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Careers in A/I: Training Programs - Florida
Address
All Children's Hospital
601 4th Street South, CRI 4008 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Phone: (727) 553-3533 Fax: (727) 553-1295 Email: sborst@health.usf.edu Director
Morna J. Dorsey, MD, MMSc, FAAAAI
Email: mdorsey@health.usf.edu Major Goals of Training Program
This is a pediatric-internal medicine program with entry tracks for residents trained in pediatrics, internal medicine, or combined, and it has been accredited by the ACGME since 1988. The Allergy/Immunology Training Program, which falls under the Department of Pediatrics (USF), is affiliated with All Children's Hospital, Bayfront Medical Center in St. Petersburg, Florida and the Allergy/Immunology Training Program in the USF Department of Internal Medicine. Trainees receive in-depth experience in the full spectrum of allergic and immunologic diseases in both children and adults. Individual faculty each has expertise in specific areas of basic and clinical research. Collaborative research projects may be conducted with other departments and divisions of the university. Development of skills in clinical and basic research is facilitated by the extensive clinical material and state-of-the-art research laboratories with capability to address the full range of basic immunologic, cell biologic, and molecular procedures. Hands-on participation in research projects, according to individual interests is emphasized as is formal presentation of research at national meetings and preparation of peer-reviewed publications. Adequate time for research is provided in both years. A third year for additional research is available for those who are interested in an academic career or an exceptionally academic-type practice.
Trainees Accepted Each Year
1-2 Pediatrics or Internal Medicine
Duration of Fellowship
2-3 years
Number of Graduates Last 5 Years and Subsequent Career Choice
9, 2004-2009 (7 Private practice, 2 Academic)
Application Deadline
January 15
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
None
Electives for Residents and Students
Yes
Special Requirements
Eligibility for ABP or ABIM
Address
University of South Florida
College of Medicine Div. of Allergy and Immunology c/o VA Hospital 13000 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. (111D) Tampa, FL 33612 Phone: (813) 972-7631 Fax: (813) 910-4041 Email: ggehi@health.usf.edu Director
Executive Secretary
Major Goals of Training Program
Trainees (fellows) receive in-depth experience in atopic and allergic diseases, asthma and related respiratory conditions, primary and secondary immunodeficiency, bone marrow transplantation, all aspects of clinical immunology including rheumatologic and autoimmune diseases, and the various immunodiagnostic procedures available in a diagnostic clinical immunology laboratory. Development of skills in clinical investigation and research is facilitated by state-of-the-art research laboratories with the capability to address the full range of basic immunologic, cell biologic, molecular biologic, and clinical procedures.
Trainees will be involved in consultative and out-patient care at Tampa General Hospital, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, All Children's Hospital, USF Adult and Pediatric Allergy/Immunology and Immunodeficiency Clinics, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, and private physicians' offices and will attend six weekly conferences on basic immunology and clinical allergy and immunology given by residents, fellows, and faculty from the USF College of Medicine. Trainees Accepted Each Year
2
Duration of Fellowship
2-3 years allergy and immunology training
Number of Graduates Last 5 Years and Subsequent Career Choice
8 private practice, 2 private practice/academic
Application Deadline
December 31
Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
Yes
Special Requirements
Eligibility for ABP or ABIM
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