Howard University Program

Washington, DC

Specialty:Infectious disease

ACGME Code:1461021091

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The program in Infectious Disease at Howard University is affiliated with Howard University Hospital's Center for Infectious Disease Management and Research (CIDMAR). This center plays a critical role in providing comprehensive infectious disease care and is committed to excellence in patient-centered medical care, education, and research, all conducted in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.

CIDMAR offers a multi-specialty clinic that provides a wide array of services essential for managing infectious diseases. These services include outpatient consultations for infectious diseases, outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapeutic drug monitoring, and pre-travel medicine advice. The clinic also administers vaccinations recommended for travel, and offers specialized HIV care, which is vital given the high incidence of HIV/AIDS.

Travel Medicine Clinic

One of the unique aspects of the program is the Travel Medicine Clinic, which responds to the various health needs of travelers. The clinic provides immunizations, particularly the yellow fever vaccine, and offers tailored medical advice based on specific travel itineraries and intended activities. This clinic enhances the program's reach and demonstrates a commitment to global health.

HIV Care Services

The Ryan White Program significantly supports CIDMAR’s services, enabling the clinic to deliver comprehensive healthcare and support services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS (PLWH/A). Under this federal program, services include access to primary care, dental care, and emergency medications without turning away patients due to their inability to pay. Additionally, CIDMAR offers health education, case management, including assistance with health questions and health insurance, as well as access to essential social support services like transportation and housing.

Patient-Centered Approach

The patient advocacy initiatives within the program highlight a dedicated approach toward enhancing patient experiences and outcomes. With integrated mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and free HIV testing, the program emphasizes a holistic approach to managing infectious diseases.

Faculty and Training

The training faculty consists of experienced internal medicine and infectious disease physicians, complemented by clinical pharmacists who provide insights on medication management, treatment adherence, and risk reduction counseling. This interprofessional team is imperative for training residents in providing comprehensive care.

Visa Support and Competitiveness

The program is open to international medical graduates (IMGs) and offers visa sponsorship options such as J-1 and H-1B visas. This support is crucial for attracting a diverse group of residents and is indicative of the program’s commitment to inclusivity.

Application Requirements

Prospective residents should be aware that the program has specific application requirements. For instance, there may be limitations regarding the year of medical school graduation, as well as policies concerning the maximum number of failed USMLE Step examinations. These conditions are designed to ensure that the program admits candidates with a strong foundation in medicine and readiness for a demanding training environment.

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued	Jan 22, 1999
02	2001 - 2002	Continued	Jan 22, 1999
03	2002 - 2003	Continued	Jan 22, 1999
04	2003 - 2004	Continued	Jan 22, 1999
05	2004 - 2005	Continued	Jan 29, 2005
06	2005 - 2006	Continued	Jan 29, 2005
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Jan 29, 2005
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Jan 29, 2005
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Jan 29, 2005
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Jan 29, 2005

Program

Program Size

-- (2 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 23, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:2.2X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 10 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Roster

Publications

5 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

5 Publications (5 yr)

Cureus2024

Unique Presentation of a Ubiquitous Organism: Capnocytophaga canimorsus Meningitis With Pneumocephalus.

Niyati Grewal,¹Katherine Hager,²Anna C Pinelo,²Yashmith Duddukunta,³

PMID: 38826958doi.org/10.7759/cureus.59529

Cureus2024

A Case Report of a Rapidly Progressive Epstein-Barr Virus Encephalitis Infection in an Adult With HIV on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy.

Dunstan A Akolbire,¹Doris Akolbire,²Robert Delapenha,³

PMID: 38361681doi.org/10.7759/cureus.52392

Location

Washington, DC ^[4]

