The nuts and bolts of transplant infectious disease training

Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;26(2):e14247. doi: 10.1111/tid.14247. Epub 2024 Feb 13.

Abstract

The number of transplant infectious disease (TID) fellowship programs has expanded rapidly in the past 5 years, with the creation of many new programs and the expansion of training tracks and dedicated years as the demand for TID physicians grows drastically. This editorial focuses on major factors and complexities that programs should consider in TID fellowship creation, as well as highlighting examples of formative experiences, programmatic structure, and fellow resources that trainees can use to identify their desired career path in TID.

Keywords: early career; transplant infectious disease fellowship; transplant program development.

MeSH terms

  • Communicable Diseases*
  • Fellowships and Scholarships
  • Humans
  • Physicians*
  • Transplants*