The value of an allergy and clinical immunology rotation at an academic tertiary medical center

摘要

Formal Allergy and Immunology (AI) rotations are not mandatory components of most medical school and residency curricula. At the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), first- and second-year students receive minimal clinical AI education (2 hours on hypersensitivity disorders; 1 hour on immunodeficiencies) with moderate basic science instruction (9 hours of immunology; 6 hours of pharmacology of AI medications; and a 3-hour pulmonary function laboratory). Students and residents can rotate for varying durations in the combined pediatric/adult AI Clinic.