The Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship is a three-year subspecialty program designed to train clinically expert physicians who also have research skills to advance the discovery of new knowledge in the field. Fellows who successfully complete this program will meet the requirements for application to the American Board of Pediatrics certifying exam in pediatric endocrinology.
First Year Learn from Patients | Second Year Focus on Research | Third Year Cultivate a Career | |
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Outpatient Clinics | Diabetes, endocrinology, PCOS, Fitness, Bone clinics 4 half-day clinics weekly | Continuity clinics in diabetes & endocrinology, special clinic opportunities 2 half-day clinics weekly | |
Special clinics – Disorders of Sexual Development, Fitness, Turner’s, Transgender | |||
Inpatient Exposure | ON-SERVICE TIME See patients primarily at American Family Children’s Hospital, but also at two community hospitals: Meriter and St. Mary’s | ||
Special Rotations | Clinical laboratory rotation | Genetics rotation | Adult endocrinology rotation |
Supplemental Coursework | Department seminars as available | NIH Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research | Ethics course |
Monthly Fellowship Core Curriculum conferences provided by the UW Pediatrics Department | |||
Research | Brainstorm project ideas Mentored writing of customized research grant Make preparations for 2nd year research project | Finalize IRB Start research project Collect and analyze data Quality improvement project | Write manuscript Submit for publication Pursue additional interests |
Career Development | Establish mentors | Explore career interests | Apply for jobs |
Formally meet with Program Director and Scholarship Oversight Committee twice yearly. | |||
National Conferences | All service is covered by faculty to allow all fellows to attend the PES meeting annually. Fellows routinely submit abstracts and present research at the PES meeting every Spring. Additional conferences attended in the past include Endocrine Society, ADA, NASPAG. | ||
Annual Fun Activities | Winter holiday party in January, Fellowship Reunion Dinners at PES conference in Spring, Summer graduation party in June |