ID Fellowship

[imdoc]

How competitive is an Infectious Disease fellowship to obtain?
What are the pro's and con's of the profession?

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[Neville Sarkari]

ID is not particularly competitive. The downside is a lot of HIV work in most parts of the country. In many places and larger cities it might be nothing but HIV clinic several days a week. The other downside I think (I'm in IM but no ID) is that you may be at the mercy of other physicians for consult work.

Most ID Fellowships require 1 year of clinical work and 1 year of research. It has to be a 2 yr fellowship to qualify for the certification exam.

Neville Sarkari
IM Attending/Private Practice