UC Irvine/CHOC Children’s Hospital

TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR:

• Delma J. Nieves, M.D.

CHIEF OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES:

• Antonio Arrieta, M.D.

TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR:

• Evelyn Martinez-Cruz

AFFILIATED HOSPITALS: CHOC Children’s Hospital, UCI Medical Center

FELLOWS ACCEPTED EACH YEAR: 0-1

FUNDING IS ENSURED FOR ALL 3 YEARS: YES

VISAS ACCEPTED: J-1

IS COMPLETION OF PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY TRAINING IN THE U.S. OR CANADA A REQUIREMENT? YES

THE PROGRAM OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TRAINING:

• Program provides training (didactic lectures, hands on experience, or antimicrobial stewardship meetings/membership) in:
  • Microbiology laboratory: YES
  • Infection control and hospital epidemiology: YES
  • Antimicrobial stewardship: YES
  • Immunocompromised hosts: YES
• Opportunity to fulfill the ABP requirements for scholarly activity is available in the following general areas:
  • Antimicrobial agents: YES
  • Antimicrobial stewardship: YES
  • Bacteriology/bacterial infections: YES
  • Bioethics: YES
  • Epidemiology and statistics: YES
  • HIV: YES
  • Infection control/hospital epidemiology: YES
  • Immunizations: YES
  • Medical education: YES
  • Mycology/fungal infections: YES
  • Parasitology/parasitic diseases: YES
  • Public health: YES
  • Quality improvement: YES
  • Transplant medicine: YES
  • Virology/viral diseases: YES
• Opportunities exist for research 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
• Number of inpatient/outpatient consults per year: 1,500