Allergy and Immunology Residency Education

Explore Our Allergy & Immunology Residency Curriculum

The Allergy and Immunology Fellowship is organized into 13 blocks during each year of training. Each block includes clinical, research and other educational activities.

Overall Fellowship Experience

Pediatric clinical experience: 40%
Adult clinical experience: 22.5%
Research: 25.8%
Other educational activities: 11.7%

Training Sites

Site 1: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital
Site 2: Memorial Regional Hospital
Site 3: Memorial Hospital West
Site 4: Family Allergy and Asthma
Site 5: Memorial Hospital Miramar

Required Rotations

Allergy and Immunology Inpatient
Allergy and Immunology Outpatient
Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient
Allergy Outpatient: Private practice
Procedure

Elective Opportunities

Pediatric rheumatology
Otolaryngology
Adult pulmonology
Genetics
Pediatric hematology/oncology
Adult hematology/oncology
Pediatric gastroenterology
Dermatology
Cardiac transplant
Adult bone marrow transplant

Block Schedule

First-Year Fellowship (FL-1)

Year at a glance:

Pediatric clinical experience: 45%
Adult clinical experience: 25%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 1: Elective

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 40%
Adults: 40%
Research: 10%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 2: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital West (Site 3)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 30%
Adults: 30%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 3: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient

Location: Memorial Regional Hospital (Site 2)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 10%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 4: Allergy and Immunology Outpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 45%
Adults: 15%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 5: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital Miramar (Site 5)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 20%
Research: 10%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 6: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 10%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 7: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital Miramar (Site 5)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 20%
Research: 10%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 8: Allergy Outpatient

Location: Family Allergy and Asthma (Site 4)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 10%
Adults: 60%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 9: Elective

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 40%
Adults: 40%
Research: 10%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 10: VAC

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 0%
Adults: 0%
Research: 0%
Other educational activities: 0%

Block 11: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 10%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 12: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital West (Site 3)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 30%
Adults: 30%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 13: Allergy and Immunology Outpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 45%
Adults: 15%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Second-Year Fellowship (FL-2)

Year at a glance:

Pediatric clinical experience: 35%
Adult clinical experience: 20%
Research: 31.7%
Other educational activities: 13.3%

Block 1: Procedure

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 5%
Adults: 5%
Research: 40%
Other educational activities: 50%

Block 2: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 10%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 3: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital West (Site 3)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 25%
Adults: 25%
Research: 40%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 4: Elective

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 40%
Adults: 40%
Research: 10%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 5: Allergy and Immunology Outpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 45%
Adults: 15%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 6: Allergy Outpatient

Location: Family Allergy and Asthma (Site 4)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 10%
Adults: 50%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 7: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient

Location: Memorial Regional Hospital (Site 2)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 60%
Adults: 10%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 8: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital West (Site 3)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 25%
Adults: 25%
Research: 40%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 9: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital Miramar (Site 5)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 50%
Adults: 20%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 10: Allergy and Immunology Outpatient

Location: Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Site 1)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 45%
Adults: 15%
Research: 30%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 11: VAC

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 0%
Adults: 0%
Research: 0%
Other educational activities: 0%

Block 12: Research

Location: Memorial Hospital West (Site 3)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 5%
Adults: 5%
Research: 80%
Other educational activities: 10%

Block 13: Allergy and Immunology Inpatient/Outpatient

Location: Memorial Hospital Miramar (Site 5)

Time allocation:

Pediatrics: 50%
Adults: 20%
Research: 20%
Other educational activities: 10%

Didactic Schedule

In addition to clinical rotations, fellows also participate in various learning opportunities including didactics, presentations, and workshops. A finalized didactic schedule will be provided at orientation.