Training for the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship primarily takes place at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital, which offers clinical exposure across several specialized programs, including a pediatric solid organ transplant program and a hematology-oncology service.

Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital serves a highly diverse population from New York City and surrounding communities, and includes state-of-the-art neonatal, pediatric, and pediatric cardiac intensive care units, as well as a general pediatric unit. Fellows additionally benefit from the Division of Infectious Diseases active participation in antibiotic stewardship and infection control programs, and rotate through Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

The first year of the fellowship is dedicated to clinical inpatient consultation services, during which fellows develop critical hands-on expertise in pediatric infectious diseases. They spend nine months on the inpatient consult service, the outpatient general pediatric infectious disease practice, and our clinical microbiology lab. This immersive training provides a solid foundation for the more research-focused second and third years of the program. Four weeks of the first year are reserved for exploring research opportunities.

While maintaining inpatient and outpatient clinical engagement, fellows transition to mostly research activities for the remainder of the program. They also complete specialized rotations on infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship. These rotations involve collaborative work with Adult and Pediatric Infectious Disease faculty, pharmacists, microbiologists, and infection prevention practitioners.

Fellows also may choose to take additional elective rotations based on their interests. With 20 months dedicated to research, they have more than enough time to develop mentored scholarly projects that advance the field. Fellows are also eligible to apply for funding to enroll in the Masters in Public Health program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai during their second and third years of training, concurrent with their research project.

Our fellows are also expected to participate in an array of educational activities, including a weekly pediatric infectious diseases meeting that alternates between case conferences, journal club sessions, topic presentations, and board question practice. Further educational experiences include weekly Red-Book topic discussions, bi-weekly microbiology rounds, adult and pediatric infectious disease case presentations, pediatric Grand Rounds, and research seminars. Our program also provides a core curriculum on scholarly activities, developed jointly with other pediatric fellowships, ensuring a well-rounded training experience.

Our program offers opportunities for fellows to pursue projects in basic science, clinical research, public health, global health, and medical education. Projects from current and recent fellows include:

• Incidence of Chagas disease among children who have recently immigrated to New York City
• Evaluation of gut bacterial replication rate as a predictor for necrotizing enterocolitis
• Novel methods for molecular diagnosis of upper respiratory infections in children
• Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents living with HIV in Kenya
• Characterization of the Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in children
• Impact of MALDI-TOF diagnostics on hospital length of stay for febrile infants younger than two months of age
• Immunity against measles in adolescents with HIV in New York City who had been previously vaccinated
• Characterization of high-risk behaviors among adolescents in Cameroon

To apply to the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital, please submit an application via the Electronic Residency Application Service of the Association of American Medical Colleges in July of the year prior to the desired appointment year.

Interviews for selected candidates take place virtually from September to November. Positions are offered through the Medicine and Pediatric Specialty matching service of the National Residency Matching Program.

Each application should include:

• Three letters of recommendation, with a letter from your program director being highly desirable. If you have had relevant experience in infectious diseases during residency, a letter related to those activities is also encouraged.
• A personal statement that indicates your career goals and interests.
• Your United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) transcript.
• For international applicants, your Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificate.

Please note that J-1 and H-1 visa holders are eligible to apply. We give preference to applicants with prior residency training at an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited program, but we do consider applicants who have completed residency training outside the United States at a non-ACGME accredited program on a case-by-case basis.