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The University of North Carolina Pediatric Infectious Disease Fellowship program, located in Chapel Hill, NC, is an ACGME fully accredited three-year subspecialty program designed to prepare pediatricians for careers in academic and clinical pediatric infectious diseases.<\/p>\n

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A welcome message from Program Director, Peyton\u00a0Thompson, MD, MSCR<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

We are thrilled that you are considering the University of North Carolina and North Carolina Children\u2019s Hospital for your training in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Our program offers trainees a wide range of clinical experiences working amidst a vibrant, diverse population. Our\u00a0Division\u00a0is committed to providing formal training in research, with allocation of substantial protected time and superb mentorship. The UNC Pediatric Infectious Disease fellowship program offers the resources and environment to provide\u00a0an excellent, well-rounded, balanced training for motivated fellows.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fellows experience a wide breadth of clinical cases while having a healthy work-life balance and sufficient time for research endeavors. Clinical requirements include 12 months of Pediatric ID in-patient and out-patient training in the North Carolina Children\u2019s Hospital and associated clinics (including our dedicated Pediatric HIV clinic). Case conferences, board review, journal club, and didactic\u00a0lectures\u00a0augment education. Flexible, innovative opportunities in infection control, antimicrobial stewardship, health department TB clinic, state outbreak investigations, clinical microbiology, the Compromised Host\u00a0service\u00a0and Burn Unit afford breadth in clinical training.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UNC\u00a0maintains\u00a0internationally recognized research programs in basic, translational and clinical science. As of 2023, UNC ranked 6th nationally in federal research funding; the Gillings School of Global Public Health is consistently\u00a0ranked\u00a0the #1 public School of Public Health in the nation. Faculty in our division have research\u00a0expertise\u00a0in areas including bacterial immunopathogenesis, chlamydia pathogenesis, vaccine development, HIV, Hepatitis B, antimicrobial stewardship, and medical education. As our fellows may pursue research with mentors in adult infectious disease, basic science, public health or global health, research opportunities are almost endless.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our faculty understand the importance of developing academic research skills while\u00a0attending to\u00a0clinical duties. Fellows have\u00a024 months\u00a0of protected research time. During this time, they design and execute an original research project with the goal of publication and presentation at infectious disease-related scientific meetings. We welcome fellows to pursue advanced degrees during their fellowship.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are committed to fellow education and support so that our fellows reach their career goals. We\u00a0seek\u00a0to train well-rounded Pediatric Infectious Disease specialists who will become the leaders in clinical care, research, and education in the future.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We look forward to hearing from you.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Peyton Thompson, MD, MSCR
\nAssistant Professor, Fellowship Director<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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