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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship
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Overview
The University of Colorado School of Medicine (CU SOM) offers a three-year, well-rounded fellowship training program in the field of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. The program is run by the CU SOM Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology and has its clinical base at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Dr. Juri Boguniewicz is the Program Director of the Fellowship Training Program and can be reached at [email protected]. The goals of our fellowship program are to prepare fellows for a career in academic medicine, with strong emphasis on excellence in clinical care, teaching, and setting the foundation to become productive and independent researchers. The first year of the fellowship is devoted primarily to clinical training and identifying a primary research project and mentor. The second and third years have less time on the clinical service and are primarily devoted to research activities. We have over 20 infectious diseases faculty with a broad range of experience from basic science research to clinical research, expertise in HIV and other immunocompromised patients including transplant, global health, education and much more. Please click on the link under “Faculty” for information about our faculty members.
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship program has been fully accredited by the Residency Review Committee of ACGME since 1998. Our Fellowship participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) and National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). We have at least four fellows at any one time, and accept one to two fellows per year for our three year fellowship.
Program Aims
- Provide fellows with the clinical training to be proficient in: the mastery of subspecialty knowledge; the provision of evidence-based patient-centered care; promoting patient safety and advocacy; communication with families and other providers; and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
- Prepare fellows for a successful career in academic medicine by ensuring proficiency in: research methodology; quality improvement methodology; and teaching.
- Provide fellows with a background in infectious disease epidemiology and public health including: population-based and hospital-based infection prevention and control programs; antimicrobial stewardship programs; advocacy and public policy; vaccines; and principles of global health.
- Provide professional development training to fellows in the following: acting as a consultant in a multi-disciplinary team; maintaining high professional standards; working as leaders; and maintaining wellness, building resilience, and minimizing burnout.
- To build and maintain an infrastructure to recruit diverse fellows and provide an inclusive learning environment that promotes and celebrates differences.
Our Hospital
Ranked No. 1 in the Rocky Mountain Region
Children’s Hospital Colorado consistently ranks in the top 20 on the U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals Honor RollOur Department
4,000 consults each year
We treat patients with recurrent fevers, unusual infections and routinely consult on a serious infectious, such as pneumonia and meningitis.Overview
The first year of fellowship is dedicated to acquiring clinical proficiency in both inpatient and outpatient aspects of Pediatric Infectious Disease. Children's Hospital Colorado is a freestanding, 564-bed tertiary care hospital serving a multi-state geographic area and a broad demographic population.
The hospital is home to all pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties, providing experience caring for children with both common and rare conditions. It is part of the Anschutz Medical Campus, which also includes the University of Colorado Hospital, multiple research complexes, and the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
More than 20 Pediatric Infectious Diseases subspecialists serve as teaching faculty. Fellows graduate with a high degree of clinical competency and are prepared to manage infectious disease concerns ranging from previously healthy children to the most medically complex patients.
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases consult service is one of the busiest consult services in the hospital and evaluates hundreds of inpatient and acute outpatient cases each year.
Inpatient Training
First-year fellows spend approximately six months on the inpatient service, with additional coverage provided by second- and third-year fellows.
While on the consult service, fellows evaluate all inpatient and acute outpatient consultations under the supervision of a Pediatric Infectious Diseases attending physician. Training focuses on developing differential diagnoses, evaluating and treating patients, and addressing the needs of families.
Fellows gain exposure to a broad range of infectious disease conditions in a diverse patient population. Additional experience is provided through the hospital's antimicrobial stewardship program, infection prevention and epidemiology program, and transplant infectious diseases services.
Outpatient Training
Fellows participate in half-day Pediatric Infectious Diseases and HIV clinics throughout their training.
The outpatient Pediatric Infectious Diseases clinic conducts more than 1,000 visits annually. The Children's Hospital Immunodeficiency Program (CHIP) provides ongoing care for more than 300 children, adolescents, women, and families affected by HIV, offering fellows extensive continuity clinic experience.
