Infectious Disease Fellowship

The Infectious Disease Fellowship at TidalHealth provides specialized training in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious diseases across diverse clinical settings. Fellows work closely with experienced faculty to manage complex infections, participate in antimicrobial stewardship, and engage in interdisciplinary care.

Our Goal

The TidalHealth Infectious Disease Fellowship program aims to train and develop thoroughly competent infectious disease physicians who value quality, service and community and strive to provide the best possible patient care. At the end of training, physicians will be competent in handling both rare and complex diseases in underserved communities.

We recognize and emphasize the need for our practitioners to mirror our own community’s diversity. Our physicians will be specifically trained in how infectious diseases can run rampant in rural communities such as ours, which is in need of infectious disease practitioners who have experience in the field. The TidalHealth Infectious Disease Fellowship will advance TidalHealth’s vision of world-class healthcare and wellness for all of those impacted. 

TidalHealth Peninsula Regional

Clinical Training

Fellows will gain experience in the following settings:

  • Inpatient consult services: Fellows will provide consultations at the hospital managing a diverse range of complex infectious diseases in ICU and the general medicine floor that include HIV/AIDS and HIV related opportunistic infections, endocarditis, meningitis, neurosurgical and orthopedic infections and post-surgical infections, malaria, dengue.  
  • Outpatient clinic: Fellows will train in weekly clinic managing chronic infectious diseases that include HIV, hepatitis C and hepatitis B infections and manage tropical diseases such as parasitic infections and provide pre-travel vaccinations.
  • Immunocompromised patient care: Fellows will rotate through University of Maryland transplant unit and manage patients on chemotherapy and solid organ transplants.  
  • Pediatric and OB/GYN care: Patient will rotate through Nemours Children’s Hospital for rotation in pediatric infectious diseases and Anne Arundel Center for OB/GYN rotation. 

  • HIV/AIDS care: Long-term HIV management, including antiretroviral therapy, complications, and co-infections with tuberculosis and hepatitis.
  • Wound care: Fellows will have opportunity for an elective in wound care managing diabetic foot wounds.
  • Critical care: In hospital ICU rotation elective managing cases such as burns, septic shock, empyema.
  • Orthopedics rotation: Elective in orthopedic surgery managing prosthetic joint infections and meetings with pharmacy to optimize antimicrobial usage to prevent resistance and improve patient outcomes.
  • Hospital epidemiology and infection prevention: Participate in infection control meeting and learn to manage hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and control outbreaks through evidence-based practices.
  • Pediatric and OB/GYN care: Fellow will rotate through Nemours Children’s Hospital for rotation in pediatric infectious diseases and Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center for OB/GYN rotation 

  • Antimicrobial stewardship: Fellows will participate in antimicrobial stewardship committee meetings with pharmacy to optimize antimicrobial usage to prevent resistance and improve patient outcomes.
  • Hospital epidemiology and infection prevention: Participate in infection control meeting and learn to manage hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and control outbreaks through evidence-based practices. In addition, train fellows to provide quality and attentive patient-centered care to give back to the TidalHealth community.          
  • Presentations and publications: Opportunities to present at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Clinical studies: Fellows will have the opportunity to participate in research projects partnered with the TidalHealth Richard A. Henson Research Institute.
  • Didactics and educational activities
  • Weekly case conferences: Discussions of complex cases with faculty and multidisciplinary teams.
  • Journal clubs: Monthly critical review of current literature in infectious diseases in collaboration with internal medicine.
  • Grand rounds: Presentations by fellows, faculty, and guest speakers on current and emerging topics in infectious diseases.
  • Microbiology rounds: Hands-on sessions in microbiology, molecular diagnostics, and infection control techniques.
  • Work-life balance: A supportive environment that promotes well-being while encouraging professional growth. 

 

Why TidalHealth?

Gain hands-on experience with advanced facilities, a diverse patient population, and unique collaboration opportunities with leading regional institutions.

Access to state-of-the-art labs, diagnostic equipment, and research facilities.

Exposure to a wide variety of infectious diseases, including emerging pathogens and tropical diseases common on the Eastern Shore.

Collaboration with University of Maryland, Anne Arundel Center and Nemours Pediatric infectious disease and Wicomico Public Health Department.

 

Welcome From Our Program Director 

Welcome to the TidalHealth Infectious Disease Fellowship program! Thank you for your interest in our program, and congratulations on successfully completing your long medical school and residency journey. As program director, I am thrilled about your interest in our program and honored to provide an overview of this comprehensive and rewarding training experience that will shape you as an outstanding future leader in infectious diseases.  

Our Salisbury hospital, previously known as Peninsula Regional Medical Center, was initially established in 1897 and was rebranded as TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in 2020. The health system is well-known and has been recognized with national awards for clinical excellence.  

We recruit one infectious disease fellow each year for our fellowship program, which has a duration of two years. We have one program director, one associate program director, one director for research and scholarly ac

We recruit one infectious disease fellow each year for our fellowship program, which has a duration of two years.

TidalHealth’s Infectious Disease Fellowship provides excellent clinical training for our fellows, who handle a wide range of complex and even rare infectious diseases with extensive pathology. The infectious disease cases in our communities on the Eastern Shore are distinctive, often influenced by our diverse demographics and warmer marine environmental conditions.

Fellows will gain hands-on experience in managing cases on the medical units at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional with additional clinical training at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Luminis Health Anne Arundel Hospital, the Wicomico County Health Department and Nemours Children's Hospital during the second year of fellowship.

Our program objectives include:

  • Provide fellows with knowledge and hands-on experience in diagnosing, managing and preventing infectious diseases.
  • Foster research skills in clinical and epidemiological sciences with opportunities to engage in infectious disease research. 
    Sincerely,

Areej Khan, MD 
Program Director 

Areej Khan, MD

Meet the Team

Current Residents

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Abu Baker Khan, MD
Abu Baker Khan, MD

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