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The prevalence of allergic disease and asthma have increased over the past two decades, particularly in developed countries. This can vary with age, disease and geographic location. Allergy and asthma involves the management of disorders related to hypersensitivity or altered reactivity caused by release of immunologic mediators or by activation of inflammatory mechanisms. Understanding the pathophysiology for allergic inflammation is crucial to best assess patients and make recommendations regarding testing and treatment. This rotation will expose students to a variety of diseases involving altered immunity or hypersensitivity. For these diseases, the student will learn how to initiate diagnostic evaluation and therapy, and learn to recognize other diseases in which altered immunity plays an important role (acute or chronic urticaria, angioedema, acquired and congenital immunodeficiency, drug allergies). The student will be assigned to an outpatient allergy setting with an assigned schedule for the month. He/she will see new and established patients with the allergist. On occasion, an inpatient consultation may be required. The student will attend weekly Grand Rounds and Internal Medicine block conference.