Medical students & residents
Access IDSA resources for medical students and residents, including mentorship, training guidance, career development tools and opportunities in infectious diseases.
Explore career paths
Are you driven to tackle challenges from microscopic microbes to global outbreaks? If you’re passionate about public health, solving complex medical problems and advancing health equity, a career in infectious diseases may be right for you. With diverse career paths spanning patient care, public health, research, education, pharmacy and industry, ID offers endless opportunities to make a meaningful, lasting impact.
Career resources
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Training Pathways
Adult infectious diseases fellowship training typically follows completion of an internal medicine residency. Most programs are two years in length and prepare physicians for careers in clinical care, academic medicine, public health, hospital epidemiology and research.
View the IDSA infectious diseases fellowship program directory.
Medical microbiology is a pathology subspecialty focused on the laboratory diagnosis, treatment and control of infectious diseases.
Explore available programs
- ACGME medical microbiology program directory
Select “medical microbiology” from the pathology section of the drop-down menu. - ASCP pathology fellowship search tool
Networking opportunities
IDWeek offers valuable opportunities for students and residents to explore the field, meet ID physicians, build connections and engage with the broader infectious diseases community. For many learners, IDWeek is one of the most visible entry points into the broader ID community.
Applying to infectious diseases fellowship
Residents considering infectious diseases fellowship can begin exploring programs, timelines and application requirements early. Most adult ID fellowship programs participate in the NRMP Medicine and Pediatric Specialties Match, with applications submitted through ERAS and rank lists managed through the NRMP.
To prepare for fellowship, residents can:
- Review the IDSA fellowship match website for timelines and policies
- Review the NRMP guide to fellowship matches
- Browse the ID fellowship training program directory and individual program websites
- Review FREIDA profiles
- Speak with current fellows and program directors
- Attend ID career panels and other educational sessions
Opportunities to learn, connect & grow
