University of Iowa

Department of Internal Medicine
200 Hawkins Drive
GH-SW34
Iowa City, IA 52242

Phone: 319 384 6186
Fax: 319 384 7208
Website: www.int-med.uiowa.edu/
Email: daniel-diekema@uiowa.edu

Training Program Director

Daniel J. Diekema MD Prof.

Research Interests: Fungal infections, clinical microbiology, hospital epidemiology

Participating Hospitals

University of Iowa Hospital and Clinic : 680
VA Medical Center : 175

Program Training Offerings

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

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experience

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures
Continuity Clinic

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in the following:

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

This Program provides training in STD management 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?

Training is for:

MD
DO
PhD

Are there citizenship requirements?

Yes

Citizenship Requirements:

U.S. Preferred

Types of visas accepted:

Number of fellows accepted each year:

Duration of the Fellowship (years):

The Program has a training grant (T32):

Yes

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year:

600

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

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional):

Applications accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)?

Timeframe when applications are accepted:

Timeframe when interviews are done

Prof.

Jack T. Stapleton , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Flavivirus - HIV interactions and vaccines, Hepatitis C, hepatitis G, HIV

Faculty

Lee-Ann Allen , PhD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Innate ummunity of helicobacter and fransicella infections

Jason Barker , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Innate immune responses to fransicella

Peter Densen , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Neisseria pathogenesis and complement

Charles M. Helms , MD, PhD , Prof.

Research Interests: Vaccine strategy and quality assurance

Loreen A. Herweldt , MD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Infection control and nosocomial infections

Birgi Johannsson , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic stewardship

L. Vaughn Kirchoff , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Trypanosomiasis

Anton McCaffrey , PhD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: MicroRNAs, hepatitis C and liver regeneration

Jeffery Meier , MD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Cytomegalovirus, HIV

Rachel Miller , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Transplant ID

William M. Nauseef , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Neutrophil biology, innate immunity

Michael Ohl , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: HIV healthcare service and outcomes

Philip Polgreen , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Computational epidemiology, outbreak predictions, hospital infections

Judy Streit , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Infection control, travel medicine

Fayyaz Sutterwala , MD, PhD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Innate immunity, NOD-like receptors

Jerrold Weiss , PhD , Prof.

Research Interests: Host defense, innate immunity

Mary E. Wilson , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Leishmaniasis and travel medicine

R. Todd Wiblin , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Infection control and quality assurance

Patricia Winokur , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Antibiotic resistance, vaccines

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