Interacting With Other Departments, Finding Variety in Cases

Jesse Veisblatt MD, was first attracted to infectious disease when he saw not only the variation in the types of cases the department worked on but also how other fields of medicine will consult with the ID team on cases.

“Every single field will consult infectious diseases for their opinion, sometimes just to help out, and sometimes to guide the ship—a lot more so of the very nature of it—as well as the intense thought process that comes with a lot of our job…I knew that was something that I wanted to do as a career,” Veisblatt said.

During his fellowship service at Temple University, he has had a variety of cases from increased cases of tuberculosis to endocarditis to an infected snake bite, which the Temple infectious disease and emergency department teams are writing up in a journal.

In terms of advice about getting into the infectious disease field, Veisblatt says talking with others who are in the field is a good starting point. “As a field, I think most people would be encouraging, so just talk to people that are already in the field and express your interests.There are a lot of different ways to do infectious diseases, so chat with them and see what their career trajectory is like,” he said.