Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Yale has been active for over 50 years. Our goals are to identify and to recruit outstanding applicants to our program, to help them learn to think critically and to acquire research skills and experience that will prepare them for careers in clinical/translational research in globally significant infectious diseases that will make a real contribution to improving health.

Our Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship mission is to graduate outstanding academic pediatric infectious diseases physicians who can deliver compassionate, superior patient care, possess an excellent fund of medical and scientific knowledge, communicate effectively, and pursue life-long learning and scholarly activity.

The program is tailored to each individual trainee yet is designed to assure that all gain core competencies to be able to perform top quality clinical/translational research. The formal programs of each trainee will vary, depending on their prior training and current plans for their careers. Trainees who do not already have an advanced degree (e.g., PhD, MPH) are encouraged to enroll in either a PhD or a Master of Health Science degree program during their training. The skills that they gain through our program of focused didactic training, interactions with a diverse group of scholars in a multidisciplinary academic community and a mentored research experience with outstanding scientists who are experienced mentors will provide them with the tools to begin successful careers in academic pediatric infectious diseases.

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Antibiotic Stewardship Track

• Our goal is to train interested fellows in key Antimicrobial Stewardship concepts and areas of need so they can aspire to hospital leadership positions and roles upon graduation. We offer a highly customizable curriculum based on each fellow's individual interests and needs, featuring 8 core elements. Learn more about the Antibiotic Stewardship Track

Infection Prevention Track

• The goal of the Infection Prevention Fellowship Track is to provide fellows with a comprehensive understanding of healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention while developing the practical skills necessary to serve as an effective physician partner in modern healthcare systems. Through individualized mentorship and hands-on experiences, fellows gain exposure to the principles, practices, and leadership responsibilities of hospital infection prevention programs. Learn more about the Infection Prevention Fellowship Track

ICH Track

• The Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Fellowship Track provides advanced training in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of infections in immunocompromised children, including solid organ transplant recipients, hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients, pediatric oncology patients, children with primary immunodeficiencies, and those receiving immunomodulatory therapies.
• Yale New Haven Children's Hospital is home to comprehensive pediatric heart, liver, and kidney transplant programs and Connecticut's only pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Program, providing fellows with exposure to a diverse and medically complex patient population.
• Learn more about the Immunocompromised Host Infectious Diseases Track

This free clinic provides comprehensive care for children with suspected and proven tuberculosis (TB) infection or disease. The clinic meets twice a month and works with families from around the world. Fellows learn to evaluate children for TB with an emphasis on predisposing exposures and risk factors for TB (e.g., travel, contact with a case of TB) as well as physical exam findings concerning TB disease; interpret TB screening tests and imaging; and, based on the most up-to-date literature, design family-centered treatment plans. The clinic collaborates closely with state and local health departments to identify TB cases and contacts.

Additional learning opportunities include attending the annual New England TB conference and the opportunity to present at regional meetings.

The Yale Pediatrics Scholarly Pathways are unique tracks developed to provide structure to fellows interested in pursuing various areas of scholarly focus. Most fellows will enroll in the pathway(s) in their second year of fellowship training, which will allow for approximately 2 years' time in which to take part in the experiences/activities involved in the pathway. Prior to enrollment in a scholarly pathway, a fellow should identify an individual mentor. Each pathway consists of a selection of activities in several categories, including:

• Common core requirements (similar across all pathways)
• Pathway-specific Educational Sessions/ Coursework
• Networking/ Community of Practice
• Pathway-specific Experiences
• Research/ Scholarly Activities

Medical Education

• The Medical Education Scholarly pathway offers fellows the opportunity to engage in activities to enhance their knowledge and skills in adult-centered education. Requirements are included from several categories, including coursework, development of a community of practice, teaching opportunities, and medical education research / scholarship. Interested fellows will generally enroll into the pathway in the second year of training. Successful completion of the requirements will result in awarding of a certificate of achievement at graduation.
• As part of the Medical Education Pathway, fellows will also need to join the FAME (Fellows As Medical Educators) program. FAME is a certificate program for 2nd and 3rd year Pediatric and Internal Medicine Fellows interested in improving their skills as medical educators. It is an 8-month long curriculum that will result in a special distinction/certificate upon completion.

