IWK Health Center/Dalhousie University

TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Jeanette Comeau, MD, MSc

TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR: Kala Ede and Lizanne Boudreault

CHIEF OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Joanne Langley, MD, FPIDS

MAJOR FEATURES OF TRAINING PROGRAM: Our postgraduate residency program in Pediatric Infectious Diseases is accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC). The program takes two years to complete. Trainees can complete an additional 1–2 years of research training to prepare for a research-oriented academic career in Pediatric Infectious Diseases or an additional year of Medical Microbiology training to earn dual certification in Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. The overall goal of the training program is to train residents to be well-rounded, broad-based Pediatric Infectious Disease consultants with clinical competency in Infectious Diseases, expertise in critical analysis of the scientific literature and its application to practice, and research skills in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The program offers training opportunities in epidemiology, vaccine science, and clinical and laboratory research.

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS: IWK Health Centre

NUMBER OF PEDIATRIC BEDS:

FELLOWS ACCEPTED EACH YEAR: 1

TRAINING FOR MD; DO; MD, PhD:

FUNDING IS ENSURED FOR ALL 3 YEARS: No

VISAS ACCEPTED: 

IS COMPLETION OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING IN THE U.S. OR CANADA A REQUIREMENT? No

THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TRAINING:

Program provides training in diagnostic microbiology using laboratories on site:

Microbiology laboratory on site
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Antimicrobial stewardship
Immunocompromised hosts

Opportunity to fulfill the ABP requirements for scholarly activity is available in the following general areas:

Antimicrobial stewardship
Bacteriology/bacterial infections
Clinical trials
Epidemiology and statistics
HIV
Immunizations
Infection control/hospital epidemiology
Public health
Quality improvement

Opportunities for research exist outside of the ID Division? Yes

Program offers the opportunity to obtain a Master’s degree in a field such as Public Health, Education, Clinical Sciences, or Epidemiology (assuming appropriate arrangements are made): Yes