Infectious Disease Fellowship Lubbock

The curriculum provides progressive responsibility across inpatient, critical care, emergency, ambulatory, consultation and subspecialty settings. Exact block assignments may be adjusted annually to meet educational and service needs.

Fellows participate in protected educational conferences and case-based learning. The conference calendar includes small-group noon sessions with content spanning core infectious disease, board preparation and In-Training Examination review, ambulatory clinic conference, quality improvement, patient safety, and research. Residents are expected to maintain strong conference attendance and active participation.

Teaching Sites 

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

TTUHSC educates students, provides patient care and conducts biomedical and clinical research. We graduate the most health care professionals in the state of Texas. Nationally recognized for innovative programs, academic achievement, and our cutting-edge research, we are training the next generation of highly qualified health professionals. To date we have trained more than 42,000 health care professionals who are serving patients and driving medical discovery in tangible, life-changing ways – both for the 10 million people in our immediate service area and around the world.

University Medical Center

University Medical Center (UMC) is a 500-bed hospital. It is a public, non- profit facility that serves as the primary teaching hospital for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. UMC also includes a children's hospital
with Level IV NICU, a family-centered birth center, a regional burn center, and the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center. Wile at UMC, TTUHSC Family Medicine residents take care of hospitalized adults & children, work in the
critical care units, and provide family-centered maternity care in labor & delivery.

Covenant Health System

Covenant Health System provides ID Fellows with their ancillary outpatient-teaching site in transplant related problems and infectious complications. This site includes patients of Lubbock County and the City of Lubbock. It also provides expertise in management and laboratory correlations. The patient population at Covenant Health System is diverse and ID problems range from simple acute medical problems to very complicated medical problems related to the immunosuppression related to SOT and BMT. The ID fellows will have the opportunity to enhance their clinical skills, increase their clinical experience, and enhance their clinical judgment in managing infections while working at the Covenant Health System. In addition, they will have the opportunity to work in a healthcare system, which has a significant responsibility for indigent healthcare.  ID fellows will rotate through Covenant Health System for a four-week assignment during the duration of the fellowship. Teams will include faculty members, fellows, and social workers.

Lubbock Health Department

STD Clinic, Lubbock City Department of Healthprovides ID Fellows with their ancillary outpatient-teaching site in sexually transmitted infections. This site includes patients of Lubbock County and the city of Lubbock. It also provides expertise in management and laboratory correlations.  The patient population at STD Clinic, Lubbock City Department of Health is diverse and JD problems range from simple acute medical problems to very complicated medical problems with acute exacerbations related to STDs including syphilis, Herpes, gonorrhea, Chlamydia and HIV. The ID fellows will have the opportunity to enhance their clinical skills, increase their clinical experience, and enhance their clinical judgment in managing infections while working at the STD Clinic, Lubbock City Department of Health.  In addition, they will have the opportunity to work in a healthcare system, which has a significant responsibility for indigent healthcare.  ID fellows will rotate through STD Clinic at the Lubbock City Department of Health while on specific rotational assignments one half day per week clinic during the duration of the fellowship. Teams will include faculty members, fellows, and social workers.

Covenant Center for Wound Care

Wound Care provides ID Fellows with their ancillary outpatient-teaching site in wound care, healing related problems and infectious complications. This site includes patients of Lubbock County and the City of Lubbock. It also provides expertise in management and laboratory correlations.  The patient population at Wound Care is diverse and ID problems range from simple acute medical problems to very complicated medical problems related to wound healing and vascular abnormalities.  The ID fellows will have the opportunity to enhance their clinical skills, increase their clinical experience, and enhance their clinical judgment in managing infections, related to wounds while working at the Covenant Wound Care Rehab System.  In addition, they will have the opportunity to work in a healthcare system, which has a significant responsibility for indigent healthcare.  ID fellows will rotate through for a four-week assignment during the duration of the fellowship.  Teams will include faculty members, fellows, and social workers and nurses.

Thank you for your interest in the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Infectious Disease Fellowship Program. We are delighted to have you join our community of dedicated physicians committed to excellence in patient care, education, research, and service. As fellows, you will have the opportunity to work alongside outstanding faculty, engage with diverse and challenging clinical experiences, and develop the skills necessary to become leaders in the field of Infectious Diseases. We look forward to supporting your professional growth and celebrating your accomplishments throughout this exciting journey.

Christopher Crist, MD
Program Director
TTUHSC Infectious Disease Fellowship