The division has a nationally recognized and ACGME-accredited fellowship training program in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. We accept up to two fellowship trainees 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 years 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 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:
- Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research (DOC Research)
- The Program in Translational and Experimental Medicine (ProTEM)
- Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences
- Epidemiology for Clinical Research
Nadim A. Kanafani, M.D.
Stacie P. Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D.
Lori Wagner, M.D.
Nana-Hawa Yayah, M.D.
For additional information about fellowship training, please contact:
- Abby S. Hollander, M.D., Division Director
- Beeper Rauckman, R.N., B.S.N., Director of Clinical Operations
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Department of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8208
St. Louis, MO 63110
The division has a nationally recognized and ACGME-accredited fellowship training program in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. We accept up to two fellowship trainees 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 years 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 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:
- Designing Outcomes and Clinical Research (DOC Research)
- The Program in Translational and Experimental Medicine (ProTEM)
- Introduction to Statistics for the Health Sciences
- Epidemiology for Clinical Research
Nadim A. Kanafani, M.D.
Stacie P. Shepherd, M.D., Ph.D.
Lori Wagner, M.D.
Nana-Hawa Yayah, M.D.
For additional information about fellowship training, please contact:
- Abby S. Hollander, M.D., Division Director
- Beeper Rauckman, R.N., B.S.N., Director of Clinical Operations
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Department of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
660 S. Euclid Ave., Campus Box 8208
St. Louis, MO 63110