Allergy and Clinical Immunology Subspecialty program is one of the clinical programs in medical sciences, and its graduates will be trained over a three-year period in various fields of allergic diseases such as asthma, nasal, eyes, hives, anaphylaxis, drug and food allergies, eczema, as well as primary and secondary immunodeficiency diseases, autoimmune and related diseases. This program will enable students to play an active role in the field of maintaining public health, including children and adults, in the aspects of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of related diseases in addition to the education, research and promotion of relevant managements.
An allergist-immunologist is trained in 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. These specialists can track down which substance or allergen is causing the problem, advise about how to eliminate the cause, and start a treatment plan. As our understanding of the immune system develops, the scope of this specialty is widening.