Curriculum

The first year of fellowship is primarily clinically focused, with a balanced experience in both pediatric and adult allergy and immunology. Fellows manage a broad range of conditions across diverse patient populations and clinical settings.

• Outpatient clinics include general allergy and immunology, as well as multidisciplinary clinics such as eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, comprehensive allergy and dermatology, immunohematology and severe asthma clinics.
• Continuity clinics in both pediatric and adult allergy and immunology occur weekly, allowing fellows to develop independent clinical decision-making and longitudinal relationships with patients and families.
• Inpatient consultation services at Phoenix Children’s and Mayo Clinic Arizona provide experience in evaluation and management of complex conditions including acute drug reactions, drug desensitization, immune dysregulation and immunodeficiencies.
• Newborn screening call includes the evaluation of abnormal screening results for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), fostering skills in test interpretation, family communication and clinical decision making. 
• Elective opportunities are interspersed throughout fellowship, are offered for both pediatric and adult experiences, enabling fellows to individualize their training to their interests and career goals. Example electives include community allergy, dermatology, otolaryngology and pulmonology.
• Unique experiences are integrated into the fellowship, including specialty care for vulnerable populations at St. Vincent de Paul clinic and participation in Camp Not-A-Wheeze, a summer camp for children with atopic conditions.

Fellows participate in a robust, protected curriculum held weekly, featuring a variety of educational formats and topics applicable to the field of allergy and immunology.

• Allergy Grand Rounds brings together allergists/immunologists from Mayo Clinic across the United States and features lectures, case-based discussions and multidisciplinary conferences.
• Case presentations provide opportunities for informal group discussion of challenging cases, clinical pearls or unique clinical cases.
• Journal clubs help fellows develop skills in evidence-based medicine through critical appraisal of the medical literature.
• The immunology curriculum provides in-depth foundational knowledge in basic immunology with direct clinical application.
• The All Fellows Conference supports cross-specialty collaboration and covers topics relevant to professional and career development.

In addition to clinical training, fellows are supported in developing skills in research, quality improvement and education. Mostly in the second year of fellowship, dedicated time and mentorship are provided to pursue scholarly work and career interests.

• Quality Improvement curriculum and mentorship
• Research opportunities and mentorship at both Phoenix Children’s and Mayo Clinic
• Financial support and protected time to attend national allergy conferences