Endocrinology and Diabetes | Fellowship Program
The division has a nationally recognized and ACGME-accredited fellowship
training program in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. We accept up to
two fellowship physicians per year for three years of training. It is the
goal of our fellowship training program to train pediatricians with an
interest and potential for continuing in an academic medical career
including continued involvement in research and teaching.
The fellowship program is designed to provide three years of training. The
common sequence of these years is to provide at least six to eight months
of clinical training during the first year with two months in each of the
subsequent years. The majority of the second and third year is devoted to
research training. However, this schedule can be altered as necessary to
accommodate the specific research interests of the fellow and the needs of
his/her research mentor. During the first year, fellows are on-call from
home and by pager approximately every third week and weekend. This call
continues during the second and third years but at a less frequent
schedule. During the first year, fellows will attend all outpatient
clinics; this is approximately three half-days per week. During the second
and third year, fellows are expected to attend approximately one half-day
clinic per week. During the first year, the fellow will be on the inpatient
consultation service for approximately six months. During the second and
third years, no more than two months will be spent on the inpatient
consultation service and, during the third year, the opportunity also is
offered for the fellow to serve as the supervising physician for the entire
service under the direction of one of the attending staff. As noted above,
the division was one of seven centers to receive special funding from the
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK),
the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) and the American Diabetes
Association. This training grant (T32)
program provides up to two years of funding to support research training of
pediatric endocrinology fellows.
The second and third years of the fellowship focuses on research training.
This research can be in the area of clinical (patient-oriented) and/or
basic science research. Opportunities are available to work with faculty
members within the division as well as within the Division of
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in the Department of Internal
Medicine, the Division of Bone and Mineral Metabolism in the Department of
Internal Medicine, or with investigators within of the other basic science
of clinical departments at the medical school as related to the specific
research interests of the fellow.
The fellowship training program includes participation in a variety of
educational conferences which are operated jointly along with Division of
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes in the Department of Internal
Medicine and the Division of Bone and Mineral Metabolism in the Department
of Internal Medicine. These conferences include a weekly journal club, a
weekly endocrinology case conference, and a weekly teaching lecture for the
fellows. In addition, the diabetes conference, endocrine clinic conference,
and endocrine clinical rounds noted above are held weekly. Throughout the
fellowship, responsibility for preparation and presentation at these
conferences is assigned to the fellows as well as to faculty members.
In addition, the ACGME-required training in general topics related to the
conduct of research is provided in this forum. During 40 weeks of the year,
there is a weekly fellows conference in the Department of Pediatrics. This
conference will review general topics related to research including
biostatistics, study design and study implementation and will serve as a
forum for fellows to present and discuss their research projects. All
fellows are encouraged to participate in the six-hour course,
Responsible Conduct of Research,
available through the Center for Clinical Studies.
In addition, a number of didactic courses related to research training are
available through various programs at the medical school. These include:
Nadim A. Kanafani c
Stacie P. Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D. c
Lori Wagner, M.D. c
Nana-Hawa Yayah, M.D. c
For additional information about fellowship training, please contact:
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Department of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
660 South Euclid Ave.
Campus Box 8208
St. Louis, MO 63110
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