Research Track

The first year of clinical training is the same in the Research and Clinician Educator Tracks. Additional years in the Research Track are devoted to research in the fellow's area of interest under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Vast research training opportunities are available in the fields of clinical, translational, and basic laboratory sciences. Fellows are guaranteed support for two years of research (or three years for those in the ABIM Research Pathway), although some fellows may go on to pursue additional time in research training. A variety of NIH training grants support ID fellows during this period, such as the UCSF Biology of Infectious Disease Training grant, the Training in HIV Translational Research training grant, and the Traineeship in AIDS Prevention Studies.

Fellows may undertake coursework through the UCSF Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (including towards a Certificate Program or a Masters in Clinical Research) as well as at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health (for a Masters of Public Health). In addition to several University-wide and Division-sponsored research colloquia that occur during the year, the Division of Infectious Diseases sponsors an annual ID Fellowship research retreat, where fellows present their research to a wide array of faculty and trainees.

UCSF has many sites where fellows can conduct research, including the 3 main clinical sites (UCSF Health, ZSFG, and SFVAMC) as well as UC Berkeley, the San Francisco and California Departments of Public Health, and the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub. During the interview process, we will make connections between applicants and potential mentors in anticipated research areas of interest. In addition, we hold a variety of sessions prior to and during the first year of fellowship to help fellows choose the appropriate mentorship team and projects.

Fellows may be in the Research Track and also participate in any of the program’s subtracks (Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infection Prevention Track, Transplant ID Track, HIV Track, and Addiction Medicine Track).

A partial list of potential research areas:

View the Research page for more details on research areas and mentors: ID Research