The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is now accepting applications for the 2024 cycle for a new Early Career Development Award for international medical graduates (IMG).

The goal of this program is to foster the research of IMG physicians who have recently completed a Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship. Research in clinical, translational, and basic sciences relevant to Pediatric Infectious Diseases are encouraged, including public health, epidemiology, antimicrobial stewardship, health disparities, infection control, outcomes research, pharmacokinetics, pathophysiology, molecular pathogenesis, and vaccine development.

The completed application should be submitted as a single pdf file through the website portal by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Jan 15, 2024. Funding decisions will be made around March 1, 2024. The awardee is expected to be present for the award announcement at the PIDS Foundation Annual Dinner at IDWeek in October 2024.

Questions regarding the IMG Early Career Development Award, including eligibility, application process, or other issues, can be addressed to Dr. Masako Shimamura (masako.shimamura@nationwidechildrens.org) or Christy Phillips (cphillips@idsociety.org).