Year one is committed to clinical endocrinology, and includes both inpatient and outpatient rotations. Fellows have the opportunity to attend pediatric endocrine specialty clinics that focus on children and adolescents who have adrenal disorders, disturbances in puberty and sex differentiation, diabetes, and mineral metabolism disorders. In addition, there are general pediatric endocrine clinics in which children and adolescents with thyroid, pituitary, and other endocrine problems are managed. The second and third years are research years. Fellows may also choose to participate in clinical research projects in diabetes, growth, sex differentiation, and metabolic bone diseases.
Clinical investigation is encouraged and both formal and informal training programs are available.
Fellows have the opportunity to develop clinical research protocols and to conduct research in our NIH-supported General Clinical Research Center.