Category: Medical Education
ID Journal Club – BLASTing Inappropriate Allergies out of the EMR with Antimicrobial Stewardship
BLASTing Inappropriate Allergies out of the EMR with Antimicrobial Stewardship The following is a review by one of our fellows Dr. Rajendra Karnatak from our last Journal Club, who discussed the article by Leis et al: Point-of-Care β-Lactam Allergy Skin Testing by Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs: A Pragmatic Multicenter Prospective Evaluation, Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 65, Issue […]
Jul 19, 2018
Applying for ID fellowship? Hear Why UNMC ID was the right choice for one of our current fellows!
Why UNMC ID Was Right for Me As I took inventory of what I had here in Omaha (this is where I did my residency), no other program could beat the quality of training that I knew I would receive while also providing the quality of life that my family enjoys. While I get to work and […]
Jul 11, 2018
Keeping Fourth of July full of Explosions in the Air (Not from Down There)
The following was written by Dr. Jasmine Marcelin and originally posted to the Physician’s Weekly Blog on July 3, 2018 in honor of the upcoming Independence Day holiday. **** Fourth of July. Independence Day. For most, a delightful holiday filled with fun, family, friends and most importantly, FOOD. Independence Day is the most popular day […]
Jul 3, 2018
UNMC ID In The Trenches – Perspective From A Current ID Fellow
Dr. Karnatak, who is finishing his 1st year of ID fellowship, shares what ID fellowship is like here at UNMC: UNMC ID fellowship is uniquely designed to create an individualized training path for fellows. During my fellowship interview, I believed this fellowship would support fellows to achieve their personal career aspirations, and now after completing […]
Jun 15, 2018
Pharm To Exam Table: Dual Antiretroviral Therapy with Dolutegravir + Lamivudine
Pharm To Exam Table: Dual Antiretroviral Therapy with Dolutegravir + Lamivudine Currently, triple therapy regimens constituted with a two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbone and anchored by an integrase inhibitor has been the standard treatment for HIV infection. However, these conventional therapies are being challenged due to their long-term side effects. Dual therapy regimens were […]
Jun 11, 2018
UNMC ID is looking for our next fantastic fellows! Could that be you?
Fellowship application season is nearing and as the Program Director for our ID fellowship, I wanted to highlight a few of the great things about our program. Our fellows have a robust clinical experience that includes not only the typically complex patients seen at a tertiary referral center, but also includes extensive experience caring for […]
May 30, 2018
EMET Student Profile – Kevin Hanna, M1
Tell us about the position you are starting? I am a first-year medical student who is beginning the four year Enhanced Medical Education Track (EMET) program with a focus in HIV medicine. The program includes opportunities for preceptorships, seminars, volunteering, and research in HIV medicine culminating in a capstone research project and poster or conference presentation. […]
May 14, 2018
Pharm to Exam Table: Monoclonal Antibodies Make Their Way into HIV Treatment
Pharm to Exam Table: Clinical Pharmacology/Antimicrobial Updates – Trogarzo® (ibalizumab-uiyk), a new monoclonal antibody treatment approved for multi-drug resistant HIV-1 On March 6th 2018, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new monoclonal antibody called ibalizumab-uiyk, marketed under the tradename Trogarzo®. Ibalizumab-uiyk (IBA) is an intravenous treatment administered every two weeks. It is intended for use […]
May 11, 2018
World Meningitis Day 2018: #AllMeningitisMatters
It’s World Meningitis Day! #Meningitis affects more than 2.8 million people globally each year. Meningitis can be a scary disease. It can be contagious, debilitating, and even deadly. That’s why it is important to understand what it is, how to recognize it and how to prevent it. What is meningitis? The meninges are a set […]
Apr 24, 2018
EMET Student Profile – Rohan Khazanchi, M1
Tell us about the position you are starting? I will be joining the HIV Clinic over the next four years as a new HIV Enhanced Medical Education Track (EMET) student. Being in a longitudinal program like this means I will be returning to the HIV clinic throughout my medical training to learn about management of […]
Apr 16, 2018
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