic illnesses, including HIV infection, fungal infections, post-surgical infections, urinary tract infections, and orthopedic infections.
  
  Zale Lipshy University Hospital - This hospital primarily admits private, insured patients.  This service is combined with the Parkland Hospital Consult service