One of the most significant assets to fellows training at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical is the extraordinary breadth and depth of basic and clinical research of the institution's faculty.  UT Southwestern has more Nobel laureates and more National Academy of Sciences members than any other medical school in the nation and ranks in the top ten US medical schools in terms of NIH funding.  Another significant asset to fellows training at UTSW is the unusual fluidity of the institution facilitating extensive collaboration among faculty and trainees of different departments and divisions.  Fellows therefore have the opportunity to engage in basic, translational and clinical research within or outside the boundaries of the Infectious Diseases division. 

Fellows also have an opportunity to receive formal training and an M.S. in clinical research through the UT Southwestern Center for Biostatistics and Clinical Sciences.  Fellows that demonstrate strong productivity in clinical or basic research are highly competitive for UT Southwestern Clinical or Basic Science Endowed Scholars Awards which are prestigious awards that provide start-up funds for new research junior faculty.

Fellows are encouraged to identify a faculty member with expertise in their area of interest as a mentor early in their training.  As mentioned below under the Mentoring section, this faculty member will be primarily responsible for mentoring the fellow's research, and will be part of his/her mentoring committee together with a clinical mentor, the ID Fellowship Training Program Director, and the ID Division Chief.