The Department of Immunology at Erasmus MC comprises three highly specialized sections:
- basic immunology
- medical immunology
- clinical immunology
New technologies and developments are continuously implemented. Therefore almost the entire immuno-diagnostic program of the Erasmus MC is nowadays performed at the department of immunology. The supportive care of the immunologic laboratory together with the (outpatient) clinical care and the on demand consultative care of the internist-immunologists throughout the hospital, vouch for good patient care concerning immunologic issues.
Clinical immunology is an essential part of the residency in internal medicine, in particular in the field of allergology, infectious diseases, nephrology and vascular medicine. The pivotal role of clinical immunology in the schooling of internists in training, has been acknowledged multiple times during visitations. Education of, collaboration with and supporting of other specialists are important within the clinical immunology section, for those aspects are a must for achieving and maintaining top care for patients with immune diseases.