Name:	Dr Andrew Johnson
Title:	Program Director, Adult Infectious Disease Residency Training Program Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Calgary, Department of Medicine
E-mail:	Andrew.Johnson@AlbertaHealthServices.ca
Phone:	(403) 944-2325
Name:	Vilma GUERTIN
Title:	Administrative Assistant to Dr Andrew Johnson
E-mail:	vilma.guertin@albertahealthservices.ca
Phone:	(403) 944-2325

Please see http://www.carms.ca/eng/r4_eligibility_prov_e.shtml for match eligibility criteria.

Document	Mandatory	Optional
Medical school transcript All post-secondary education.	X
Reference letter Number of letters: 3	X
Personal letter A one or two page summary of future training plans and career goals in Infectious Diseases after having completed the two year ID residency training program at the University of Calgary.	X
Curriculum Vitae All post-secondary education including undergraduate and graduate degree programs (if applicable).	X

Applications submitted after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011 :

- will not be considered

References and other supporting documents which arrive after the file review has opened on August 24, 2011

- will be considered

Date(s) of Interview: Monday Sept 12, 2011.

Invitation/ Notification Information: The Program Director will contact successful applicants by e-mail and provide further details regarding the interview process.

Details regarding Interview: There will be an evening social event where applicants may interact with faculty and with each other. Interviews will be conducted at the University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre on the main Foothills Hospital campus. Interviews take place during one full day. Applicants will have an opportunity to tour hospital facilities/laboratories, meet individually with current trainees, and to meet with the combined Adult and Paediatric Residency Training Committee in a group interview. There will be opportunity to meet individually with other faculty members as desired.

Applicants are ranked by the Adult Infectious Diseases Residency Training Committee, taking into account the assessments of other faculty members and current trainees. Selection criteria is based upon academic performance, career goals, reference letters, and interviews.

The University of Calgary offers a two-year postgraduate training program in Adult Infectious Diseases that offers exceptional flexibility, resident support, and opportunity for mentorship and career development. Our program is closely integrated with the paediatric infectious diseases training program, which provides synergy and additional learning opportunities.

The initial four blocks of training are spent on the adult inpatient consultation service (2 blocks) and in the medical microbiology laboratory (2 blocks). This allows trainees to rapidly acquire the fundamental skills they need in order to be successful. The remainder of the program is flexible, allowing subspecialty residents to accommodate elective experiences and vacation time. Other highlights include:

Infectious Diseases Academic Half-Day:

• We have designed a flexible two-year clinical academic half-day curriculum that is thorough, resident driven, and seamlessly integrated with teaching from the medical microbiology laboratory. In addition to clinical sciences, issues pertaining to basic science and pathogenesis are emphasized. Non-medical expert CanMEDS competencies are incorporated into the curriculum.
• Every Thursday morning (protected time), adult and paediatric ID subspecialty residents meet together for topical or case-based studies. Sessions are facilitated by members of the divisions of Adult and Paediatric ID, and Medical Microbiology.
• Practise examinations are conducted biannually in preparation for the Royal College examinations in Infectious Diseases.

Rounds and Seminars:

• ID Seminar series: weekly teleconferenced state-of-the-art lectures and research presentations.
• ID Case Presentation rounds: weekly teleconferenced case presentations with faculty in attendance.
• Infectious Diseases Journal Club: development of critical appraisal skills with faculty facilitators.
• Infectious Diseases Research Group Meetings (monthly).
• Visiting Professor Rounds.

Research Training:

• All new trainees attend a mandatory Clinical Epidemiology course at the beginning of their subspecialty training.
• There is substantial opportunity for research mentorship and supervision available.
• Over two years of subspecialty training, all residents are expected to complete a minimum of one QA/QI project, submit an abstract for presentation at a major national or international meeting, and to submit a peer-reviewed manuscript for publication.

Ambulatory Care:

• All trainees participate in longitudinal care clinics 1/2 day/week. In the first year, this consists of a general ID clinic, while in the second year, emphasis is given to the care of persons infected with HIV.
• Trainees gain extensive experience in the management of home parenteral therapy throughout the course of training.
• More intensive clinical experience with STI, travel-related medicine, TB, Hepatitis or transplant-related infection is available.

Specialty Training Requirements In Adult Infectious Diseases: (http://rcpsc.medical.org/residency/certification/training/infect_e.pdf)

Training Schedule

The training schedule is deliberately flexible in order to accommodate the trainee's plans for research and elective rotations. It is designed in consultation with the Program Director prior to the initiation of training.

Mandatory Content

Description	Duration	Location
Adult Consultation Service Inpatient consultations HPTP Clinic General ID Clinic Tropical Medicine Clinic HIV Clinic STI Clinic TB Clinic SOT/HSCT	10 months	Foothills Medical Centre Peter Lougheed Centre Rockyview General Hospital Southern Alberta HIV Clinic (SMCC) Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic (SMCC) Tuberculosis Clinic (Sunridge) OASIS Clinic
Paediatric Consultation Service	2 months	Alberta Children's Hospital
Medical Microbiology Bacteriology Mycobacteriology Mycology Virology Parasitology IP & C	6 months	Calgary Laboratory Services Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Southern Alberta
Clinical Epidemiology Course	1 week	Johns Hopkins
Research Elective Clinical Trials Clinical or Laboratory Projects IP&C Projects Basic Science Research	6 months	Foothills Medical Centre Peter Lougheed Centre Rockyview General Hospital Southern Alberta HIV Clinic (SMCC) Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic (SMCC) Tuberculosis Clinic (Sunridge) U of C Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
Clinical Elective (local or abroad)		As approved by the Program Director

The Foothills Medical Centre, the Peter Lougheed Centre and the Rockyview General Hospital serve as the primary training sites for both the adult ID inpatient consultation service rotations and the adult home parenteral therapy program (HPTP)clinics.

The Alberta Children's Hospital is the primary training site for the paediatric ID inpatient service rotations and the paediatric home parenteral therapy program (HPTP)clinics.

Ambulatory care occurs throughout the two-year training program. General adult ID clinics for residents are located at the Rockyview General Hospital. Both the Southern Alberta HIV Clinic and the Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinic are located at the Sheldon M. Chumir Centre (downtown Calgary). Travel Medicine clinics are located at the Oasis Travel Clinic. The Tuberculosis Clinic is located in the Sunridge Professional Centre (adjacent to the Peter Lougheed Centre). Hepatitis clinics are located at the University of Calgary Health Sciences Centre on the main FMC campus.

Calgary Laboratory Services and the Provinical Laboratory of Public Health for Southern Alberta (located on the main FMC campus) serve as the primary training sites for Medical Microbiology.

All other training sites must be approved in advance by the Adult ID Program Director.