As the Ob/Gyn Infectious /Diseases program is modeled on training available in centres of excellence in the US and involves a role as a primary infectious diseases resident in most cases. The typical content and sequence of infectious diseases training is indicated in the following schematic diagram, for information. Modification to enhance Ob/Gyn specific exposure done on a case by case basis.
A. Program Content and Sequence of Rotations
| Program Year | Content and Sequence of Rotations Number of Months (or 4-week blocks) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| First | Adult ID | Microbiology | Consult Service (Adult) | Elective | ||||||||||
| Second | Elective | Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Microbiology including Virology | Consultation Service (Adult) | ||||||||||
B. Mandatory Content – not fully established for Ob/Gyn ID
| Description | Duration | Hospitals or Other Institutions in Which This Training May be Taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1. MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY (including infection control, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology and virology) | To be determined | VH&HSC BC Centre for Disease Control St. Paul’s Hospital BC Children’s Hospital |
| 2. ADULT CONSULTATION SERVICE inpatient consultations general ID outpatient clinics tropical medicine clinics HIV/AIDS clinics STD clinics TB clinics Burns Bone Marrow Transplantation | To be determined | VH&HSC BC Cancer Agency St. Paul’s Hospital BC Women’s Hospital Oak Tree Clinic BC Centre for Disease Control |
| 3. PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES inpatient and outpatient | 2 months | BC Children’s Hospital |
| 4. CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE (concurrent with 1. above) | One half-day per week x 4 months | UBC Dept. of Health Care and Epidemiology |
| 5. STD/AIDS COURSE | 2-3 weeks | University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
C. Elective Content
| Description | Duration | Hospitals or other Institutions in Which This Training May be Taken |
|---|---|---|
| 1. RESEARCH Clinical trials/clinical or laboratorystudies/basic science research | 2 – 6 months | VH&HSC , St. Paul’s Hospital BC Centre for Disease Control BC Women’s Hospital UBC Dept. of Microbiology |
| 2. ADDITIONAL CLINICAL TRAINING includes TB, HIV in women and families, chronic viral diseases | 0 – 4 months | as for ‘Mandatory Content’ above |