Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Fellowship Training
The primary goal of our program is to educate physicians to become outstanding clinicians, teachers and scientists in the broad field of Endocrinology and Metabolism. The division includes faculty with international reputations in clinical endocrinology and in both basic and clinical research. Exceptionally strong clinical training exists in diabetes mellitus, thyroid, pituitary, and adrenal disease.
Areas of research emphasis include mechanisms and treatment of type 2 diabetes, insulin secretion and signaling pathways, autoimmune endocrine diseases, including type 1 diabetes, thyroid cancer, drug metabolism, pharmacogenetics, inborn errors of metabolism and gene therapy for mitochondrial metabolic disorders.
Our major teaching facilities include Shands Hospital, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Shands Medical Plaza, all of which comprise part of the Health Science Center complex on the University of Florida campus. An NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center (GCRC), located in Shands Hospital, is the venue for many of the patient-oriented investigations conducted by our faculty.
The program consists of a two year clinically-oriented curriculum which satisfies the requirements of board eligibility in Endocrinology and Metabolism. The program emphasizes the attainment of clinical skills through intense exposure to inpatient and outpatient consultations and patient care. Specific educational activities of our fellowship program are summarized below. National endocrinology training requirements may be reviewed at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education's (ACGME) web site www.acgme.org.
All fellows participate in clinical conferences and journal club meetings held regularly by the division. Fellows are also encouraged to attend related activities sponsored by the division of pediatric endocrinology and the Alachua County Endocrine Society.
Fellowship application:
- We use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) for all applicants.
For Fellowship Application please submit the following via ERAS:
- Common Application Form
- Personal Goals Statement
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- USMLE Transcripts
- ECFMG Status Report (foreign medical graduates only)
- Wallet-sized Color Photo
Benefits and Conditions of Appointment
Required Educational Components of the Fellowship Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Journal Club monthly
Critical review of research topics in endocrinology and metabolism for fellows, faculty, residents and students.
Clinical Conference weekly
Presentation by fellows (1/month) and faculty of topics in thyroid, pituitary-adrenal, diabetes and other aspects of clinical endocrinology and metabolism for fellows, faculty, residents and students.
Endocrine Grand Rounds every 3 months
Joint conference with Pediatric Endocrinology faculty and fellows, with research-oriented presentations by fellows (1/year) and faculty.
Research Dinner monthly
Joint dinner and research seminar with Pediatric Endocrinology faculty and fellows and members of local private practice community, with invited outside speakers from nationally academic medical community.
Clinical Topics in Endocrinology every 2 months
Interactive, hour discussions of endocrine diseases (clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment) with fellows, residents and students.
Endocrine Consultations (rotating basis)
Inpatient consultations at Shands Hospital and Veterans Administration Medical Center with faculty, residents and students.
Science of Clinical Research 2 weeks/year (first year fellow) - optional
Graduate level (2 hours credit) introductory course, sponsored by General Clinical Research Center (GCRC) of 10, three-hour interactive sessions with Health Science Center faculty for fellows and junior faculty interested in clinical research. Course topics include FDA regulations governing phase 1-4 clinical trials, federal guidelines governing patient safety and data monitoring and biostatistical considerations involving observational, epidemiologic and clinical trial investigations.
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