Population

689,545

Median income

$108,210Above

Education

65.9%Above

Employment

68.2%Above

Health

2.7%Below

Age

34On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

1/31/2015

$1,861

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,871

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,875

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,892

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,901

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,904

$1,905

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,901

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,892

$1,893

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,902

$1,903

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,911

$1,912

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,918

$1,919

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,921

$1,922

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,928

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,939

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,936

$1,937

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,938

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,935

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,938

$1,939

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,944

$1,945

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,955

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,959

$1,960

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,957

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,961

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,965

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,974

$1,975

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,985

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,000

$2,001

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,008

$2,009

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,003

$2,004

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,006

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,011

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,018

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,023

$2,024

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,030

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,028

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,024

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,022

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,031

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,040

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,048

$2,049

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,056

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,064

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,063

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,067

$2,068

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,076

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,086

$2,087

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,093

$2,094

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,094

$2,095

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,107

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,111

$2,112

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,118

$2,119

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,120

$2,121

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,130

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,135

$2,136

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,143

$2,144

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,154

$2,155

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,163

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,158

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,142

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,121

$2,122

$1,562

7/31/2020

$2,105

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,088

$2,089

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,045

$2,046

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,033

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,024

$2,025

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,028

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,030

$2,031

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,034

$2,035

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,039

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,054

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,083

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,110

$2,111

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,136

$2,137

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,159

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,186

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,205

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,217

$2,218

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,221

$2,222

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,226

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,236

$2,237

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,249

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,258

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,261

$2,262

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,266

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,272

$2,273

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,279

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,279

$2,280

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,285

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,293

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,301

$2,302

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,306

$2,307

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,312

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,315

$2,316

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,323

$2,324

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,324

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,332

$2,333

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,340

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,348

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,354

$2,355

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,355

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,356

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,354

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,359

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,362

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,372

$2,373

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,381

$2,382

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,395

$2,396

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,403

$2,404

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,408

$2,409

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,414

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,422

$2,423

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,430

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,440

$2,441

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,445

$2,446

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,454

$2,455

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,460

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,459

$2,460

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,457

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,454

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,450

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,447

$2,448

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,443

$2,444

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,437

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,432

$2,433

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,423

$2,424

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,418

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,405

$2,406

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

148

9/1/2021

151

10/1/2021

159

11/1/2021

132

12/1/2021

132

1/1/2022

145

2/1/2022

126

3/1/2022

126

4/1/2022

135

5/1/2022

144

6/1/2022

133

7/1/2022

139

8/1/2022

153

9/1/2022

144

10/1/2022

140

11/1/2022

142

12/1/2022

131

1/1/2023

148

2/1/2023

136

3/1/2023

159

4/1/2023

163

5/1/2023

165

6/1/2023

190

7/1/2023

212

8/1/2023

192

9/1/2023

174

10/1/2023

195

11/1/2023

180

12/1/2023

162

1/1/2024

157

2/1/2024

151

3/1/2024

151

4/1/2024

159

5/1/2024

185

6/1/2024

189

7/1/2024

180

8/1/2024

165

9/1/2024

161

10/1/2024

168

11/1/2024

149

12/1/2024

148

1/1/2025

136

2/1/2025

126

3/1/2025

145

4/1/2025

141

5/1/2025

167

6/1/2025

151

7/1/2025

155

8/1/2025

134

9/1/2025

142

10/1/2025

143

11/1/2025

137

12/1/2025

118

1/1/2026

113

2/1/2026

107

3/1/2026

Living in Washington, DC

Crime Rate and Safety

Washington, DC has a mix of neighborhoods with varying levels of safety. While some areas are considered safe, others may have higher crime rates. It's essential to research specific neighborhoods before choosing where to live.

Fun Activities

Washington, DC is rich in culture and history. Residents can enjoy visiting museums, exploring national monuments, attending events on the National Mall, and trying different cuisines in the city's diverse restaurants.

Climate

Washington, DC experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters can be cold with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall offer pleasant weather, making them popular seasons for outdoor activities.

Races and Population

Washington, DC is a diverse city with a significant African American population. Residents can find communities representing various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Education

Washington, DC is home to several universities and colleges, providing opportunities for further education and research. Residents can access a range of educational resources and cultural institutions.

Cost of Living

Washington, DC has a relatively high cost of living, especially in terms of housing. Rent and property prices can be expensive, but residents may find varying costs in different neighborhoods.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Nearby bigger cities include Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Baltimore is approximately 45 miles away from Washington, DC, while Philadelphia is around 140 miles away. These cities offer their own unique attractions, nightlife, and cultural experiences.

Pros and Cons

Pros of living in Washington, DC include access to national landmarks, cultural events, and diverse communities. However, cons may include the higher cost of living, traffic congestion, and potential safety concerns in certain areas.

FAQ

CIDMAR stands for the Center for Infectious Disease Management and Research at Howard University Hospital, and it serves as the primary clinical and academic home for the Infectious Disease fellowship. The center provides comprehensive infectious disease care, education, and research in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Fellows train within its multi-specialty clinic, gaining exposure to a wide array of infectious disease services.

The program offers specialized HIV care supported by the Ryan White Program, which provides comprehensive healthcare and support services to individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Services include primary care, dental care, emergency medications, health education, case management, and access to social support services such as transportation and housing, without turning patients away due to inability to pay.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1461021091

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US1150000

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr