In addition to these duties, the fellow is involved in clinical conferences, journal clubs, research conferences, and other academic activities of the Department of Laboratory Medicine. A rotation through the clinical immunology laboratory to learn methods in the serodiagnosis of infectious disease is part of the fellowship, as is an experience in the Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control program. Other A rotation in Public Health Microbiology is scheduled via the Connecticut State Public Health Laboratory. A further opportunity to gain teaching experience in the laboratory portion of the Medical Microbiology course of the medical school is also part of the fellowship. It is expected that the fellow will pursue a basic or applied research project during the fellowship.
Funding is available for travel to present research results at a national meeting.
The standard Yale University benefits package applies. The arrangement of the fellowship is flexible and can be arranged to best suit the needs of individual fellows.