Email this page Allergy & Immunology and Rheumatology Fellowships
Structure of the Fellowship
Allergy/Immunology:
- Ambulatory continuity clinic
- Ambulatory faculty clinics
- In-patient consultation service
- Mentored research (basic, clinical or translational) project with protected blocks of reseach time
- Conferences
- Pediatric allergy, pediatric pulmonary, dermatology, and otolaryngology rotations
Rheumatology:
- Ambulatory continuity clinic
- Ambulatory faculty clinic
- In-patient consultation service
- Mentored research (basic, clinical or translational) project with protected blocks of research time
- Conferences
- Orthopedic subpecialty, non-operative sports medicine, physical medicine & rehabilitation, pediatric rheumatology, physical therapy and occupational therapy rotations
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- DEXA
Fellowship Curriculum
The fellowship curricula are comprehensive and include all facets of the discipline and related fields including clinical care, clinical research, and basic research. Teaching venues include the ambulatory clinic, the in-patient hospital, the emergency room, musculoskeletal ultrasound, DEXA scanning, clinics in allied disciplines, division conferences, the Clinical Immunology Research Center, and the reaseach labs.
Rheumatology Fellow Curriculum
Allergy/Immunology Fellow Curriculum
Our Graduates
Our graduates have become board certified specialists in a variety of settings:
- Faculty at academic institutions focusing maininly on basic research but also seeing patients
- Faculty at academic institutions focusing on patient care
- Faculty at academic institutions focusing on clinical research and patient care
- Practitioners in private practice focusing on clinical trials and paitent care
- Practitioners in private practice focusing on patient care
Application Materials and General Information
Number of Fellowship Positions
The AIR Division has four fellowship positions in total to fill. These are distributed amongst Allergy/Immunolgy fellows, Rheumatology fellows, and combined Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology fellows and between first-, second- and potentially third-year fellows since we offer the unique opportunity for a combined fellowship in Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology. Due to this combined position, in any given academic year, there may not be a first-year fellowship position available in Allergy/Immunology or Rheumatology.
Citizenship and Residency Requirements
Applicants must be a United States citizen, a permanent resident, or possess a J1 Visa. Rheumatology applicants must have graduated from ad ACGME accredited Internal Medicine Residency. Allergy/Immunology applicants must have graduated from and ACGME accredited Internal Medicine Residency or an ACGME accredited Med-Peds Residency.
Application Process
The Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology programs both participate in ERAS.
Allergy/Immunology program ID: 0203511043
Rheumatology program ID: 1503511127.
Combined Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology: submit both an Allergy/Immunology and a Rheumatology application through ERAS.
Program Directors
Allergy/Immunology: R. John Looney, M.D.
Rheumatology: Christopher T. Ritchlin, M.D.
Allergy/Immunology & Rheumatology Division
University of Rochester Medical Center
601 Elmwood Ave
Box 695
Rochester, NY 14642
Direct all fellowship questions to:
Janet DiMora 585-273-4670 |
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