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Schedule

The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship schedule provides for a mix of clinical and research time to meet ACGME requirements while providing flexibility for the fellow's chosen career.

  Inpatient Outpatient Research Weekends Continuity Clinic
Year 1 4 months (16 weeks) 2 months (8 weeks) 6 months 10 1 half day per week
Year 2

3 months (12 weeks)

1 month (4 weeks) 8 months 10 1 half day per week
Year 3

3 months (12 weeks)

1 month (4 weeks) 8 months 12 1 half day per week

An example Inpatient clinical week for a first-year fellow would include:​

  • 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Daily Endocrine teaching rounds with residents, medical students, and the attending pediatric endocrinologist.
  • 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: See inpatient consults.
  • Afternoon may be a combination of: teaching, taking new consults (including outside provider calls), see interesting patients in clinic.
  • Most fellows will tack on the weekend of call to either the beginning or end of the 5-day inpatient call. Weekend call starts at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday and ends at 7:00 a.m. on Monday.

An example Outpatient clinical week for a first-year fellow would include:

  • A weekly Continuity Clinic.
  • 4-6 Endocrine clinics, comprising of general endocrine, diabetes, and other sub-specialty clinics.
  • Resident and student education sessions.