Infectious Disease Fellowship
Become an outstanding inpatient and outpatient consultant in infection control, treatment and prevention as an EVMS Infectious Disease fellow.
Infectious Disease Fellowship
Explore Infectious Disease Fellowship
What sets us apart?
Infectious Disease fellows at EVMS have opportunities to:
- Provide inpatient care in a variety of settings, including one of Virginia's top medical centers, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- See patients weekly in continuity care and ambulatory clinics, including a half-day clinic focused on HIV medicine
- Study global health, transplant infectious diseases, hospital epidemiology and HIV/AIDS care, treatment and coinfection with other diseases
Where you'll train
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is home to the area's only Level I trauma center and burn trauma unit, the region's premier heart program and the primary teaching hospital for EVMS. Its active heart, kidney and pancreas transplant programs, High Risk Obstetrics referral center status, Antibiotic Management Program, Infection Control Committee and ID Specialty Group make it a great place for fellows to perform their inpatient consult service.
EVMS Hofheimer Hall
In our weekly half-day outpatient clinic at EVMS Hofheimer Hall, fellows provide care to a panel of more than 1,500 patients with HIV during their two years of fellowship. They also gain experience in common outpatient infectious disease consultations, including travel consultations, in our ambulatory clinic. Hofheimer Hall houses practice locations and offices in other specialties as well.
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters is the only freestanding children's hospital in Virginia. With 206 beds, it is the regional pediatric referral center for coastal Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The hospital, a pediatric Level I trauma center, is home to the area's largest and most advanced neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, as well as the state's only acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. Faculty are involved in research locally, nationally and internationally.
Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center
The Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center has 142 acute beds in medicine, surgery, psychiatry and neurology, 234 extended care beds in intermediate medicine, palliative (hospice) care, spinal cord injury and nursing home care and a 294-bed rehabilitative residential care domiciliary for a total of 670 operating beds. Established in 1870, Hampton is the fourth oldest VA hospital in the country.
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
Founded as St. Vincent DePaul Hospital in 1856, Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center is a highly respected, 204-bed acute care facility serving Norfolk. DePaul is a major teaching site for EVMS, and a majority of the physicians on DePaul's medical staff hold faculty appointments. The facility uses the da Vinci minimally invasive robotic surgical system for cancer, cardiac, neuroscience, gynecological, urological and general surgical procedures. Trainees at DePaul rotate on general medicine as well as subspecialty and non-medicine elective services.
See yourself in Hampton Roads
The Hampton Roads region that EVMS serves is a vibrant community with 1.7 million residents scattered across nine cities and five counties in southeastern coastal Virginia.
Miles of waterfront, historical and cultural attractions, parks and outdoor recreation areas, lively nightlife, seasonal festivals and family-friendly entertainment make it clear that there's something for everyone here in Hampton Roads.
At EVMS, we know life happens, and we want you to be covered when it does. That’s why we offer competitive benefits packages for our residents and fellows.
A supportive environment
Work-life balance is important during your fellowship, and we are committed to supporting our fellows throughout their time at EVMS. Through EVMS' Wellness Works program, our residents and fellows receive the same wellness resources as our faculty and staff.
In addition, our Resident Wellness program for residents and fellows gives you access to support groups, after-hours counseling services, running clubs, leadership coaching and more.
