University of Texas, Galveston

Training Program Contact Information

University of Texas Medical Branch
Division of Infectious Diseases
301 University Boulevard, Route 0435
Galveston, Texas 77555-0435

Phone: 409-747-1856
Fax: 409-772-6527
E-mail: mkrdenton@utmb.edu, jcsarria@utmb.edu
Website (optional): www.utmn.edu/infectious_diseases

Division Chief

A. Clinton White, MD, Prof.
Research Interests: Parasite immunopathogenesis, tropical medicine, HIV/AIDS

Training Program Director

Juan C. Sarria, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Research Interests: HIV/AIDS clinical trials, infections in immunocompromised hosts

Faculty

Miriam Alter, PhD, Prof.
Research Interests: Infectious disease epidemiology, hepatitis

Christine Arcari, PhD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Infectious disease epidemiology, hepatitis

Eric Avery, MD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Neuropsychiatric manifestations of HIV infection

Sara Dann, PhD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: GI mucosal immunology, giardiasis

Monique R. Ferguson, PhD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Molecular pathogenesis of HIV

Phillip Keiser, MD, Prof.
Research Interests: HIV outcomes and clinical trials focused in Africa

Makiko Kobayashi, PhD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Burn-related host defenses and infection, human-mouse chimeric models

A. Scott Lea, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Research Interests: Transplant infections, zoonosis, clinical infectious diseases

Dorothy Lewis, PhD, Prof.
Research Interests: Human immunology and immunoregulation, HIV

C. Glen Mayhall, MD, Prof.
Research Interests: Healthcare epidemiology and infection control

Joan E. Nichols, PhD, Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Tissue engineering, viral pathogenesis

David Paar, MD, Assoc. Prof.
Research Interests: HIV infection, outcomes research

Norbert J. Roberts, Jr., MD, Prof.
Research Interests: Viral pathogenesis, influenza virus,RSV

Nathaniel Smith, MD, Adjunct Asst. Prof.
Research Interests: Antiretroviral therapy in Africa, tropical medicine

Participating Hospitals

UTMB Hospitals (5, all on campus)
Number of Beds: 750

Program Training Offerings

How does this program meet the ABIM requirements for training in clinical microbiology?

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experiences

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experiences
Continuity Clinic for HIV+ Patients

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in:

Infections in solid organ transplant patients
Infections in travelers and tropical medicine
Infections in children

The Program provides training in management of STDs through:

Didactic Lectures

The Program has a didactic lecture course for fellows:

Yes

If Yes, what is the average number of lectures provided over a two year period? 120

The Program provides training in:

Clinician track
Clinical investigator track
Basic Investigator track

Training is for:

Are there citizenship requirements?

If yes, list requirement: None, but must be a U.S. citizen (or permanent resident) for T32 support

Number of fellows accepted each year: 2

Duration of Fellowship (years): 2-3

The Program has a training grant (T32):

Yes

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year: 400

Number of Fellows completing the Program in the last 5 years: 10

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional)

Clinical case conference, journal club, research in progress, microbiology plate rounds and global grand rounds (intercontinental video case conference).

Research tools and techniques course, infectious disease core lecture series, intensive course in tropical medicine, and hospital epidemiology/infection control seminars.

International clinical rotations in Kenya, Nicaragua and Peru. D43 training grant offered for Peruvian physicians with the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia.

UTMB centers and institutes offering additional opportunities for training and research: Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, WHO Collaborating Center for Tropical Diseases, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Training in International Health, Galveston Global Health Consortium, Sealy Center for Vaccine Development, Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Galveston National Laboratory.

Advanced studies/degrees: Masters in Clinical Investigation, MPH in Hospital Epidemiology and Global Health, Certificate of Knowledge in Tropical Medicine and Travel Health of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Pediatric Infectious Disease and off-campus electives.