If inpatient training is the heart of ID fellowship, then outpatient education is the soul.
During both PGY-4 and PGY-5, UTMB ID fellows will spend ½ day weekly in the outpatient setting. Our ID clinics are a blended mix of hospital follow-ups, HIV/AIDS (including PrEP, PEP), viral hepatitis, STIs, chronic infections, travel medicine, pre-transplant evaluations, and primary care referrals. To enhance the ambulatory training environment, faculty attendings receive dedicated time to precept the fellows in clinic to focus on teaching, supervision, and efficiency.
The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program is central to our outpatient mission, and offers patients living with HIV assistance with medical care, prescription medications, and support services.
Once per month, fellows will spend ½ day participating in the TDCJ ID Clinic offering additional training in tuberculosis, invasive bacterial and fungal infections, complicated orthopedic cases, latent syphilis, and telemedicine.
The UTMB Division of Infectious Diseases also partners with St. Vincent's House, home to one of the largest student-run free medical clinics in the United States. UTMB ID fellows are strongly encouraged to participate in monthly ID clinics at St. Vincent's which is an exceptional way to contribute to the health of our local Galveston-area community while also teaching junior medical students and providing hospital follow-up care.
Fellows desiring additional outpatient training may opt to do so during elective rotations.