C. S. Mott Children's Hospital
Endocrinology: Fellowship
Clinical Training | Research Opportunities | Eligibility and Selection | Application | Supervision Policy
Current Fellows
- Amita Adhikari, M.D., M.P.H.
- Kateryna Kotlyarevska, M.D.
- Natinder Saini, M.B.B.S.
- Julie Surhigh, M.D.
- Inas Thomas, M.D.
Mission and Overview
The principal goal is to prepare the fellow for a career in academic medicine in this subspecialty area. Clinical, Research and Teaching skills training are the cornerstones of the training program.
The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program is three years in duration offering a broad range of both clinical and research opportunities. The program is under the direction of Delia M. Vazquez, M.D.
Clinical Training
The clinical training will include the acquisition of broad clinical skills in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes with exposure to a diverse population of patients ranging in age from newborn to young adult, with both complex and common endocrine problems. The clinical emphasis is to diagnose, manage and understand the physiology of hormonal regulation from infancy to young adulthood. Within the program, the fellow is prepared to become a consultant and work with other disciplines to care for the complex patient with endocrine disorder(s).
The Pediatric Endocrinology training is carried out in an out-patient setting. Three half-day experiences of general diabetes care, on half day of intensive insulin management, and 3 half-days of general endocrinology experience are available each week. Fellows also perform consultations and manage children admitted to the Mott Children's Hospital. There are about 25 new consultations each month. Fellows have the opportunity to attend clinics with Adult endocrinology mentors to participate in adult thyroid and adrenal management.
Endocrine Diseases
To achieve this objective, the fellows have a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in the outpatient clinic throughout their training. The clinical experience involve patients in the following categories (but not limited to these categories):
- Short stature
- Disorders of anterior pituitary hormone synthesis and secretion
- Disorders of posterior pituitary hormone synthesis and secretion
- Disorders of hypothalamic regulation of hormonal secretion
- Disorders of thyroid hormone synthesis and secretion
- Diagnosis of thyroid nodules and neoplasms
- Disorders of adrenal gland physiology, secretion and metabolism
- Disorders of androgen and estrogen metabolism
- Disorders of sexual differentiation and development
- Disorders of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D metabolism
- Disorders of parathyroid gland physiology
- Disorders of fluid and electrolytes
- Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism including diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia
- Abnormal puberty
Endocrine Testing
Broad clinical competence also includes the ability to perform endocrine testing carefully and safely and interpret these results accurately.
Research Opportunities
Fellowship trainees may participate in the research projects of all faculty members within the division. Fellows may extend experiences by short projects to learn specialized techniques in any laboratory within the University. Interdisciplinary research is encouraged. Research partnerships have been developed in the Reproductive Sciences, for growth research with Adult Endocrinology and Kinesiology, and with the Center for Organogenesis, the Neuroscience Program, Biological Program, Center for Human Growth and Development, the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the School of Public Health.
Technical Research Skills
The fellow will learn the basics of clinical assay performance and interpretation. The fellows are also given the opportunity to develop strong expertise in state of the art techniques for molecular biology research, tools, which may be essential to career development in a competitive atmosphere.
Clinical Research Projects
The fellow is expected to review the pertinent literature to help design a clinical research project, presented for peer review and approval to the General Clinical Research Unit (GCRC) and for intra and extra mural funding. This would include the preparation of the consent form for IRB approval. They will be given the opportunity to participate in formal education with regard to the protection of human subjects and will be expected to understand the ethical and safety issues of research in the child or adolescent. The Statistical Core of the General Clinical Research Center is a resource available to the fellow for the proper analysis of the data. In addition, the fellow will have the opportunity to participate in the “On-Job/On-Campus Clinical Research Course (OJ-OC) pending interest and availability of departmental funds.
Basic Research Projects
The fellow is expected to critically review the literature pertinent to their research interest, help design their own basic research project, collect data and learn and execute the appropriate statistical analyses.
It is expected that the fellow will be first author on one or more peer reviewed manuscripts derived from their research project, and/or complete and approved grant proposal for extra-mural funding (funded or unfunded).
Postdoctural Fellowship Opportunity
A Pediatric Endocrinology Postdoctural Fellowship Program is also available. For more information or to speak to someone about this opportunity, please contact Delia M. Vazquez, M.D.
Eligibility and Selection
The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program follows the Graduate Medical Education policy on trainee selection. To view the policy, please click here. In addition, all trainees must have completed a three year Pediatric Residency program at an ACGME accredited institution.
Supervision
The Pediatric Endocrinology Training Program supports and follows the Graduate Medical Education policy on trainee supervision. To view the policy, please click here.
Post Selection Fellowship Questionnaire
In an effort to continually improve our program, recent applicants for the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at U-M are asked to fill out a brief online questionnaire.
