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HIGHLIGHTS OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

The Division of Infectious Diseases is responsible for the delivery of subspecialty care in infectious diseases for the Edmonton Zone, the Northern half of Alberta, and the Western Northwest Territories. The Division is also responsible for education in Infectious diseases to medical students, internal medicine residents, infectious diseases residents, medical microbiology residents, practicing physicians and other health care professionals. Division members are active in basic, epidemiologic and clinical research. In addition, Division members have a wide variety of administrative responsibilities.

The Division maintains close interaction with the Division of Infectious Diseases of the Department of Pediatrics, the Provincial Laboratory of Northern Alberta, the Medical Microbiology Laboratories of both UAH and Dynalife Medical Laboratories, and with Public Health.

Further training in infectious diseases research can be undertaken pending acquisition of research funding

Questions or concerns? Contact the Medical Education Program Coordinator at mednid@ualberta.ca.