Trainee Experience

Early Career Road Map

This Road Map will introduce you to all the major events at IDWeek 2025 and will provide a guide on interesting events and sessions you must not miss as a trainee or early career professional, highlighted by members of the ID Training Program Directors Community of Practice and Fellows Community of Practice. After reviewing this Road Map, you will be able to search the entire IDWeek program for other sessions related to your specific interests. We highly encourage you to attend any sessions of interest!

IDBugCrawl

Curious about the world of infectious diseases? The student and resident IDBugCrawl program is your one place to learn about ID and meet directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future of science, medicine and public health. Created specifically for medical students and residents, join us for VIP talks, social receptions, career development resources and networking exposure with experts from across the ID spectrum. Make the connections you won’t find anywhere else and leave with new inspiration for your future. This VIP experience is free for students and residents attending IDWeek. Not registered for IDWeek yet? Register now using student and resident pricing.

NextGen ID Lounge:

A home for medical students, residents and fellows

Located in the Georgia World Congress Center, the NextGen ID Lounge is a space dedicated to medical students, residents and fellows. Come meet and network with peers over coffee or grab some friends to enjoy some downtime playing a game.

In addition to providing an opportunity to grow your network each day, the NextGen ID Lounge features MedTalks, a unique opportunity for you to interact with experts in the field of ID. These sessions are useful for early career individuals to learn more about career paths and development in ID.

The NextGen ID Lounge is also the home to the IDBugCrawl an IDWeek program designed for medical students and residents. To learn more about the IDBugCrawl click here. The lounge will be open during IDWeek and will be limited to medical students, residents, and fellows.

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iDMentorship365 Program

The iDMentorship365 Program provides a platform to inspire and mentor individuals interested in a career in infectious diseases. The program provides mentees with access to both leaders in the field of ID and the academic support they need to create an imprint on the ID community. The impact of this program will have long-lasting benefits. Mentees must be medical students, residents and/or fellows or PharmD students, PharmD residents, and/or PharmD fellows or early career professionals, from an accredited medical school, residency, or ID fellowship training program in the United States, Mexico, or Canada.

Trainee Experience

Early Career Road Map

IDBugCrawl

NextGen ID Lounge:

A home for medical students, residents and fellows

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