Global Health

• The Yale Pediatric Global Health Track is a comprehensive training pathway for pediatric residents and fellows dedicated to addressing child health inequities in the US and worldwide. The program equips trainees with foundational skills for global health careers through a combination of didactic education, clinical experience, mentored scholarship, and immersive field opportunities. Trainees complete 12 didactic credits annually from a flexible curriculum of online courses, webinars, and live events, including required sessions on global health ethics. Clinical training includes longitudinal local experiences such as the Refugee Clinic and Y-HEALER Program, as well as a required 4-week immersive rotation at a domestic or international site. Each trainee completes a scholarly project and presents their work at a recognized conference, with a dissemination plan back to the community. Faculty mentorship is paired in the first year, and the program emphasizes bidirectional learning and capacity strengthening through established global partnerships. The track is coordinated by a multidisciplinary team of faculty and fellows who maintain active communication with all members through a shared calendar and group updates.

Investigation - Clinically and Laboratory Based

• The investigation pathway actively engages the trainee in laboratory-based or patient-oriented research. The trainee will work with an established investigator within Yale University to design, conduct and analyze a research project leveraging the university’s extensive research resources.

Pediatric Scholarly Pathway for Advocacy

• New for 2026, the Pediatric Scholarly Pathway for Advocacy provides an avenue for fellows to gain the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to advance child health through advocacy, policy engagement, community partnership, and systems change. Through mentorship, hands-on advocacy experiences, and scholarly work, fellows learn to address the social and structural drivers of health and become effective leaders for children and families.

• Completed by recent fellowship graduate, Cristina Rios Rivera! (include photo from graduation of Cristina)
• The Yale New Haven Hospital Office of Graduate Medical Education provides the opportunity for enrichment experiences in Health Equity, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety. Residents can earn a Distinction Certificate if they engage in meaningfully in a range of experiences within this pathway. Learn more about the Yale GME HEPSQI pathway.

Master of Health Science (MHS) Degree Program is offered through the School of Medicine. It requires 2 years of time dedicated to training and mentored research including course work appropriate for our fellows and either a thesis or a manuscript suitable for publication. This degree can be completed during the second and third years of fellowship, while completing an intensive mentored research project.

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The Investigative Medicine Program (IMP), inaugurated in 1999 as a Department in the Graduate School, offers a number of courses well suited to the needs of our trainees. This program also grants the PhD degree and is directed exclusively to physicians, most of whom enter the program as fellows in clinical departments. The IMP’s parallel paths of training emphasize either laboratory- based or clinically-based translational research. Students in IMP are required to meet the same rigorous standard to complete the requirements for the PhD as is any graduate student, but it is tailored to the unique circumstances of physician- scientists in training. We will support fellows who apply for the PhD in Investigative Medicine, which typically requires an additional 1-2 years of training (4-5 years total to complete both the fellowship and PhD).

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The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship participates in the fall pediatric sub-specialties match. Applicants must register for the Match through the NRMP. Applications are reviewed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Our institutional Graduate Medical Education and ACGME accreditation requirements specify that all applicants must be board eligible/certified in pediatrics as determined by the American Board of Pediatrics. Invitations to interview typically begin in late July, early August. Interviews generally take place in late August through October.

Application Requirements

• At least three letters of recommendation
• A personal statement
• Your medical school transcript
• Your curriculum vitae
• Medical School Performance Evaluation
• ECFMG Status Report (if foreign medical graduate)
• Current photograph
• We will accept USMLE or COMLEX scores, but USMLE is preferred