Table 1.

Summary of Key Points From the ID Fellows Call

Topic	Key Points
ID fellow role(s) during the COVID-19 outbreak	• All experienced support from other colleagues and felt strong camaraderie • At some programs, there was initially a large shift to COVID-19 responsibilities, ie, answering related pages, rounding on a designated COVID-19-consult service, conducting COVID-19-related research, and deployment to other services • There were interprogram differences in clinical, research, and infection prevention experiences • Large variability across institutions in terms of participation in outbreak response and management
Teaching/learning	• At many programs, initially all lectures and teaching sessions were cancelled • Teaching restarted via virtual platforms with a perceived increase in lecture attendance • Staying current with COVID-19 literature has been challenging • Teaching remained mostly COVID-19-related with less emphasis on non-COVID-19 topics • Teaching on microbiology-related topics suffered given the inability to meet in person in the laboratory • Significant variability in clinical service and rounding, ie, completing inpatient/outpatient visits from home using telemedicine, in-person visit with patients then virtual rounds with the team to maintain physical distancing, and some utilizing traditional pre-COVID-19 rounding
Research	• Research projects were suspended, especially for those in the basic sciences • Research fellows were transitioned to clinical services or COVID-19-related research. • Concerns that fellows would not finish projects in time to apply for NIH career development awards (K08/K23) • Some expressed a need for bridge funding given delays with their research projects

Abbreviations: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019; ID, infectious diseases; NIH, National Institutes of Health.