Fellowship Program

Welcome to the University of Minnesota Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program. Our program will help you achieve mastery of the practice and science of Infectious Diseases and provide you comprehensive training in research skills, all in a friendly and supportive working environment. Clinical excellence will be attained by immersion in patient care at our four dedicated teaching hospitals (University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis VA Medical Center and Abbot Northwestern Hospital), with emphasis upon the development of critical reasoning, scholarship, and professional responsibility. Additionally, you will benefit from our robust teaching, an exceptionally supportive learning environment, strong faculty mentorship and tremendous flexibility within the program to accommodate the diverse interests of our fellows. Excellence in research will be achieved by the design, implementation, analysis and presentation of a high-quality research project, enthusiastic and supportive research mentors, and rigorous oversight. Whether your research interests include HIV, issue of global health, infections of transplantation, or hospital-acquired infections using basic, clinical or epidemiological methods, our faculty offer a diverse range of research opportunities.

Please take the time to learn more about us by browsing through our website. We hope that it will provide some helpful information about the people we serve, the research opportunities we offer, the faculty, the program, the hospitals and clinics, and the benefits of living in the Twin Cities.

Strengths of the University of Minnesota Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

• Diverse patient population located in a Midwestern urban environment
• Tremendous flexibility in crafting your training beyond the core requirements
• Strong Global Health connection
  • Global Health Course
  • Connections to over 25 international sites for research and clinical training
• Close, meaningful connection with the Minnesota Department of Health and University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
• T-32 Training grant provides independent research funding

Added Benefits of Training in Minnesota

• High quality public schools
• Strong connection to outdoor activities
• Diverse dining, night life, and other urban amenities
• Major sports franchises
• Fully experienced four seasons

Two Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Tracks

Academic Research Track for fellows who have demonstrated an interest and aptitude for research, and who desire a research-focused academic career.

• One year of clinical training, followed by 2-3 years of research training
• Research supported by a T32 Training Grant
• Opportunities to take coursework towards an MPH, MS in Clinical Research, and ASTMH certification

Clinician-Scholar Track for fellows who seek to become educators, scholars, and/or academically based clinicians.

• One year of clinical training, followed by one year of clinical research training
• Opportunities for additional inpatient and outpatient clinical training in Year 2

Fellowship Director
Bryan Rock, M.D. (left)
Infectious Diseases & International Medicine,
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

Administrative Contact
Jo Belvedere
I.D. Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: 612-626-9943
e-mail: belve003@umn.edu