The IDSA Education and Research Foundation supports research and education activities that improve  
patient care and provide information about infectious diseases for the benefit of physicians, scientists, health care professionals and the public. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization.

Programs 

The IDSA Education and Research Foundation supports the following programs:

AIDS Training Program for Physicians: This joint project of IDSA and the HIV Medicine Association trains physicians from resource-constrained countries in HIV/AIDS care appropriate to their countries' needs and capacities.

Center for Global Health Policy: The Center promotes evidence-based U.S. action on global HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis by drawing on the expertise and knowledge of the members of IDSA and HVMA.

Joint Research Awards: Co-sponsored with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, these annual Postdoctoral Fellowships and Young Investigator Awards were established to promote research in infectious diseases by promising young scientists.

Medical Scholars Program: This program offers scholarships to medical students with mentorship by an IDSA member or fellow. It helps attract the best and brightest to the field by giving medical students a first-hand look at the challenges and opportunities of working in infectious diseases.

Minority Clinical Fellowship: This program enables underrepresented minority physicians to gain HIV experience and expertise in a clinical setting post-residency. The goal is to increase the number of African American and Latino physicians who have the expertise and the commitment to provide clinical care to HIV positive patients from minority communities.

National Network for Immunization Information: NNii provides up-to-date, science-based information on immunization to health professionals, the media, policy makers and the public. IDSA is a founding partner of NNii.

Board of Trustees

James M. Hughes, MD, FIDSA, Chair
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Upton D. Allen, MD, FIDSA, Vice Chair 
Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cynthia L. Sears, MD, FIDSA, Treasurer
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Kathryn M. Edwards, MD, FIDSA, Secretary
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN 

Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, FIDSA
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Johan S. Bakken, MD, PhD, FIDSA
St. Luke’s ID Associates
Duluth, MN

Helen W. Boucher, MD, FIDSA
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

Michael L. Butera, MD
Pulmonary Medicine & Infectious Diseases Medical Group
San Diego, CA

Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Stanley C. Deresinski, MD, FIDSA
Stanford University School of Medicine
Redwood City, CA

Barbara Murray, MD, FIDSA
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston, TX

Andrew T. Pavia, MD, FIDSA
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

David A. Relman, MD, FIDSA
Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, CA

Thomas G. Slama, MD, FIDSA
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN

Wesley C. Van Voorhis, MD, PhD, FIDSA
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Mark A. Leasure, Chief Executive Officer
Arlington, VA