Why Choose WashU?

ID Fellowship at WashU – what makes it special?

• Leadership and faculty:  Over 50 Basic Science and Clinical Faculty led by two highly distinguished co-directors, William G. Powderly, MD and Jennifer Philips, MD, who work to ensure a fully-integrated division that gives foremost importance to education and training of future ID physicians and scientists.
  • Provides amazing opportunities for mentorship
  • Faculty to fellow rations 5:1
• Wide Range of Basic Science and Clinical Expertise
  • Bacterial
  • Viral
  • Fungal
  • Immune Response to Infection
•  Fellow Centered Outlook
  • Culture: Fellows are considered not as workforce, but colleagues at work
  • Nurse Practitioners on each fellow run team to offset monitoring of stable patients
  • Triage of New Consults done by attendings helps free up fellows’ time for patient care
  • Attending-only ID Hospitalist Service helps fellows with consult volume
  • 2nd Year Specialty Clinic Rotations
    • Mycology/Mycobacterial Disease/Transplant
  • Popular Electives
    • Clinical microbiology
    • Antimicrobial Stewardship
    • infection Prevention
  • Didactics – even with COVID-19, we have not stopped learning; our core curriculum lectures and conferences are continuing virtually
    • Scholarly activity: 3-4+ average publications by each fellow
    • Board Pass Rates :  100 % infectious disease board pass rate for the past 10 year
• Unparalleled learning opportunities at one of the largest medical centers in the Midwest
  • The School of Medicine is a leader in medical research, teaching and patient care, ranking among the top 10 medical schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Opportunities for future growth
  • Sponsored grants – NIH-sponsored ID/Basic Microbial Pathogenesis Training Grant
  • Optional 3rd year focused on Transplant ID/Immunocompromised hosts, Medical Education, Infection Prevention/Antimicrobial stewardship
  • Flexible 2nd year based on fellow interests –  Sexually Transmitted Infection, HIV, Transplant ID/Immunocompromised hosts, Medical Education, Global health, Infection Prevention/Antimicrobial stewardship, Clinical trials
•  A Leader in Innovative Medical Education for All Learners
  • Home of @WuidQ – the most popular resource of ID teaching on social media
  • Home of “Comprehensive Review of Infectious Diseases” – one of the most popular books used for ID board review
  • Home of the Washington University Manual (including Infectious Disease Subspecialty Consult)
  • Powderly, et al. Infectious Diseases – considered one of the main text books in ID
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Graduate Outcomes

We know that fellowship is not where your career ends, rather a launch pad to a successful one. We are committed to guiding and helping you to reach your goals whether it be academia, private practice, or industry.