Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
Second year fellows spend 13 half days in the Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic at the Thomas Jefferson District Health Department. Here they are directly involved with all aspects of the management of STD, including differential diagnosis, antimicrobial therapy and public health issues. Special emphasis is placed upon the development of skills appropriate for the evaluation of these patients, including gynecologic examination and specimen processing, Gram stains, microscopic evaluation, and provision of topical dermatologic therapies for infections like HPV and molluscum contagiosum. Fellows are expected to become expert in the management of these infections with consideration for cost containment and local antimicrobial resistance patterns. Supervision is provided in the clinic by Dr. Michael Rein, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia, who received his infectious diseases training at the Centers for Disease Control and UVA and whose research has focused on Trichomonas vaginalis and the epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases.