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Careers in A/I: Training Programs - Illinois

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Program

Address
Northwestern University Medical School
Division of Allergy/Immunology
211 E. Ontario Street, 10th Floor, Ste 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 695-4000
Fax: (312) 695-4141
Website: http://www.medicine.northwestern.edu/divisions/allergy-immunology/education/fellowship.html

Program Director
Carol A. Saltoun, MD
Email: c-saltoun@northwestern.edu

Associate Director
Aisha Ahmed, MD
Email: aiahmed@luriechildrens.org

Program Coordinator
Sarah Gale
Email: sarah.gale@northwestern.edu

Major Goals of Training Program
This fully-accredited program has a long-standing reputation for excellence in clinical training and research. We have trained over 190 fellows since 1950s. Eight of our fellows and faculty have served as Presidents of the AAAAI, and 2 as Presidents of the ACAAI. Since 2004, the Adult and Pediatric Divisions of Allergy-Immunology have more than doubled their sizes with the addition of several basic science researchers and clinicians who greatly expanded opportunities for basic and clinical research. This expansion created an excellent environment for academic training.

The goal of this fellowship program is to train future clinical and scientist leaders in our field who will be apt to manage complicated cases and conduct research to advance science in Allergy and Immunology. Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, is the Chief of the Adult Division of Allergy-Immunology (17 faculty) located at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH), and Rajesh Kumar, MD, MSc, is the Interim Chief of the Pediatric Division of Allergy-Immunology at the Lurie Children's Hospital (LCH, 12 faculty), where Associate Director, Aisha Ahmed, MD oversees the Pediatric training activities.

Our outpatient and inpatient clinical services are busy (>22,000 visits/year). We train fellows to care for adults and children with a wide range of common to complex allergic and immunologic diseases in a diverse population. We also have joint clinical services with other departments to provide multidisciplinary care.

Fellows attend several courses in clinical and basic allergy & immunology organized by our own faculty.

Research programs take advantage of partnerships between our basic science and clinical faculty and of our collaborations with other Departments and Universities and of our own NIAID T32 Program. There are multidisciplinary basic, translational and clinical research programs in innate immunity, chronic rhinosinusitis, suppression of IgE antibodies, occupational lung diseases, allergic rhinitis, idiopathic anaphylaxis, food allergy, eosinophilic esophagitis, leukocyte migration, mechanism of action of corticosteroids, primary immunodeficiencies, and asthma (epidemiology, obesity, ABPA, inner city, potentially fatal type, severe type, exacerbations, genetics and animal models). Our faculty is funded by several NIH grants, including R01s, U01, Ks, T32, the NHLBI-AsthmaNet and the NIAID-Inner City Asthma Consortium. In addition, we have received funding from Foundations, AHA, AAAAI, ACAAI and other sources.

Trainees also have the opportunity to obtain a Master’s Degree in Clinical Investigation and to enter the Northwestern University Allergy Immunology Research (NUAIR) Program, an NIAID T32 NRSA program based at our Division.

Trainees Accepted Each Year
4

Duration of Fellowship
2 years for ACGME training. Optional third and fourth years for research.

Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.

Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
Negotiable

Electives for Residents and Students
Yes

Special Requirements
Good standing in an ACGME-approved residency in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Med-Peds. Board eligibility for ABIM or ABP before starting the fellowship.

Rush University Medical Center Program

Address
Section of Allergy /Immunology
Department of Internal Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
1725 W. Harrison Street
Suite 117
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-6296
Fax: (312) 563-2201
Email: Jia_li@rush.edu
Website: https://www.rushu.rush.edu/education-and-training/graduate-medical-education/fellowship-programs/allergy-and-immunology-fellowship

Program Director
Sindhura Bandi, MD
Email: Sindhura_Bandi@rush.edu

Associate Director
James Moy, MD
Email: james_moy@rush.edu

Program Coordinator
Grace Li
Phone: (312) 942-8701
Email: jia_li@rush.edu

Major Goals of Training Program
The program is fully accredited and provides two years of training in allergy, basic and clinical immunology in preparation for certification by the American Board of Allergy and Immunology; and a career in allergy/immunology.
 
Trainees see adult and pediatric patients under faculty supervision at Rush University campuses and neighboring Cook county hospital. This includes patients from varying socioeconomic backgrounds with a spectrum of conditions including rhinitis, food allergy, drug allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems, eosinophilic diseases, primary and acquired immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases. Trainees undergo a specialized curriculum in their first and second years that encompasses clinical allergy, cellular and molecular immunology and immunologic conditions in clinical practice.
 
Special research interests of the faculty include epidemiology and interventions in allergic disease including food allergy, asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis ,with an emphasis on health related disparities and mechanism of allergic sensitization with focus on the human microbiome. Faculty are closely involved in several large cohort studies of allergic patients including multi-center collaborative national and international projects. There are several ongoing studies in these areas and potential for participation by the fellows in numerous other clinical and translational projects.

Trainees Accepted Each Year
3

Duration of Fellowship
2 years of required training for ABAI certification

Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.

Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No

Electives for Residents and Students
Yes

Special Requirements
Fellows must be board-eligible for internal medical or pediatrics by the time they begin the fellowship.

University of Chicago Medical Center Program

Address
The University of Chicago Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Allergy-Immunology
5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 4060
Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: (773) 702-6169
Fax: (773) 834-8120
Website: https://pediatrics.uchicago.edu/fellowships

Program Director
Ruchi Singla, MD
Email: ruchisingla@uchicago.edu

Program Coordinator
Laurelai Histed
Email: laurelai.histed@bsd.uchicago.edu

Recruitment Coordinators
Iliana Mansur
Email: iliana.mansur@bsd.uchicago.edu

Paris Baxter
Email: paris.baxter@bsd.uchicago.edu

Major Goals of Training Program
The University of Chicago proudly serves the Southside of Chicago, and its reach extends from the city’s vibrant urban center to surrounding suburban communities in Illinois and Indiana. The University cares for patients from an array of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. Through The University of Chicago’s Allergy and Immunology fellowship program, fellows will gain valuable experience in addressing the widespread and complex needs of this diverse population. Fellows will become specialists in providing expert, equitable and compassionate medical care for both adult and pediatric patients with allergic and immunologic disorders.

In addition to extensive clinical experience, fellows will receive close mentorship with faculty, funded by NIH and foundational grants, to learn and foster the fundamental principles of research, including study design, data collection and analysis. In developing their own research projects, fellows will have the opportunity to leverage partnerships between our basic science and clinical faculty, as well as our collaborations with other Departments and Divisions across the University. Fellows may select among clinical, translational, and basic science research programs in food allergy, asthma, microbiome, mucosal immunity, mechanism of action of corticosteroids and primary immunodeficiencies.

Trainees Accepted Each Year
1

Duration of Fellowship
2 years for ACGME training. Additional years for research training.

Application Deadline
Please refer to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) website for fellowship match information in regards to the fellowship timeline, application deadlines and additional important dates.

Joint Residency (Fellowship) Availability
No

Electives for Residents and Students
Yes

Special Requirements
Good standing in an ACGME-approved residency in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Med-Peds. Board eligibility for ABIM or ABP before starting the fellowship.