Rotations
Fellows in the Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine gain extensive clinical experience through exposure to a diverse patient population and a wide range of infectious disease cases. Over the course of the 24-month program, fellows complete a series of required clinical rotations at four different hospitals designed to build a strong foundation in infectious diseases. Learn more about the individual hospitals.
Required Clinical Rotations (16 months total)
- Eskenazi Hospital: 3 months
- Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center: 2 months
- IU Health University Hospital general: 3 months
- IU Health University Hospital abdominal transplant: 1 month
- IU Health Methodist Hospital general: 1 month
- IU Health Methodist Hospital thoracic transplant: 1 month
- Clinical microbiology: 1 month
- Infection prevention: 1 month
- Antimicrobial stewardship: 2 weeks
- Public health: 2 weeks
- Quality improvement: 2 months
These rotations span four major hospitals and clinical sites, offering fellows a rich and varied training environment. Fellows also receive four weeks of vacation per year, totaling eight weeks over the duration of the fellowship.
Personalized Clinical Tracks (5 ½ months)
Beyond the core rotations, fellows have the opportunity to tailor their training through ten months of elective time focused on a specialized clinical track. Available tracks include:
- Infection prevention
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Global health
- Medical education
- Critical care
- Private practice
- HIV, hepatitis and STIs
Additional educational opportunities are available through the NIH-funded T32 research fellowship and the Kenya elective, offering global health experience and advanced research training. For more information, visit our fellowship page.
Sample Schedules
Given the highly individualized nature of our fellowship, each fellow’s schedule can vary significantly based on their chosen clinical track, interests and goals. To help prospective applicants better understand how the program is structured, we provide several sample schedules that illustrate different combinations of clinical rotations, conferences and other key components of the fellowship.
Each sample includes mock fellows to demonstrate how schedules may align and interact across the program, offering a clearer picture of the day-to-day and longitudinal experience within the fellowship.
Sample clinical conference schedule
Program Highlights
The Infectious Diseases Fellowship program at IU School of Medicine offers a variety of unique resources and experiences designed to enrich fellows’ education and professional development.
- Technology support: Each fellow receives an iPad Mini to support learning, research and clinical work.
- Board preparation: The program covers expenses for infectious diseases board review courses, ensuring fellows are well-prepared for certification.
- Engaging conferences: Weekly clinical conferences feature a dynamic, case-based format where faculty and fellows engage in a fun, competitive “stump the audience” style review.
- Interactive board reviews: Weekly sessions incorporate game-based learning and clinical reasoning exercises to reinforce key concepts.
- Specialized pharmacology education: Fellows benefit from dedicated antimicrobial lectures delivered by expert PharmDs, tailored specifically to their training needs.
- Continuity clinic: Fellows participate in a half-day continuity clinic each week at Eskenazi Hospital, focusing on HIV care and general infectious diseases management.
These enhancements reflect the program’s commitment to creating a stimulating, supportive and personalized learning environment.