Careers in Medicine: Specialty Information

Allergy and Immunology

Nature of the work

A physician how specializes in Allergy and Immunology is trained in the evaluation, physical and laboratory diagnosis and management of disorders involving the immune system. Selected examples of such conditions include: asthma, anaphylaxis, rhinitis, eczema and adverse reactions to drugs, foods and insect stings as well as immune deficiency diseases (both acquired and congenital), defects in host defense and problems related to autoimmune disease, organ transplantation or malignancies of the immune system. As our understanding of the immune system develops, the scope of this specialty is widening.¹

Training/residency information

Allergy-immunology requires a three-year residency in internal medicine or pediatrics, followed by a two-year fellowship in allergy-immunology.

Salary information

The annual salary for allergy-immunology ranges from $105,000 to $247,000 for full-time medical school faculty.²

For more information

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
• American Association of Immunologists
• American Board of Allergy and Immunology

References
1 The American Board of Medical Specialties. Guide to Physician Specialties. Evanston, IL: American Board of Medical Specialties; February 2008.
2 Association of American Medical Colleges. Report on Medical School Faculty Salaries 2007-2008. Washington, DC: AAMC; January 2009.

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