Supplemental Training
During the first year, fellows rotate through the microbiology and virology laboratories at the University of Colorado Hospital and complete a microbiology mini-course at Children's Hospital Colorado.
Fellows also receive three weeks each year of concentrated training in antimicrobial stewardship, HIV and transplant infectious diseases, care of immunocompromised patients, global health, epidemiology and infection control, additional outpatient experiences, and elective areas of interest.
Elective Experience
Fellows may pursue additional clinical training through a variety of elective rotations, including:
- Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
- Tuberculosis
- Infectious Diseases Consult Service at Denver Health Medical Center
- HIV Medicine
- Travel Medicine
- Immunology
- Rheumatology
- Adult Infectious Diseases
- Self-designed elective experiences
Global Health Experience
Fellows participate in at least one week of the UC Denver Pediatric Global Health and Disaster Course during fellowship training.
The fellowship curriculum also includes experience in the Travel Clinic, and fellows regularly encounter tropical and travel-related infections through the clinical consult service.
Fellows may complete an international clinical elective. The program maintains established collaborations in Guatemala, where fellows can participate in clinical rotations or research projects. Additional international experiences may be designed in consultation with the fellowship director.
Fellows interested in global health careers have access to mentorship from faculty in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Adult Infectious Diseases, and the Colorado School of Public Health.
Night Call
Weekend call responsibilities are shared among fellows and average one in every four weekends. Weeknight pager coverage is managed by the inpatient fellow.
Fellows are supervised at all times by a designated Infectious Diseases attending physician.
Research Opportunities
Fellows have the opportunity to work with world-renowned faculty as well as researchers across the University of Colorado School of Medicine campus and affiliated research institutions.
The program maintains strong collaborations with the University of Colorado Center for Global Health, Children's Hospital Colorado Adolescent HIV Program, Denver Health Medical Center, the CDC Arboviral Diseases Branch in Fort Collins, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the University of Colorado Adult Infectious Diseases Section, the Department of Microbiology, and National Jewish Health.
Children's Hospital Colorado is also home to the NIH-supported Colorado Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CCTSI), which provides resources and support for fellows and faculty conducting clinical research.
Getting Started with Research
During the first few months of fellowship, the Program Director meets with each fellow to discuss the process of selecting a research mentor and project.
The Program Director and fellow jointly identify an interim mentor to help guide exploration of potential research opportunities. Fellows are expected to complete the mentor selection process by the spring of their first year.
To identify a suitable research mentor, fellows meet with faculty members to learn about their research programs and related opportunities throughout the broader research community. After selecting a prospective mentor, the fellow reviews the decision with the Fellowship Director and interim mentor. The Fellowship Director then confirms the mentorship plan and clarifies mentor responsibilities with the selected faculty member.
Time Devoted to Research
The second and third years of fellowship are primarily dedicated to research training.
The Fellowship Director meets individually with each fellow at least twice per year to review all aspects of fellowship training, with particular emphasis on research progress and mentorship.
Fellows also present their work twice yearly during research-in-progress sessions to their Scholarship Oversight Committee and the Fellowship Director.
Fellow Expectations
Fellows are expected to complete a primary research project before the end of fellowship training.
In addition, fellows are expected to:
- Gain experience in grant writing.
- Present research findings at scientific meetings.
- Publish scholarly work in peer-reviewed journals.
- Complete the Department of Pediatrics Fellowship Curriculum Series as required by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
While fellows are encouraged to pursue research funding opportunities, successful acquisition of grant funding is not required for fellowship completion.
