Infectious Disease Interest Group

The mission of the Infectious Disease Interest Group is to promote the Infectious Disease (ID) subspecialty as an exciting career choice. Our goal is to expose future physicians to the many roles of ID specialists and the diversity of opportunities in the field. We hope to enhance the academic curriculum of UACOM-Phoenix by informing students about the impact of ID on all aspects of medicine, healthcare, antimicrobial stewardship, public health, and global health. We aim to create a space for students to enhance their ID knowledge by providing opportunities for learning and mentorship from guest speakers and panels, shadowing experiences, conference attendance, and more. Ultimately, we hope to inspire UACOM-Phoenix medical students to envision how they might solve the next pandemic, develop a new vaccine, and/or practice preventative methods and public health practices in their daily practices.

We hope to enhance the academic curriculum of UACOM-Phoenix by informing students about the impact of ID on all aspects of medicine, healthcare, antimicrobial stewardship, public health, and global health. We aim to provide opportunities to expand knowledge about the subspecialty itself, as well knowledge about how infectious disease impacts all specialties. We plan to host guest speakers, have panels, find opportunities to shadow and attend conferences, and more. Since infectious disease impacts all persons, we plan to collaborate with different specialties and programs to help foster collaboration and understanding of current pathogens of interest. Ultimately, we hope to inspire students to consider ID as a subspecialty and show students how ID will impact whichever career they ultimately choose.