Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship Quick Info

Accredited/Nonaccredited: Accredited by ACGME

# of fellow slots each year: 1

Funding: T32 NIH-funded training grant (Trainee must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States.)

Strengths of the program:   Our program is well-rounded, providing outstanding opportunities in both clinical care and research in preparation for an academic career as a board-certified Pediatric Endocrinologist.  The program provides the fellow with an opportunity to obtain a Masters Degree in Clinical Research through the School of Public Health.  The faculty members are engaged in a number of clinical and bench research studies providing excellent opportunities for fellow research.  Fellows receive an excellent exposure to the breadth of clinical problems encountered in pediatric endocrinology.  The faculty is committed to the education and development of fellows.

General schedule:

Clinical vs. research – Fellows complete 4 months on the inpatient clinical service each year.  Outpatient clinics continue throughout all 3 years and consist of alternating half-day clinics of either general endocrinology or diabetes each week.  Additional outpatient opportunities are available in the metabolism clinic and adult diabetes and endocrinology clinics.  The remaining non-clinical time is devoted to the fellow’s research activities and other academic pursuits (conferences, seminars, diabetes camp, education).
Call responsibilities – Call is strictly from home with rare situations requiring an after-hours visit to the hospital.  Fellows take call during the week and every other weekend while on service.

Types of research fellows can pursue: both clinical and bench research opportunities are available within and outside the Division.  Recent research experience has included:

• Effects of chronic hypoglycemia on brain glucose metabolism in adults with type 1 diabetes
• Metabolic outcome of islet cell transplant for type 1 diabetes and autoislet transplantation in patients with pancreatectomy for pancreatitis
• Prevalence of urinary incontinence in obese female adolescence
• Correlation of surrogate of measures of insulin resistance and insulin clamp studies
• Endocrine sequelae in patients with Hurler syndrome following BMT

Dual degree:  Does your program fund Master’s program?  If so, which one(s)? Yes, Masters in Clinical Research – fellows enrolled in this Program complete their coursework throughout the length of their three-year fellowship, culminating in a master’s thesis and oral presentation in year-3.

Career path:  Where do your fellows go after fellowship? Recent fellows have been successful in obtaining desirable academic and private practice opportunities within the state of Minnesota and elsewhere in the country.

Additional Information: Despite the relatively short history of the Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota, it has rapidly developed into a comprehensive and academically stimulating program that continues to evolve and strives to become one of the best training programs in the country.

Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Web Site