Currently, there are two infectious disease and one HIV consultation services. While on one of the infectious disease consultation services, fellows provide care to 15 to 20 patients daily. On the HIV service, fellows are responsible for the primary care of 5 to 15 patients daily at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Each fellow consults on a minimum of 300 inpatients in one year. Members of the faculty conduct daily teaching rounds with fellows, residents, and medical students.
Fellows take an active role in leading rounds, including teaching the residents and students.
Emphasis during rounds is on developing the clinical skills of the fellows. In the ambulatory clinics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Lakeside Division of the VA Chicago Healthcare System, each fellow has a minimum of 300 outpatient encounters per year. Fellows are responsible for the daily management of a panel of patients that is developed from the beginning of their training. The clinic at Northwestern Memorial Hospital has five examination rooms, a treatment room, an ophthalmologic suite with slit lamp and retinal camera, and rooms equipped to manage the care of women. Rooms for sputum induction, breathing treatments, and phlebotomy are also available.