Beginners guide to protocol writing in transplant infectious diseases

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The number of transplant infectious disease (TID) fellowship programs has expanded rapidly in the past 5 years, with the creation of many new programs and the expansion of training tracks and dedicated years as the demand for TID physicians grows drastically. This editorial focuses on major factors and complexities that programs should consider in TID fellowship creation, as well as highlighting examples of formative experiences, programmatic structure, and fellow resources that trainees can use to identify their desired career path in TID. image

The nuts and bolts of transplant infectious disease training

Harris,

Kumar,

Haidar

et al. 2024

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The ID Digital Institute: Building a digital education toolset and community

Dong,

Walker,

Nematollahi

et al. 2024

Organic digital education (ODE) includes online medical education content that can take various forms, such as blogs, social media, videos, podcasts, or infographics. Multimedia ODE platforms have unique benefits and have quickly become an essential part of medical education. Modern medical educators with competency in digital teaching modalities can leverage these for teaching as well as career development and dissemination of scientific research. The ID Digital Institute is a digital education program with a curriculum designed to equip infectious diseases (ID) professionals with the skills to appraise, create, curate, and integrate ODE into their teaching and career. We share the structure, content, and lessons learned from the ID Digital Institute program. We also illustrate how digital education skills can present unique opportunities to align with current and future transplant and immunocompromised host infectious diseases education efforts.

The pre‐transplant evaluation: Considerations for trainees and early career transplant infectious diseases clinician

Kumar,

Gorsline,

Rader

et al. 2024

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Transplant infectious disease (TID) clinicians are integral to the pre‐transplantation evaluation. Pre‐transplant evaluations allow clinicians to assess risk factors for latent infections and relevant exposures to potential pathogens, address immunizations, and optimize patients’ health and understanding of life after transplant. However, there is not a standardized approach to the pre‐transplant evaluation. This article reviews the details of performing successful pre‐transplant evaluations, including updated recommendations on available vaccines and contemporary opinions on marijuana use. This resource can be used for teaching with trainees or for early career TID clinicians.