Fellowships

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center/University of Houston College of Pharmacy Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Fellowship 

Location: Houston, TX

Contact: Kady Phe, PharmD, BCIDP kphe@stlukeshealth.org

The Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center/University of Houston College of Pharmacy Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Fellowship combines infectious disease clinical practice and research in a two-year program. The fellow is trained as a clinical practitioner in the Baylor St. Luke's Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Epidemiology (CASE) with patient care, monitoring, research and teaching components. During the first year, activities focus more heavily on clinical services, similar to an infectious diseases residency. The second year has a more extensive research focus conducted in collaboration with expert faculty researchers from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy.

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Infectious Diseases/Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Research Fellowship

Location: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, Idaho

Contact: Karl Madaras-Kelly, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University and Boise VAMC, Karl.Madaras-Kelly2@va.gov

Research & Quality Improvement

The fellow will gain experience working on research protocols and quality improvement projects specifically related to development, implementation, and analysis of antimicrobial stewardship-related projects within the VA system.   Additionally, the fellow may work on multi-year funded Infectious Diseases grants as well as collaborating nationally on projects for the VA Antimicrobial Stewardship Task Force (ASTF).

The fellow will be required to develop a competitive research proposal for funding and submit at least one manuscript as first author. Other research-related activities include data analysis and preparation of manuscript(s) for publication.

Examples of Recent Projects (Collaborators/Funding)

• National Medication Utilization Evaluation for Management of Bacteriuria in the Outpatient Setting (VA ASTF)
• Decreasing Pneumonia Duration of Therapy (ASHP Foundation)
• Cognitive Support Informatics for Antimicrobial Stewardship (VA HSR&D)
• Improving Acute Respiratory Use through Implementation and Evaluation of Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship (CDC)
• Development of a Spectrum Score to Measure Antibiotic De-escalation in Healthcare Associated Pneumonia (NIH)

Clinical & Teaching Activities

Clinical activities will be limited in scope to those related to those to the Antimicrobial Stewardship program including periodic rounding and reporting of stewardship metrics. The fellow has the option to gain experience in travel vaccine and HIV clinic appointments under the direction of the ID Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and working on (local) quality improvement projects. Teaching will be limited to advanced practice experiences and didactic opportunities on stewardship-related topics.  Inpatient weekend staffing may also be available (if desired).

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Hartford Hospital, Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development

Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship

Contact Information: 
Joseph L. Kuti, PharmD, FIDP, FCCPTitle: Associate Director, Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development
Hartford Hospital, 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102 United States
Email: joseph.kuti@hhchealth.org
Phone: 860-972-3612

Position Summary:

The Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development at Hartford Hospital has a long-standing history of performing cutting edge research in Infectious Diseases and has offered post-doctorate training programs in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy since 1978.  The Center participates in all aspects of anti-infective research, including preclinical pharmacology of novel compounds as well as clinical pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and outcomes research studies of currently available antibiotics.

A two-year fellowship at the Center for Anti-Infective Research and Development at Hartford Hospital is offered with special emphasis on clinical pharmacokinetics and antimicrobial pharmacodynamics. The fellow’s principle responsibility will be research, which encompasses in-vitro/in-vivo pharmacodynamic modeling, animal models of infection, healthy volunteer pharmacokinetic studies, and phase I-IV clinical research.  Training in Infectious Diseases clinical practice issues and antibiotic management will be received. The fellow will also gain experience in protocol development, grant attainment, study management, as well as the publication of scientific literature.

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Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Fellowship

Location: Downers Grove, IL 

Contact: Marc Scheetz, PharmD, M.SC, BCPS  Email:mschee@midwestern.edu

Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Downers Grove (CPDG) seeks a post-doctoral candidate with clinical practice opportunities at Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH). The position is a two year post-doctoral program with a focus on translational research. The candidates will participate in NIH funded research in an environment that includes a fully equipped basic sciences laboratory and the expertise of the skilled researchers that staff these laboratories. The candidate will be engaged in a variety of clinical practice learning experiences at NMH and will have the opportunity to teach at MWU-CCP and precept pharmacy students/residents completing infectious diseases rotations. An opportunity exists to complete a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation. See below for more information. 

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Infectious Disease Pharmacy Fellowship Loma Linda University

Location: Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

Contact: Karen Tan, PharmD, BCIDP| Email: karentan@llu.edu

The Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Fellowship at Loma Linda University is a 24-month program designed to provide the fellow with experiences in both clinical and research experiences in infectious diseases.

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Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Location: Wayne State University & Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Contact: Susan L. Davis, PharmD, FIDP | sldavis@wayne.edu 

Details: https://www.henryford.com/hcp/med-ed/allied/pharmacy/id-fellowship

Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency (PGY2)/Fellowship

Location: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY

Contact:
Tel: 718-250-6680
E-mail: jtuong@tbh.org

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The Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency (PGY2)/Fellowship provides an environment of quality training in inpatient and outpatient infectious diseases pharmacotherapy, teaching, academia, and research. The first year of the program consists of an ASHP-accredited PGY2 ID residency followed by second year for the fellowship. Successful completion of the program prepares the individual to pursue career opportunities as a clinical specialist or faculty member at a college of pharmacy. To schedule an appointment for our virtual showcase in November 2021 or PPS interview in December 2021, please visit our website by clicking below. 

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