Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Fellowship Training Program 

The current Fellowship Training Program in Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes has been accredited by the ACGME since 2001. We accept one new fellow per year into the three-year program. Applications are accepted and processed through the ERAS program at the following website: ERAS . Selected candidates (approximately 5-8) are invited for interviews. We are especially attentive to applications from candidates with research experience and a desire to pursue careers in academic medicine.

The training program includes experience in Pediatric, Reproductive and General Endocrinology at the University of Utah Hospital and Clinics and the George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The first year is primarily clinical, and includes two half days per week of a continuity clinic, one at the VA and one at the University of Utah. The year is broken into four three-month blocks; two Adult (General) Endocrinology, one Pediatric Endocrinology, and one Reproductive Endocrinology. During each block, the fellow will have an additional two half days per week of clinic appropriate to the specific block (e.g. two half days per week of Pediatric Endocrinology clinics during those three months). During the blocks of Adult Endocrinology, the fellow will also share call on the inpatient consult service. This call is shared with the rotating Internal Medicine residents and medical student(s). The fellows also participate in a Thyroid Biopsy Clinic, where he/she will also learn ultrasound evaluation of the thyroid gland and lymph nodes. Numerous elective experiences are also available, such as a rotation through a combined Medicine/Neurosurgery Pituitary Clinic.

In the second year, the two continuity clinics continue. There are two three-month blocks; both on the Adult Endocrinology service with the attendant consult service coverage. The extra free time is devoted to research, as is the third year, although continued involvement in continuity and/or elective clinics is encouraged, as allowed by the research project.

Completion of a research project is required of all fellows. The fellow chooses a research mentor in the first year, and by the end of the year will submit a research proposal for approval. The research will be carried out during the second and third years, and a final report or publication is required. The research opportunities in the Division of Endocrinology are numerous and diverse, and include patient-oriented as well as basic research opportunities. Further details will soon be available on our Research website.

There are numerous didactic experiences and conferences for the fellows within the Division of Endocrinology and the University of Utah as a whole. These include:

• Endocrine Grand Rounds oriented toward case presentations/literature reviews (weekly)
• Endocrine Journal Club (weekly)
• General Topics in Endocrinology, a series of didactic lectures and reading that cover the essentials of general endocrinology (weekly)
• Clinical Endocrinology Seminar Series given by invited speakers outside the Division and University (monthly)
• Metabolism Interest Group, local and outside speakers focused on research topics in endocrinology and metabolism (weekly)
• Joint Neurosurgery/Endocrinology/Radiology conference, oriented toward case presentations (quarterly)
• Joint ENT Surgery/Endocrinology/Nuclear Medicine Conferences (quarterly)
• Internal Medicine Grand Rounds and Internal Medicine Residents' conferences (weekly and daily, respectively)
• School of Medicine Seminar Series, distinguished visiting speakers on a wide variety of clinical/scientific topics (biweekly)

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