Education and Information

Professional Development and Research Opportunitites

Advocacy and Representation

Education and Information

• Subscriptions to IDSA's two scholarly journals, The Journal of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Infectious Diseases
• Discounts at IDSA's Annual Meeting, where colleagues present the latest scientific research and clinical state of the art
• Practice guidelines and links to other infectious diseases
• IDSA News and other resources provide timely information about emerging infectious diseases, controversies in immunizations, and other current issues.

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Professional Development and Research Opportunities

• The annual Society Awards honor individuals for outstanding contributions to research, teaching, and patient care.
• The Society promotes the recruitment, training, and retention of talented physicians to the field of infectious diseases.
• The ID/HIV Career Center is your link to professional opportunities across the country.
• The annual Fellows Meeting offers career strategies in clinical practice.
• IDSA's Emerging Infections Network is a sentinel network of infectious diseases consultants who report on unusual cases and phenomena encountered in their practices.
• The HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) of IDSA represents both ID and non-ID physicians and other health care professionals involved in HIV/AIDS.

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Advocacy and Representation

• Recognizing the urgency of antimicrobial resistance, and working to foster research and development of new antimicrobials
• Promoting the value of ID consultative services to patients and health care systems and advocating for increased coverage and reimbursement for ID services
• Strong supporter of federal funding for biomedical research, and the adoption of science-based policies
• Affiliated state and regional societies provide forums to address infectious diseases issues at the local level.

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