{"id":4001,"date":"2021-07-27T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T15:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2022-08-21T12:45:56","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T17:45:56","slug":"welcoming-our-new-infectious-diseases-fellows-dr-bryan-walker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2021\/07\/27\/welcoming-our-new-infectious-diseases-fellows-dr-bryan-walker\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming our New Infectious Diseases Fellows: Dr. Bryan Walker"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Bryan Walker as a new fellow in our Infectious Diseases program! Read on to learn a little more about him\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us about the position you are starting<\/strong>
I am beginning my first year in infectious diseases training at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Over the next two years I will be immersed in the sub-specialty of infectious diseases, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. My hope is that my time here will help me become a clinician expertly prepared to assess and care for those affected by infectious diseases.     <\/em>

Tell us about your background<\/strong>
I am from East Tennessee and went to college at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.  My undergraduate degree was in microbiology, which is where I first became interested in infectious diseases.  After college, I moved to Maryland to work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, where I studied and worked on fungal genomics.  My boss in Maryland was an infectious diseases doctor and he largely propelled me toward a career in medicine.  Subsequently, I attended medical school at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC. I came back down to Knoxville, Tennessee for internal medicine residency.  Throughout my clinical training, infectious diseases have remained a key interest.   <\/em>

Why did you choose to come work at UNMC<\/strong>
I originally visited Omaha and UNMC when I was interviewing for internal medicine residency back in 2017.  After my interview, I knew that it was a special place in terms of internal medicine practice and training. It stayed on my mind throughout residency as a definite place of interest.  After researching the program for infectious diseases fellowship, I was especially struck at how both comprehensive and well-organized the training program appeared to be. Having dedicated clinical experiences in orthopedics, oncology, and transplant, for example, caught my eye.  After my interview day, I learned that the program\u2019s strongpoints were largely the result of a dedicated program leadership and faculty.  There is a sincere interest at UNMC in helping me become the clinician I hope to be.   <\/em>

What makes you excited about working in ID<\/strong>
I am excited to work in ID for so many reasons! For one, I love how pervasive the field is. Perhaps more so than any other specialty, it is fundamentally shaped by humankind, our interactions with one another, and our role in nature. As a result, there is not a single patient, culture, or community unaffected by it. There will always be a new problem to solve and challenge to overcome.  Secondly, I identify with the culture (no pun intended!) of infectious diseases medicine.  Patient advocacy, scholarship, and a general conscientiousness toward patient care are characteristics exemplified by my own clinical role models. It seems more than just a coincidence that most all of them are infectious diseases practitioners.   <\/em>

Tell us something about yourself that is unrelated to medicine<\/strong>
Outside of medicine, I have been fortunately married to the smartest and coolest person I know for six years now and we are expecting our first child this summer! We like to cook, eat, watch movies, read, and work-out together.  I\u2019ve also played guitar since I was a kid and still enjoy trying to play when I have a chance to. I just picked up rollerblading again after an 18-year hiatus and have not broken any bones yet. Overall, my wife and I are excited about living here in Omaha, seeing what the area has to offer and seeing in what ways we can help!  <\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the UNMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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