Donald Armstrong, MD, FIDSA, Past President of IDSA and mentor to many in the field, passed away on Nov. 27, 2018 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

This year’s ID fellowship Match brought similar, if not slightly improved, results when compared with last year.

By now, you have likely heard from IDSA, HIVMA and colleagues about the vote to update the Society bylaws. For the vote to be successful, we need 20 percent of the membership to participate. We are nearly there, but we need you to help us cross the finish line. 

The IDSA Board of Directors has approved a new name for the Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Task Force.

If you plan to take the Traditional MOC Exam or the Knowledge Check-in in 2019, registration is now open.

The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ (NIAID) has announced that the interim 2019 payline for K awards (except K99) would be set at 18 – an increase from the Institute’s October interim payline of 14 and level with the payline from 2018. 

The Senate has passed legislation reauthorizing PEPFAR, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, extending for another five years the flagship U.S. global HIV program that provides lifesaving HIV treatment to more than 14 million people.

Outpatient clinical laboratory tests will receive the second of three expected 10 percent reimbursement cuts on Jan. 1, 2019.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently hosted its first-ever Lyme Innovation Roundtable.

The HIVMA Clinical Fellowship Program is accepting applications for the 2019-2020 cycle.

Michael Butera, MD, FIDSA is a physician on the move, whether it is taking care of patients across the San Diego area, serving as a delegate to the California Medical Association, or leading county and city efforts to combat infectious diseases. 

The Hill published an opinion piece by HIVMA Chair David Hardy, MD on World AIDS Day discussing how entry restrictions, discriminatory policies and failures to implement proven interventions compromise United States leadership of the global AIDS response. Read this and other contributions here.