Clinical
First Year
- Fellows will rotate on both the pediatric and adult allergy services for one month at a time and switch with their co-fellow monthly.
- Outpatient Clinic includes five half-day clinics per week.
- Inpatient Service includes consult coverage for the respective service of the month.
- Weekend calls are divided equally among all fellows. Night call is taken from home.
- Each first year fellow has an opportunity to take a 2-week elective in which they will see clinic patients but have no inpatient consult service responsibilties. This provides protected time for primary board (Medicine or Pediatrics) study preparation or research development.
Second Year
- The majority of the second year is devoted to research.
- Outpatient clinical responsibilities depend on the type of research project pursued but will include both pediatric and adult clinical experiences.
- Inpatient clinic coverage: weekend coverage is shared among all fellows and second-year fellows also cover consult services during co-fellow vacations and medical abscences
Specialty Clinics
- Our fellows have the unique opportunity to rotate through several specialty clinics listed below throughout their training. Each of these clinics is focused on the comprehensive care of patients with specific allergic or immunologic conditions.
Adult
- Severe asthma
- Rush allergen immunotherapy
- Rush venom Immunotherapy
- Laryngoscopy and vocal cord dysfunction
Pediatric
- Severe asthma
- Severe atopic dermatitis
- Eosinophilic esophagitis
- Immune Dysregulation Diagnosis and Treatment
Research
First Year
- With assistance from mentorship committee, fellows explore interests and identify potential research mentors.
Second Year
- Primarily focused on research, with limited clinical responsibilities as above. Research oversight committee meetings held quarterly.
- Fellows are expected to present research at national meeting, with the goal of preparing a manuscript for publication by the end of fellowship training.
Third Year
- Dedicated to research with opportunities for limited clinical exposure per the interest of the trainee
Education
We are proud to provide our trainees with a robust and varied educational curriculum that includes 3.5hr of dedicated educational time per week as outlined below: 
- Allergy/Immunology Grand Rounds occur weekly on Tuesday mornings. Presentations are made by: 1) faculty and fellows from within the division; 2) faculty from the University of Pittsburgh; and 3) nationally known speakers from outside the university.
- Allergy/Immunology Case Conferences occur weekly on Thursday afternoons and include case presentations, root cause analyses sessions, & journal clubs.
- Fellows are also given 1.5hr of protected time each week on Thursday mornings for dedicated board review with a faculty member. Board review includes pre-reading from textbooks, review materials including lectures, and interactive Q&A time for board style questions.
- Our fellowship provides a Summer Lecture series at the beginning of each academic year where faculty members provide lectures on core topics in Allergy/Immunology.
- Finally, there are several other unique educational experiences that occur throughout the year including the Department of Medicine & Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds and a Unified Fellows Curriculum for fellows from all departments.