Division of Infectious Diseases

Fostering Interest in ID among Students – For Students and By Students

The UNMC Infectious Diseases Interest Group (IDIG) is a student organization that focuses on educating health profession students about the field of infectious diseases. The IDIG also seeks to garner interest in and promote investigation of a career in infectious disease. In the past year, the IDIG at UNMC has hosted several lunch meetings, including a tour of the Nebraska Medicine biocontainment unit, a panel of infectious disease specialists, and a viewing of “Monsters Inside Me” followed by a discussion of relevant parasitology with infectious disease specialists.
 
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Thursday, March 2nd they had a lunch meeting with a panel of trainees interested in pursuing ID. The goal of this meeting was to provide an opportunity for current medical students to hear about how they chose their residency speciality (IM or peds) and what the residency application process looks like. The panelists also discussed how medical students can increase their exposure to the field of infectious diseases during M3 and M4 clerkships.  It went very well and we had a great turn out (about 35 students attended the meeting)! At our meeting we had Logan Jones, an M4 interested in infectious diseases, Dr. Denisa Majorant, an ID fellow, Dr. Richard Hankins, an internal medicine resident, and Dr. Gwenn Skar, a third year peds ID fellow, on our panel. They offered insight into the residency process, the ID fellowship, and a career in infectious diseases. 

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Thursday, April 6th they will have an interdisciplinary lunch meeting with different members of the infectious disease team (both ID specialized pediatrics and internal medicine physicians, PAs, nurses, pharmacists, etc.) discussing their roles in infectious disease cases. Our goal for this lunch meeting is to help students from all disciplines across campus see how interprofessionalism and teamwork functions in the ID setting. They also hope our PA, nursing, and pharmacy guests will educate students about their path to ID for students who may be interested in careers in ID.

A Word from the Chief

 

Welcome to the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division of Infectious Diseases Blog.  Allow me to introduce the blog and myself.  I am Dr. Mark Rupp, professor and chief of the UNMC ID Division.  We intend for our blog to serve as a platform to discuss issues related to infectious diseases and showcase activities in our division.

The ID Division currently consists of 15 talented faculty members, several adjunct faculty, and several dozen other personnel who are instrumental in the successful accomplishment of our missions in caring for patients, educating future healthcare providers, and expanding our knowledge base through cutting edge research.  We also interact closely with colleagues in microbiology, infection control, antimicrobial stewardship and public health, as well as caregivers and educators in various medical disciplines.

In the coming weeks, our blog will introduce you to the ID faculty and our colleagues.  You’ll learn all about what we do and what we are passionate about. The field of Infectious Diseases is very dynamic and incredibly interesting ,and we hope to reflect some of that excitement within the pages of the blog.

Please feel free to share the blog entries with friends, family, and your other associates and check back frequently as we intend to post regularly.

Here’s to all things ID- cheers!

MER

https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/divisions/id/index.html

Welcome!

We are THRILLED to announce the start of our UNMC Infectious Diseases blog. We are committed to serving on the forefront of our specialty and to inspire others to be increasingly involved with Infectious Diseases. We are a complex practice including General Infectious Diseases, HIV, Oncology ID, Transplant ID, ID and Critical Care, Infection Control, Antimicrobial Stewardship, Biocontainment and more! We strive for excellence in patient care, research, education and community engagement.

Within the upcoming blog posts we will provide further details on our faculty, announcements, commentaries, educational opportunities, research publications and more. Please check back frequently and often.

Welcome to #UNMCID

https://www.unmc.edu/intmed/divisions/id/index.html

 

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