Conferences

Clinic Didactics

During the first month, fellows will receive didactic sessions from core program faculty regarding basic outpatient management and care of patients living with HIV/AIDS. As the year progresses, fellows will highlight and educate about specific topics within outpatient ID care, in an interactive manner, to both co-fellows and faculty. 

ID Conferences

ID conferences occur every Monday through Friday at noon and encompass a variety of formats, including case conference, root cause analysis, fellow and faculty development sessions, and speakers from other US or international institutions sharing their special expertise on a wide range of ID topics.  Case Conference is a highly interactive exercise in which fellows present an interesting case, establish a differential, present the diagnosis and management, and a review of the literature.

Core Curriculum

Core Curriculum occurs every Thursday at noon.  Faculty from the ID section, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, and the Oklahoma State Department of Health, deliver topics primarily geared towards the fellows, following a designated curriculum based on the ABIM Certification Exam blueprint.  This includes a structured Transplant ID curriculum, a series of lectures on HIV, tuberculosis, pharmacology of antimicrobial agents, tropical medicine, among others.

Journal Club

Journal Club occurs every third Monday of the month during noon time and represents an important forum to learn how to critically appraise literature, review landmark studies and new papers, in a casual, interactive, and paper-based format (PowerPoint-free).

Microbiology Rounds

Micro Rounds are held every Friday and are the fellow-favorite didactic series of the program. During these interactive sessions, inpatient cases are discussed and pertinent microbiology and slides are presented by the director or associate director of the Microbiology lab. 

Weekly Board Review

Fellows meet on a weekly basis with the Director or Associate Program Director to discuss high-yield topics assigned to fellows throughout the year and structured around the ID Boards blueprint, including topic review and case-based questions.  The program also offers fellows access to the George Washington Board Review course during their second year of training.

National and International Conferences

Fellows attend the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) annual ID Week meeting at least once during their training. Attendance to other conferences is determined by the fellowship tracks applicants pursue as detailed above. The program also provides access to the IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum for ID Fellows and the “Primer on Healthcare Epidemiology, Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship.” Support for attendance to other national or international conference is made on a case by case basis.