Allergy/Immunology

You will receive training in how to obtain pertinent allergic/immunologic/rheumatic histories and how to perform an appropriate physical examination with particular emphasis on the examination of the ears, nose, throat, skin, lungs and joints.

You will learn about:

• asthma, both acute and ambulatory management
• anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions
• disorders in which IgE may play a role such as food reactions, stinging insect reactions, rhinitis, drug reactions, Angioedema and urticaria, and atopic dermatitis
• in vivo and in vitro techniques for measurement of IgE antibody
• aspects of immune complex disease and other non-lgE antibody mediated reactions
• a basic understanding of both congenital and acquired immunodeficiency syndromes
• a basic understanding of childhood rheumatic disorders

You will be taught skills for handling an array of disorders:

• the ability to obtain pertinent allergic/immunologic/rheumatic histories and perform an appropriate physical examination with particular emphasis on the examination of the ears, nose, throat, skin, lungs and joints
• methods of evaluation and diagnosis, etiology and pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, therapy and complications of the disorders mentioned above
• basic knowledge of pharmacologic agents available for treatment of these disorders
• general understanding of laboratory procedures used in the diagnosis and management of these disorders:
  • skin testing and RAST
  • basic pulmonary function testing
  • delayed hypersensitivity skin testing
  • laboratory assessment of immune function
  • laboratory assessment of rheumatic disorders
  • nasal cytology
  • concept of environmental control of allergens and irritants at home, school, and work place.
  • patient/parent education

PGY-2, PGY-3 or PGY-4 

4 weeks

You will spend time in the hospital clinic and outpatient sites, as well as in allergy clinics and the immunology clinic.

• mostly urban with a large racial and ethnic diversity