Weekly conferences + educational curriculum for infectious diseases fellows at Tufts Medical Center
Our infectious diseases fellowship offers a rich and diverse schedule of conferences, lectures and case discussions designed to enhance clinical knowledge, research skills and teaching abilities.
Throughout the week, fellows participate in a variety of regular meetings, including didactic lectures, journal clubs, case conferences and specialty sessions. These provide opportunities to stay current on emerging science, discuss challenging cases, review research, and develop skills as clinician educators.
Key conferences + activities
Monday
- Microbiology Rounds — 11:30–11:45 am
Tuesday
- New England Transplant Conference (quarterly) — 7:30–9:00 am
- Microbiology Rounds — 11:30–11:45 am
- Intercity Case Conference — 12:00–1:00 pm
- Difficult Transplant ID Cases (optional) — 3:00–3:45 pm
Wednesday
- Microbiology Rounds — 11:30–11:45 am
- Transplant ID Conference — 12:00–1:00 pm
- Journal Club (1st Wednesday)
- HIV Therapy/AIDS Conference (2nd Wednesday)
- Research Conference (3rd & 5th Wednesdays)
- Morbidity & Mortality Conference (4th Wednesday)
Thursday
- Fellow’s Core Didactic Lecture Series — 7:45–8:45 am
- Microbiology Rounds — 11:30–11:45 am
- MERGE/ID Journal Club (every other month) — 12:00–1:00 pm
- Infection Control Committee (3rd Thursday)
Friday
- Microbiology Rounds — 11:30–11:45 am
- Medical Grand Rounds — 12:00–1:00 pm
- Sign-Out Rounds — 5:00–5:15 pm
