The
UCLA Affiliated Program in Infectious Diseases seeks individuals
who have serious interest in careers in academic medicine.
As applicants for Infectious Diseases fellowships are often
unsure as to the area of research on which they will focus,
the faculty are committed to giving each fellow guidance
in the selection of an appropriate research mentor and
to providing continuing advice during the research years. |
Clinical
Research
The
clinical research interest of the faculty span tropical
medicine, antimicrobial resistance and therapeutics,
hospital epidemiology, health services research and the management
of HIV infection and it complications. Projects that
bridge basic and clinical investigation can be arranged and are
encouraged. |
Laboratory
Research
Infectious Diseases Fellows have access to the
research laboratory
resources of the VA-GLAHS and CSMC. Infectious Diseases
faculty are engaged in basic research into the |
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Mechanisms of the resistance of anaerobic bacteria to antimicrobial
agents
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Microbial flora of wound infections using advanced
molecular techniques
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Pathogenesis of Leptospira infections
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Rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infections
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Virologic, immunologic and clinical features of HIV
infection
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Immunoprotection against Cryptococcus neoformans
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Pathogenesis and molecular epidemiology of CA-MRSA
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Genetic
determinants of hyphal transformation in Candida
albicans
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Managed
Care and Outcomes
Research
Qualified
fellows may also be eligible to participate in the VA-GLAHS
Managed Care and Outcomes Fellowship which is conducted
under the auspices of the VA/UCLA/RAND Center
for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior. This program
includes
formal course work in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology,
outcomes research, computer informatics, survey design,
quality improvement methods, and medical economics.
We
believe that such training has increasing relevance as
the managed care revolution has provided a powerful impetus
to developing and implementing less costly modalities
of medical care. In Infectious Diseases this has led to the
development of outpatient parenteral antimicrobial programs,
the substitution of oral for parenteral antimicrobial
as well as less expensive antimicrobials in the place of more
costly agents. Clinical researchers in infectious diseases
are now developing new information for practitioners
and system managers on a wide range of important issues. Pharmacological
and outcomes research on optimal antimicrobial doses
and intervals promises to provide reductions in morbidity and
cost while increasing antimicrobial efficacy. Other potential
formal educational opportunities include training in
epidemiology at the UCLA School of Public Health. |