Conference Schedule
| Conference | Frequency | Role of the Fellow |
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| Citywide Pediatric ID Conference | Weekly | Present cases and discuss |
| Micro/Virology/Epi daily rounds | 5 days per week, 30 minutes per day | Informs lab personnel of any important clinical issues, requests special testing, reviews “unknowns” prepared by the lab, is informed of all positive blood cultures, positive viral tests on patients |
| Pediatrics Morning Report | Daily | Attend while on service 3x/week and give input to residents on Infectious |
| HIV Patient Management Rounds | Weekly | Diseases-related cases Attend and participate in discussion of patients |
| Pediatric ID Research Conference | Monthly | Present once to twice yearly to scholarship oversight committee. Attend all other research conferences by faculty and fellows |
| Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Formal journal club 3-4 times per year but articles reviewed frequently in weekly ID case conference | Organize and present 1-2 articles to faculty and fellows |
| Combined Adult/Ped ID Conference | Monthly | Formal pediatric ID case presentation with discussed with adult ID faculty and Fellows |
| Fellows’ Didactic Series | Weekly | |
| Annual CME Conference on Pediatric Infectious Diseases | Annual |
Other Educational Opportunities
Fellows can apply for funding through the Department of Pediatrics to complete the CU Anschutz Master of Science Degree in Clinical Science (MSCS) program.
If accepted into the program and for funding, fellows are able to complete the MSCS program with almost no out-of-pocket expense.
For fellows not in the MSCS program, the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases provides educational funding that allows fellows to take additional courses to supplement their fellowship training.
Fellowship Curriculum
Objectives/ Specific Skills
To be thoroughly trained in the clinical practice of pediatric infectious diseases and be able to independently assess and appropriately manage infectious diseases problems commonly seen in children.
To develop a research project. This will involve the acquisition of skills to ask pertinent questions; independently design appropriate experiments, analyze data, and use experimental data to answer original questions.
To learn diagnostic microbiology and its application to pediatric infectious diseases.
To develop the skills to be a competent teacher of Pediatric Infectious Diseases to practitioners and trainees of all levels.
To fulfill the requirements for eligibility for the subspecialty board exam.
Specific skills include:
Competence and interpretation of stains of primary clinical material and laboratory isolates.
Working knowledge and interpretation of routine and specialized microbiological procedures.
Working knowledge and interpretation of the pathology of infectious diseases.
Use and interpretation of diagnostic tests and procedures with an emphasis on cost efficiency.
Clinical competence in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases (inpatient and outpatient).
Includes access to and interpretation of medical literature.
Includes consideration of clinical trials and experimental therapeutics.
Principles of infection control and epidemiology.
Principles of antimicrobial therapeutics, resistance mechanisms, adverse drug reactions, and epidemiological trends.
Management and use of intravenous catheters and other indwelling medical devices.
Primary care of HIV infection.
Interpretation of medical literature and basic statistical analysis.
Fundamentals of medical investigation, either clinical or laboratory based.
- Study design and implementation
- Problem solving
- Collation and interpretation of results
- Writing and publishing experimental results
- Ethics in scientific research
- Grant writing and accessing external funding sources
Proficiency as a consultant
- Effective communication with physicians and patients
- Educational strategies
- Effective coordinator of consultants and consensus building
- Ethics of medical care
Academic skills
- Public speaking
- Design and implementation of presentations (oral and written)
- Educational strategies
Audiovisual skills: photography, computer graphics
Additional Learning Opportunities:
Subspecialty Excellence in Educational Leadership & Scholarship (SEELS) Program
The University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics is proud to offer the Subspecialty Excellence in Educational Leadership & Scholarship (SEELS) Program for subspecialty pediatric fellows committed to an academic career in medical education.
The SEELS program guides fellows through an 18-month program that provides research mentorship, coaching, and instruction.
The overall goal of SEELS is to equip these fellows with the necessary knowledge/skills/attitudes for success as future medical educators through educational scholarship and professional identity development, faculty and peer mentorship, and engaging in an educational community of practice.
