Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Our March member spotlight is Dr. Kevin Messacar, associate professor of pediatrics, section of infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. Dr. Messacar was a PIDS Young Investigator awardee and serves on the PIDS Advocacy Task Force. Read more on his pediatric ID career at https://lnkd.in/eheZZGXz

Are you an international medical graduate in the US that will be completing your ID fellowship this year or within the first 2 years of your first post-training appointment? We have a special award to assist your transition from fellow to faculty. Visit https://lnkd.in/e6ze_xDN for more on the award. Deadline is April 1!

The St. Jude-PIDS Fellowship Award in Basic and Translational Science aims to develop an enhanced cadre of physician-scientists who are trained to conduct rigorous, high-quality, basic or translational research studies in the field of pediatric infectious diseases. Apply by April 1. More info at: https://lnkd.in/evkFXXzF

The PIDS Foundation (thanks to funding from our partners at Moderna) is pleased to offer our Fellowship Award in CMV Medical Education. The award is an effort to improve maternal and infant health relating to cytomegalovirus through medical education.?This is a 1-year, $25k award. Details at link below. The application deadline is April 1. https://lnkd.in/eQyJ9Pta

The PIDS Foundation's SUMMERS program could be transformational in a scientific career. SUMMERS introduces students – ranging from graduate/medical school to undergraduate – to fulfilling opportunities in pediatric infectious diseases through funded research. Learn more at the link; application deadline is April 1 (no joke here). https://lnkd.in/eEtWCVvJ

The PIDS-SHARPS collaborative invites you to the next speaker series webinar - Pediatric Surgery Quality Council (PSQC) Antibiotic Stewardship Collaborative: American College of Surgery NSQIP-Pediatric SAP Preliminary Analysis and Future Steps - on Thursday, March 13 at 1pm ET. Registration is required. https://lnkd.in/evJ5-m_K

We are excited to see everyone at the 24th Annual St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference, which starts Wednesday! Virtual registration remains open throughout the conference. Visit our site for more. https://lnkd.in/eTDaYG8E

PIDS is pleased to team with our partners at SHEA to offer a session from our?Virtual Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) and Hospital Epidemiology Webinar Series.?Register for today's (Feb. 27) at 1:00 p.m. ET case-based webinar that features insights on infection prevention transmission mitigation practices for?C..auris?and special considerations in pediatric settings. https://lnkd.in/enUdRCzq

To date, the PIDS?Summer Research Scholars Award?(SUMMERS) has enabled 55 students (from graduate/medical school to undergraduate) to benefit from the opportunity to conduct funded research and exposure to the captivating careers awaiting in pediatric ID! The 2025 application window is open through April 4. https://lnkd.in/eEtWCVvJ

PIDS-SHARPS series brings you monthly webinars on pediatric antimicrobial stewardship topics. Interested in ASP? Register for today's 1pm ET webinar: ‘Are follow-up blood cultures necessary in children with gram-negative rod bacteremia?’ Presented by Dr. Shreya Doshi. https://lnkd.in/evJ5-m_K