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Allergy and Immunology Fellowship
The Division of APICS has an accredited training program (Program Number 0204811026) in the field of allergy and immunology. This is a combined training program with two years of clinical experience in both pediatrics and internal medicine and one year of full-time research. All applicants must complete primary training in internal medicine or pediatrics before starting the fellowship and be eligible for examination by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) or American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).
UTMB is the second oldest medical school in the western United States and the allergy and immunology program has prepared physicians for successful careers in academic medicine and community practices for over three decades. Currently there are ten members of the full-time faculty with training in allergy and immunology. All facilities are fully integrated on one campus, and there are a wide variety of patients of all ages with complex allergic and immunologic disorders. The clinical experience includes an intense schedule of outpatient and inpatient consultations for individuals with difficult asthma and respiratory allergies, congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies, and atopic, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The primary goal is to train academic allergists/immunologists. A comprehensive conference schedule exposes fellows to a didactic review of basic and clinical allergy and immunology. Fellows take an active role in these conferences, and gain considerable experience in teaching medical students, residents, and other postdoctoral fellows in the program.
In addition, the program involves rigorous exposure to basic science and clinical research in asthma, allergy, and immunology. Fellows are expected to show independence in study design and execution of projects under experienced mentors. Presentation at national meetings and publications in high quality journals are anticipated. A three-year program is required and preference is given to applicants seeking an academic career.
Applications for fellowships starting in 2009 are coordinated through the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Selection of candidates will be made through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). The deadline for applications is December 31, 2007. Required documents that should be submitted thru ERAS include:
•Four letters of recommendation from Program Directors, Research Mentors, and Key Faculty Supervisors
•Personal Statement
•Medical School Transcript
•Medical Student Performance Evaluation/Dean's Letter
•Wallet Size Color Photograph
•United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX) Transcript
•In-Training Examination Scores in Medicine
•Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Status Report (for international medical graduates only)
For further information concerning the allergy and immunology fellowship program, please contact:
Internist:
J. Andrew Grant, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and of Microbiology and Immunology
Director, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
Division of Allergy, Pulmonary, Immunology, Critical Care, and Sleep (APICS)
Department of Internal Medicine
Medical Research Building, Room 8.104
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1083
Telephone: (409) 772-3410
Fax: (409) 772-5841
E-mail: jagrant@utmb.edu
Pediatrician:
Edward G. Brooks, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director, Allergy and Immunology Fellowship Program
Infectious Disease and Immunology Division
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital, Room 2.300
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-0366
Telephone: (409) 747-6619
Fax: (409) 772-1761
Email: ebrooks@utmb.edu
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