Specialized clinics in general infectious diseases, tropical medicine, sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS allow for the assessment and long term follow-up of outpatients. Required rotations include infectious disease, clinical microbiology and epidemiology and public health. In the second year, the trainee is encouraged to develop or assist in a particular area of research under the supervision of a faculty member. Basic science education, where indicated, will be furthered through formal course work and seminars. Each trainee will be expected to take an active role in teaching medical students and junior housestaff.
Trainees set up and plan weekly and monthly series of rounds.
Other educational activities include bi-weekly research seminars, weekly Journal Club, and Academic Half Day. The third and subsequent years are optional with further clinical or research experience as desired. Though not mandatory, at least three years of training is the minimum required to obtain a position in academic medicine. With a three year program it may be possible to fulfill minimum certification requirements in the disciplines of both Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, or with additional time to complete a combined fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a Ph.D. program in Microbiology and Immunology or Experimental Medicine. There is also an opportunity to combine infectious diseases training with the federal provincial field epidemiology program.