Introduction to Infectious Diseases

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The Infectious Disease (ID) Elective will give second year medical students the opportunity to gain exposure to and participate in care of patients on the Duke Hospital ID service. They will work as a part of the team taking part in the care of patients with a wide variety of infectious diseases in the inpatient and outpatient settings of critical illness. This patient population spans a wide range of disease causes, both common and rare, including iatrogenic, transplant, immunosuppression induced, HIV, community acquired, and drug-resistant cases. Unlike the 4th year elective this selective course will allow student(s) extensive exposure to high maintenance Infectious Diseases experience in Transplantation. Students should report to workroom 6W70 in the Duke Medicine Pavilion at 8:00am on the first day of classes. Hours are 8:00am - 5:00pm, M-F. For more information, please contact Haley Sullivan ([email protected]). Requisite: Permission of Instructor is Required. Max. Enrollment: 1; Credit: 1. Micah McClain, MD