Pediatric Fellowship Educational Series
This educational series has been developed by the Committee on Fellowship Education to address areas of scholarly interest common to all pediatric fellows. Nearly 100 sub-specialized physicians in training will attend 5-6 half-day seminars spread across their 3 years of fellowship.
Attendance is mandatory and the trainee is excused from clinical responsibilities.
In addition to providing core educational material, these sessions allow trainees in different disciplines and throughout the department to meet and interact with one another in an informal and collegial environment.
Occurs several times per year throughout fellowship with fellows of different subspecialties.
Pediatric Biostatistics for Clinicians Course :
This course is primarily intended for 2nd and 3rd year Department of Pediatrics fellows as part of the comprehensive fellowship educational program. Designed to help fellows to develop an ability to be a critical consumer of the literature and develop familiarity with many commonly used statistical methods.
This course comprises for six two-hour sessions.
Designed for second year fellows, but any fellow or resident can register for the course.
Advanced Degrees Available at CU:
1st Year Fellows (2026-2029)
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Breanna Brown, MD
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Matthew E Harris, MD
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2nd Year Fellows (2025-2028)
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Liliana de Fatima Arriola Montenegro, MD
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Artemis Gogos, MD, PhD
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2nd Year Fellows (2024-2027)
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Brandon Brummeyer, MD
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Paul Gregory Mitchell, MD
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Samuel William Showalter, MD
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Application Process
Fellow selection is accomplished by participation in the National Residency Matching Program Match service, which occurs in the fall each year. Applicants must be eligible for a Colorado medical license. International medical graduates must have a valid ECFMG (see below).
Please be aware of the following general application timeline:
ERAS Application Timeline
| Date | Activity |
| Monday, May 31, 2026 | ERAS 2024 season ends at 5 p.m. ET. |
| Wednesday, June 3, 2026 | ERAS 2025 season begins at 9 a.m. ET. |
| Thursday, June 4, 2026 | EFDO will release tokens to fellowship applicants. |
| Wednesday, July 1, 2026 | July cycle fellowship applicants may begin submitting applications to programs at 9 a.m. ET. |
| Wednesday July 15, 2026 | July cycle fellowship programs may begin reviewing applications at 9 a.m. ET. |
| May 31, 2026 | ERAS 2026 season ends at 5 p.m. ET. |
NRMP Fall Match Timeline
| Dates | Activity |
| Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | Match Opens |
| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | Ranking Opens |
| Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | Quota Change Deadline |
| Wednesday, November 18, 2026 | Rank Order List Certification Deadline |
| Wednesday, December 2, 2026 | MATCH DAY |
Our fellowship participates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
Our application review period begins every year on July 15th
Applications submitted to ERAS will be reviewed - July 15th through October
Interviews - August through Mid-November
Fellowships begin one year after the match with the start date of July 8th.
While completing the ERAS online application, applicants should make certain to provide us with the following documents:
- Current curriculum vitae
- Personal Statement outlining the reasons for choosing this specialty and applicant’s career plans
- At least three (3) but no more than five (5) letters of recommendation from physicians familiar with the applicant, one of which should be from the applicant’s Residency Fellowship Director.
Please note that as an ACGME accredited program, our fellows must have passed the USMLE Step 3 examination or COMLEX Level 3. Currently, we require non-US applicants to possess a valid certificate from Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG). The ACGME now requires fellows to have complete pediatric residency training in a US or Canadian ACGME certified program prior to subspecialty fellowship training.
Our pediatric fellowship will be conducting virtual interviews for this upcoming interview season. We look forward to sharing our programs with you and getting to know more about you. Our planned virtual interview dates are forthcoming.
Applicants selected for a personal interview will be contacted by the Fellowship Program Coordinator. Interviews are scheduled for one full day. Interviews occur on Thursdays.
For additional questions, please contact:
| Program Director | Program Coordinator | |
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Fellowship Director Assistant Professor E-mail: Juri.Boguniewicz |
Julia Schuster, MS E-mail: Julia.Schuster |
