Allergy/Immunology
OVERVIEW AND OBJECTIVES
The University of Cincinnati Immunology/Allergy Training Program is a conjoint 3-year training program with separate tracks for fellow trainees board-qualified in internal medicine and pediatrics. The internal medicine track is based in the Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the pediatric track at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The program mission is to train physician scientists for academic and/or research careers. Majority of funding is provided through a T32 training grant award from the National Institute of Allergic and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Two years of intensive research training and laboratory investigation are required under the direct supervision of a faculty mentor. The third year is devoted to clinical training that will satisfy requirements to sit for the American Board of Allergy and Immunology.
Established in 1962, the fellowship has maintained a tradition of provided both strong clinical and research training. Cross training in pediatric and adult allergy is provided. Active and innovative basic and clinical research is conducted in the areas of new therapies for asthma and allergic diseases; mechanisms of occupational lung disease; food hypersensitivity; reproductive immunology; eosinophil biology; genetics of asthma; experimental murine models of allergic disease; chemokines and the role of cytokines in regulation of immune responses; and molecular biology. Separate clinical, basic and translational research tracks are offered including a molecular epidemiology program, which prepared trainees for conducting clinical and translational research.
FACULTY
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| Name |
Position |
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| Bernstein, I. Leonard - MD |
Professor |
| Bernstein, David I. - MD |
Professor |
| Bernstein, Jonathan A. - MD |
Professor |
| Marc E. Rothenberg - MD, PhD |
Professor |
| Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey - MD, PhD |
Associate Professor |
| Nives Zimmermann - MD |
Assistant Professor |
| Michael O. Daines - MD |
Research Professor |
| Amal H. Assa'ad - MD |
Professor |
| Michelle B. Lierl - MD |
Associate Professor |
CURRENT ALERGY FELLOWS
Tolly Epstein
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine - Indianapolis, IN
Residency: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University - St. Louis, MO
Haejin Kim
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Cincinnati, OH
Residency: University Hospital - Cincinnati, OH
BENEFITS
Salaries are commensurate with policies established for graduate medical education participants by The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.
CONTACT INFORMATION AND HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must have an MD or DO degree from an accredited institution and be board eligible or certified by the American Board of Pediatrics or the American Board of Internal Medicine to qualify for the pediatric or internal medicine track, respectively.
For positions beginning July 1, 2010, the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS) will open for applicants to apply on December 1, 2008. Invitations will be made until March 31, 2009. Candidates are matched in May 2009.
The Internal Medicine track accepts one trainee biennially. The next vacancy for both tracks will occur in the academic year beginning July 1, 2010.
If applying to the internal medicine track, please direct your inquiry to:
David I. Bernstein, MD, Professor of Internal Medicine and Fellowship Co-Director
Attn: Miss Shakeith Graber
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology
231 Albert Sabin Way, ML 0563
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0563
Tel: 513-558-4701; Fax: 513-558-3799
If applying to the pediatric track, please direct your inquiry to:
Amal Assa'ad, MD, Fellowship Co-Director
Attn: Miss Kathy Evans
Division of Allergy and Immunology, ML 2000
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229
For your convenience, the application is available online at: http://intmed.uc.edu/divisions/immunology/documents/fellowship_app.pdf
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