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Sub-paths inside the specialty

• Transplant and cancer infections

  Caring for patients whose immune systems have been deliberately switched off. Highly specialized and in demand at big centers.

• Antibiotic stewardship

  Running the hospital program that decides which antibiotics get used and when. Often comes with a leadership title and extra pay.

• Infection prevention and hospital epidemiology

  Stopping infections spreading inside the building. Every hospital needs someone doing this.

• Public health

  Outbreak investigation and policy at a city, state or federal health agency. A different pay scale and a different kind of day.

• Travel and tropical medicine

  Malaria, dengue, parasites, and clinics for people going to or coming from other countries.