Program Tracks
The UCSF Infectious Diseases Fellowship has 2 ERAS/NRMP tracks to which applicants can apply: a Research Track and a Clinician Educator Track. Applicants can apply to one or both tracks depending on career interests. We are happy to discuss that decision with applicants any time during the application process.
Research Track
Applicants should apply to the Research Track if they are interested in a career involving research. Fellows in this track usually do two to three years of research after the first clinical year. We offer robust research opportunities and mentorship in multiple areas including bench and translational research, clinical research and epidemiology, implementation science, and public and global health. Fellows in this track have the opportunity to obtain additional research skills through a variety of different coursework and training options. Applicants with a research interest in one of our subtrack content areas (transplant ID, antimicrobial stewardship/infection prevention, HIV, or addiction medicine) should apply to the research track.
Clinician Educator Track
Applicants should apply to the Clinician Educator Track if they are interested in a career as a clinician educator, clinician administrator, or leader in antimicrobial stewardship or hospital epidemiology/infection prevention where research will not be a significant part of their career. Fellows in this track do a total of two years of fellowship training. Additional coursework, mentorship, and opportunities for scholarly projects are available in multiple areas including medical education, HIV medicine, transplant ID, antimicrobial stewardship, hospital epidemiology/infection prevention, and addiction medicine.
In both the Research Track and Clinician Educator Track there are 4 possible subtracks.. All of these subtracks can be done as either part of the 2-year Clinician Educator Track or the 3-year Research Track, depending on a fellow’s career goals.