Infectious Disease Flashcards
1
Q
What are the certification requirements for Infectious Disease?
A
- 3 year internal medicine residency
- Board certification in internal medicine
- 2+ years infectious disease fellowship
- Written and Oral exam through ABIM (Internal Medicine)
2
Q
How would you define a infectious disease physician?
A
Internalist who deals with infectious disease of all types and organ systems. Often required selective use of antibiotics. Diagnoses and treats AIDs patients and those which have not been explained, which may have expertise in travel and preventative medicine.
3
Q
What are the certification requirements for Infectious Disease?
A
- 3 year pediatric residency
- Board certification in pediatrics
- 3 year infectious disease fellowship
- Written and Oral exam through ABP (American Board of Pediatrics)
4
Q
What are common diseases that hospitalists would encounter?
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- Bacterial Disease
- Fungal Disease
- Parasitic Disease
- Viral Disease
