Infectious Disease Fellowship
Infectious Disease Fellowship
Application Opens | December 2, 2025
Next Start Date | July 1, 2026
The infectious diseases fellowship at Texas Tech is designed to foster a lifelong interest in infectious diseases. The curriculum emphasizes the clinical aspects of infectious disease problems encountered in the outpatient and inpatient settings.
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Information for Applicants
Application Process and Eligibility Criteria
Applications are processed through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service). We participate in the NRMP Match and will accept applications for the fellowship through ERAS until August 15. Applicants will be reviewed and contacted to schedule interviews.
Salaries
*These amounts are for the Lubbock Campus only. Please contact TTUHSC Amarillo and TTUHSC Permian Basin for their salary information.
| Year | PGY1 | PGY2 | PGY3 | PGY4 | PGY5 | PGY6 | PGY7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | $65,764.23 | $67,250.96 | $69,374.62 | $72,532.94 | $74,685.79 | $76,841.81 | $78,997.84 |
| 2024-2025 | $63,725.03 | $65,165.66 | $67,223.47 | $70,283.84 | $72,369.95 | $74,459.12 | $76,548.30 |
| 2023-2024 | $61,570.07 | $61,570.07 | $64,950.21 | $66,936.99 | $68,923.76 | $70,913.45 | $72,903.14 |
| 2022-2023 | $58,918.73 | $60,250.71 | $62,153.31 | $64,054.53 | $65,955.76 | $67,859.76 | $69,763.77 |
| 2021-2022 | $57,202.65 | $58,495.83 | $60,343.02 | $62,188.87 | $64,034.71 | $65,883.26 | $67,731.82 |
| 2020-2021 | $55,536.56 | $56,792.07 | $58,585.46 | $60,377.54 | $62,169.63 | $63,964.33 | $65,759.05 |
Additional Benefits Include:
- Malpractice Insurance
- Aggregates are $100,000 per incident and $300,000 annual aggregate. Professional Liability Division website or call 806.743.9921
- Health Insurance
- Group Health/Dental/Vision insurance for residents and eligible dependents.
- Workers' Compensation
- Vacation
- Vacation is approved for not more than 15 working days for PGY 1 and 2 and not more than 20 working days for PGY-3 and above.
- Leave
- Sick leave for up to 12 working days per year
- Family and parental leaves of absence (see also US Department of Labor Employment Standards Administrative - FMLA)
- Educational leave
- Military leave not to exceed 15 work days per year.
- Retirement & Savings
- Residents and fellows are not eligible for TTU System's 401K plan but can participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) the Tax-Deferred Account Program (TDA). More information will be provided upon starting your program.
Specific information pertaining to benefits is found in the House Staff Policies and Procedures.
Rotation Schedule
PGY5
- July - Consults
- August - Research
- September - Consults
- October - Renal Transplant
- November - Consults
- December - Bone Marrow Transplant
- January - Consults
- February - Travel and Tropical Medicine
- March - Consults
- April - Research / TB Course
- May - Consult
- June - Research
ID Clinic: Wednesday PM
STD Clinic: 1st Tuesday of the month
HIV Clinic: 1st and 3rd
PGY4
- July - Micro Lab
- August - Consults
- September - Infection Control
- October - Research
- November - Pediatric ID
- December - Consults
- January - Wound Care
- February - Consult
- March - Renal Transplant
- April - Consult
- May - Research
- June - Consults
ID Clinic: Wednesday PM
STD Clinic: 2nd Tuesday of the month
HIV Clinic: 2nd and 4th
*Vacations can be taken during elective rotation months if approved by the program director.
Clinical Process Improvement
Case-based conference that focuses on quality improvement based on principles of medical decision making.
Board Review Strategies
Emphasis is on board testing techniques and review of multiple choice questions.
Grand Rounds
These are conducted by the Department of Medicine and other institutional faculty as well as visiting professors. Topics include advances in basic and clinical knowledge in many fields of Internal Medicine.
House Staff Meeting
Monthly meeting of all TTUHSC fellows sponsored by the office of GME. This meeting serves to update house staff on important institutional issues. Elected officers of the house staff serve as liaisons on many institutional committees.
Journal Club
Fellows discuss selected articles. Emphasis is on commentary and critical appraisal of the literature.
Scholarly Activity
Each fellow presents their progress in on-going research.
Thank you for your interest in the Infectious Disease fellowship at the Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Lubbock, Texas. We welcome you to explore the details of our program within this webpage.
Our program is dedicated to developing thoughtful and adaptable infectious diseases physicians equipped to meet the evolving challenges of global health. Through a curriculum that blends robust clinical training, scholarly engagement, and research opportunities, fellows gain deep expertise in the diagnosis, prevention, and management of infectious diseases across varied healthcare settings in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.We foster a culture of mentorship, curiosity, and collaboration that values innovation as much as compassion. Our graduates emerge as leaders prepared to advance the science and practice of infectious diseases, improve population health, and serve their communities.
Christopher Crist, MD
Assistant Professor
Program Director
TTUHSC Infectious Disease Fellowship
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 (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 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.
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.
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Faculty
Meet our accomplished, ABIM-certified faculty, whose diverse specialties and talents advance education and serve the Lubbock community and beyond.
Fellows
View our current fellows and alumni of the Texas Tech Infectious Disease Fellowship here.
View the faculty and fellows publications.
Staff
Learn more about the Internal Medicine Education staff here.
Got Questions?
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Christopher Crist MD
Assistant Professor
Program Director
McKinley Sharb
Program Coordinator
Infectious Disease and Hematology/Oncology Fellowships
Phone: 806.743.2573
Fax: 806.743.3143
3601 4th Street, MS 9410 Lubbock, TX 79430