MSU Department of Pediatrics & Human Development

Information for Prospective Elective Residents or Fellows

The Infectious Disease Division welcomes local or elective residents or fellows to spend  one or more rotations with us.

• Elective Responsibilities/Assignments  [pdf]
  
• Virtual Hospital (digital library of information; VERY helpful!)
  

MSU RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS

• Center for Microbial Ecology
  
• Microbial Evolution Laboratory
  
• National Food Safety & Toxicology Center
  
• Genetics of Infectious Diseases
  
• Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Department
  
• Department of Epidemiology

Infectious Diseases Information

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
  
• Medweb: Infectious Diseases
  
• National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID)
  

Online Sources of Infectious Disease-related Practice Guidelines:

• Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA)
  
• CDC - The Prevention Guidelines System
  
• National Network for Immunization Information
  
• HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
  
• CDC National Center for STD, HIV and TB Prevention
  

Journals with Infectious Disease Information:

• Clinical Infectious Diseases
  
• Emerging Infectious Diseases
  
• Journal of Infectious Diseases
  
• New England Journal of Medicine
  
• Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Medical Literature Search Engines:

• PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
  
• SUMSEARCH (U of TX Health Science Center)

Travel Medicine Information

Authoritative Travel Medicine Recommendations:

• CDC Home Travel Information
  
• CDC Yellow Book 2005-2006
  
• WHO Yellow Book 2006
  
• WHO Infectious Disease Health Topics
  
• TravelHealth On-Line

Journals with Travel Medicine Information:

• Journal of Travel Medicine
  
• Emerging Infectious Diseases