Particular attention is provided to development of skills in clinical investigation and basic research. Trainees are expected to present the results of their research projects at national meetings and in peer-reviewed publications. The overall program at Baylor includes more than 80 faculty and staff. Dr Shearer is a Past Chair of the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, a Director at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, and President Elect of the Clinical Immunology Society. The program has entry tracks for residents trained in pediatrics or internal medicine.
Trainees receive in-depth experience in the broad discipline of clinical immunology.
Emphasis is given to principles and interpretations of immunologic diagnostic studies in the context of evaluating and treating immunologic disorders. Each trainee completes the basic immunology course of the graduate school and develops skills in clinical investigation and basic research. Trainees are expected to present the results of their research projects at national meetings and in peer-reviewed publications. This is a combined pediatric-internal medicine program. No differentiation is made between pediatric and internal medicine applicants.