Table 1.
Characteristics of 39 infectious diseases fellows,2
| Variable | Overall (N = 39) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| - Female | 18 (46.2) |
| - Male | 21 (53.8) |
| Age at start of fellowship, years, median (range) | 31 (26–42) |
| Medical degree | |
| - M.D. | 26 (66.7) |
| - M.B.B.S. | 11 (28.2) |
| - M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O. | 1 (2.6) |
| - M.B., Ch.B. | 1 (2.6) |
| Ph.D. | 2 (5.1) |
| Medical school location | |
| - International | 25 (64.1) |
| - United States | 14 (35.9) |
| Visa resident citizenship status | |
| - US citizen | 16 (41.0) |
| - Permanent US resident | 1 (2.6) |
| - J1 visa | 14 (35.9) |
| - H1B visa | 8 (20.5) |
| Alpha Omega Alpha status (N = 38) | 4 (10.5) |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society status (N = 38) | 1 (2.6) |
| USMLE Step 1, median (range) | 240 (198–269) |
| USMLE Step 2 clinical knowledge, median (range) | 246 (216–275) |
| USMLE Step 3, median (range) (N = 38) | 233 (197–253) |
| Residency program type | |
| - Academic/university | 23 (59.0) |
| - Community | 16 (41.0) |
| Residency program size, number of residents per year | |
| - < 15 | 9 (23.1) |
| - 15–24 | 7 (17.9) |
| - 25–34 | 6 (15.4) |
| - 35–44 | 4 (10.3) |
| - > 50 | 13 (33.3) |
| Chief medical resident | 5 (12.8) |
| Clinical investigator | 3 (7.7) |
| Letter of recommendation with top qualifier (N = 38) | 4 (10.5) |
| Abstracts pre-fellowship, median (range) | 5 (0–14) |
| Publications pre-fellowship, median (range) | 3 (0–18) |
| Year 1 Infectious diseases ITE, median (range) (N = 38) | 512 (359–727) |
| Year 2 Infectious diseases ITE, median (range) | 573 (455–800) |
| Year 3 Infectious diseases ITE, median (range) (N = 31) | 586 (436–800) |
| Infectious diseases board examination score, median (range) (N = 28) | 591.5 (393–800) |
| Publications during fellowship, median (range) | 6 (0–54) |
| Abstracts during fellowship, median (range) (N = 38) | 6 (1–21) |
| Award during fellowship | 36 (92.3) |
| - Geraci award | 13 (33.3) |
| - Divisional | 22 (56.4) |
| - Institutional | 9 (23.1) |
| - National | 32 (82.1) |
| Awards during fellowship, median (range) | 3 (0–7) |
| Chief fellow designation | 15 (38.5) |
| Fellowship track | |
| - Intensive care | 9 (23.1) |
| - Orthopedic | 2 (5.1) |
| - Research | 9 (23.1) |
| - Traditional clinician scholar | 10 (25.6) |
| - Transplant/immunocompromised host | 9 (23.1) |
| Academic appointment at graduation | |
| - Assistant professor of medicine | 22 (56.4) |
| - Instructor of medicine | 14 (35.9) |
| - None | 3 (7.7) |
| Career Choice | |
| - Academic | 38 (97.4) |
| - Private practice | 1 (2.6) |
| Publications within 2 years post-fellowship, median (range) | 4 (0–26) |
Abbreviations: ITE, In-Training Examination; US, United States; USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination
2
Data are N (%) unless otherwise specified.