Allergy Immunology Fellow

Fellowship in allergy and immunology is a two-year training period following internal medicine or pediatrics residency, and it's where you develop the specialized clinical and procedural competencies that define the specialty. The training involves managing a broad range of allergic and immune conditions, developing skill in allergy testing and immunotherapy, and building knowledge across both adult and pediatric populations.

Research expectations vary across fellowship programs — some are heavily research-focused, particularly at academic medical centers, while others emphasize clinical training. Understanding what you want from fellowship before you match matters: if you're planning a community practice career, a clinically oriented program may serve you better than one expecting significant lab or clinical research productivity.

The fellowship experience is formative not just clinically but professionally. The mentors you encounter, the conditions you manage, and the clinical judgment you develop during training will shape how you practice for decades. Seeking out mentors who do the kind of practice you want to build, and being deliberate about what you want to learn during training, tends to pay dividends long after fellowship ends.