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Opportunities in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Opportunities in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. Tim Mailman MD FRCPC Division of Infectious Diseases Director, Clinical Microbiology IWK Health Center. Outline. What can I do ? What do I want to do ? How do I do it ?. What kind of jobs do ID folks have?.

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Opportunities in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

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  1. Opportunities in Pediatric Infectious Diseases Tim Mailman MD FRCPC Division of Infectious Diseases Director, Clinical Microbiology IWK Health Center

  2. Outline What can I do ? What do I want to do ? How do I do it ?

  3. What kind of jobs do ID folks have? • Pure clinical infectious diseases? • Not sufficient patient load to support this in many areas ($) • Options: combine with general pediatrics clinical work or a non-clinical activity.

  4. “If I do a peds ID fellowship, what will I be when I grow up, continued…….” • Clinical pediatric ID (minimum 2-3 months/year) +/- • Research • Basic science (PhD, research fellowship) • Clinical epidemiology (Masters, other) • Population epidemiology, public health, other • Public Health (FRCPC/Masters) • Vaccinology • Medical Microbiology (FRCPC) • Infection Control, hospital epidemiology (epidemiology training, fellowships) • International Health • University activity (teaching, administration)

  5. Infectious Disease Options in Canada • Pediatric ID in Canada is primarily an academic-based specialty • An area of research focus is not an option but rather a necessity • Focus can be topic based (eg an organism, a field [eg infection control, vaccine], a methodology [clinical trials, database, molecular biology])

  6. Opportunities in Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Vaccinology

  7. Vaccinology • Broad range of activity • Basic science (vaccine discovery) • Evaluation (clinical trials, epidemiology, disease burden, safety) • Health Policy and Public Health (database, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs) • Broad range of collaborators • Public Health (federal, provincial) • Research networks

  8. Training Opportunities • Type • ID with applicable research • ID with formal Vaccinology • Location • Formal Vaccinology centers in Vancouver, Montreal, Quebec City, Halifax • Informal opportunities elsewhere • Funding Sources • Hospital Based – i.e. Board of Governors (IWK) • CIHR RxD (eg Wyeth) • AMMI

  9. Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program(CCHCSP) CCHCSP • Is a CIHR Training Program • Includes 13 sites across Canada • Offers competitions for salary support for trainees • Access for Clinician Scientists to a Core Curriculum

  10. Medical Microbiology Careers • Hospital-based clinical microbiology +/- Pediatric infectious diseases clinician. • Public Health Laboratory Director

  11. Medical Microbiology Careers • Subspecialties available • Virology • Molecular Microbiology • Special pathogens • Public Health • Advantages: • Flexibility / Mobility • Complements clinical ID • Research opportunities

  12. How do I do it ? • Talk to as many ID folks as possible • Its always easy to get more clinical time. Its nearly impossible to give it up later. • Positions are often more negotiable than they appear. If there is something you REALLY want, ask about it up front. • More research time OR space • Research startup funding • 80% vs 100% • $$ OR other benefits (conferences, professional expenses, disability insurance) • Additional training (research course, vaccinology courses, international health courses, Masters degrees)

  13. What can I do ? Vaccinology Public Health Infection Control Medical Micro Clinical Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research International Health

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