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.
Seasonal & Pandemic Influenza Meeting: This meeting is held to bring together scientists, clinicians, publich health officials, and policymakers to address issues related to prevention and preparedness for seasonal and pandemic influenza.
Contributions
IDSA members can make tax-deductible contributions to the Foundation at the same time they pay their annual dues.
In addition, others who wish to contribute can download and submit this donation form.
Board of Trustees
Richard J. Whitley, MD, FIDSA, President
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
James M. Hughes, MD,FIDSA, President-Elect
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Thomas G. Slama, MD, FIDSA, Vice President
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana
William Schaffner, MD,FIDSA, Secretary
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Nashville, Tennessee
Cynthia L. Sears, MD, FIDSA, Treasurer
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
Anne A. Gershon, MD,FIDSA, Immediate Past President
Columbia University College of Physicians
New York, New York
Johan S. Bakken, MD, PhD, FIDSA, State & Regional Societies Representative
St. Luke's ID Associates
Duluth, Minnesota
Stephen B. Calderwood, MD, FIDSA
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas M. File, Jr., MD, FIDSA
Summa Health System
Akron, Ohio
Carol A. Kauffman, MD, FIDSA
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sandra A. Kemmerly, MD, FIDSA
Ochsner Health System
New Orleans, Louisiana
Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD, FIDSA, HIVMA Representative
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
Andrew T. Pavia, MD, FIDSA
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
William G. Powderly, MD, FIDSA
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Wesley C. Van Voorhis, MD, PhD, FIDSA
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Stanford T. Shulman, MD, FIDSA, PIDS Liaison
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
Patrick J. Brennan, MD, FIDSA, SHEA Liaison
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mark A. Leasure, Chief Executive Officer
IDSA
Arlington, Virginia