| Last updated on 07th July 2025 | First published on 27th October 2023 |
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If you have chosen Infectious Diseases as your medical specialisation, congratulations.
You have chosen to study the most beautiful and fascinating field in Medicine.
Be welcome.
In this article, I point:
important study references for the Infectious Diseases trainee
(places that can be your first stop for studying a variety of subjects related to infectious diseases),
some personal thoughts on learning Infectious Diseases and working as a (Infectious Diseases) doctor.
Be aware that some information may be out of date by the time you read this.
The things I share here are based on academic and clinical background in a so-called developed European country. Internet covers the entire territory, is high-speed and is widely used both on non-mobile and mobile devices. Healthcare and daily medical decisions have support in published recommendations of international and national organisations which stand scientific authority, and conditions exist to practise Medicine according to the state-of-the-art in most situations. Medical specialisation training programmes are minimally structured and combine and evaluate three major fields: theoretical knowledge, clinical practice skills and curriculum.
Even if your reality is not exactly like that, I hope this article can be a light in your journey.