National Jewish Medical and Research Center is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory, immune and allergic disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonsectarian, nonprofit hospital, National Jewish remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders.
For 9 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has ranked National Jewish the #1 respiratory hospital in the nation.
Scholarly publisher Thomson Scientific has ranked National Jewish among 25 the most influential research institutions in the world in its areas of focus.


Allergy & Immunology Fellowships

The ACGME-accredited University of Colorado Program A in Allergy & Immunology based at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center

The primary goals are to:

1. Provide state-of-the-art clinical training in allergy and immunology as it pertains to the evaluation and management of associated medical disorders. Emphasis will be placed on atopic disorders, such as asthma, rhinitis, sinusitis, and dermatitis. This is balanced with experiences in immune deficiency and autoimmune disease.

2. Develop a solid foundation in the principles of basic immunology fundamental to understanding and managing clinical disorders.

3. Initiate a solid experience in the fundamentals of research, either basic or clinical. This is intended to provide the base for career development in academic medicine and subspecialty clinical practice.

Overview

Fellows in the University of Colorado Program A in Allergy & Immunology receive most of their inpatient experience through 4 different assignments. The Fellowship program is primarily based at the National Jewish Medical & Research Center (National Jewish). National Jewish is a tertiary care medical and research facility that specializes in allergic, immune, and respiratory diseases. Indeed, this year National Jewish was ranked the #1 Pulmonary Hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, for the 7th year in a row. This reflects National Jewishs expertise medical and research expertise in lung, allergic, and immune diseases.

Two Fellow inpatient assignments are at National Jewish: the Pediatric Day Program and Medical Officer of the Day (MOD). Fellows also have an inpatient assignment at The Childrens Hospital (Childrens) in Denver. Childrens is a full-spectrum academic pediatric institution, and most of UCHSCs pediatric administration, faculty, residents, and academic programs are based at Childrens. National Jewish recently began to provide Childrens with their clinical allergy and immunology services, and Fellows rotate at Childrens under the supervision of National Jewish faculty based there, to further diversify and enrich their Fellowship experience. The 4th inpatient experience for this programs Fellows is an Adult Allergy Consult Service, primarily based at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC). UCHSC is a full-spectrum academic medical institution, with a central hospital primarily oriented to clinical services for adults. While UCHSCs pediatric activities are primarily based at Childrens, and its allergy and immunology activities are primarily based at National Jewish, its general medicine, surgery and critical care inpatient services are mostly based on its own campus. Therefore, this assignment provides Fellows with consultative experience with adult inpatients at UCHSC, and further enriches their Fellowship experience.