Endocrinology Fellowship Program

The division has unique strengths in the areas of pituitary diseases, metabolic bone disease and osteoporosis, nutrition and lipid metabolism, thyroid diseases, and diabetes. We offer several electives including nuclear medicine, reproductive endocrinology, pediatric endocrinology. Each fellow receives funds to travel to a national endocrine meeting yearly.

Fellows receive continuous feedback throughout the year with semi-annual meetings with the program director, an annual in-service written examination, thyroid biopsy simulation, and 360 examinations. Emory's endocrinology fellowship is the only program in the country to perform an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for our fellows.

Our fellowship program has adopted the APDEM Recommendations for 2020-21 Recruitment. We are committed to 100% virtual interviews/visits for all applicants in the recruitment season for 2020.

View APDEM Recommended Interview Plan for the 2020 Recruitment Season

Curriculum

View a detailed program curriculum breakdown

First Year

First-year fellows will have between 3-9 clinical months depending upon career track. Fellows will spend time at each major hospital on the endocrine consultation service and have a weekly endocrinology continuity clinic. Fellows will also have some opportunities for electives in their first year.

Second Year

Second-year fellows will have between 3-9 clinical months depending on career track. Fellows will continue their weekly endocrine continuity clinic, and will also have additional time for research. Clinical fellows will have opportunities for electives.

Third Year (Research Track)

The research track fellow will continue with a weekly continuity clinic and spend 2-4 months in some clinical activity with the rest of the time  dedicated for research. The goal of this year is to develop research skills  necessary for a junior faculty member dedicated to research.

Research Experience

Active participation in clinical and/or laboratory research projects is an essential part of the training program. Clinical track fellows will be assigned a research mentor who will help the fellow design a research project that can be completed within the two year time period. Research track fellows will work with a research mentor who will help design a research program over a three year period. Research track fellows will be required to submit a grant proposal for external funding by the end of their second year of fellowship.

Objectives for research training include:

• Execution of a research project under direction of faculty mentor
• Understand the pertinent research literature
• Present data from research experience at a national meeting

Endocrinology Conference Schedule

A variety of conferences and seminars are offered throughout the year. Weekly conferences include: 

Endocrinology Journal Club 

Select Mondays at 4 p.m.
Woodruff Memorial Research Building, Room 317

Endocrine Conference 

Select Mondays at 5 p.m.
Woodruff Memorial Research Building, Room 317

Grady Endocrinology Fellows Conference

Thursdays at Noon
Faculty Office Building, Grady Campus

Endocrine Board Review

Fridays at 7 a.m.
The Emory Clinc Conference Room

Conference Case of the Week

Fridays at 7:30 a.m.
The Emory Clinc Conference Room

Medicine Grand Rounds

Faculty Office Building, Grady Campus

All interviews in 2020 will be virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Fellowship applicants must have an MD and be eligible to take the ABIM board exam in internal medicine. Applications are accepted only through the ERAS.

Application Documents

• Completed application form
• Current CV
• Personal statement - should include a description of previous research and clinical experience, interest in the program, and an indication of your career goals
• Three letters of reference—one must be from the director of your residency training program
• USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 score reports
• Official medical school transcript
• ECFMG report, if applicable
• A recent photograph (optional)
• The fellowship program sponsors J1 and H1B visas

Application and Interview Schedule

Interviews are required and will be conducted from August–November. Applicant selection will be done through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).