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NICHD-NIDDK Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program

• Monica C. Skarulis, MD, Director, Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program
• Michael T. Collins, MD, Associate Director, Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program, NIDCR Senior Investigator, CSDB, NIDCR
• Jenny E. Blau, MD, Assistant Director, Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program
• Lynnette Nieman, MD, Senior Investigator, Director of Human Subjects Research
• Constantine Stratakis, MD, D(med)Sci, Senior Investigator, Program on Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, NICHD
• Karel Pacak, MD, PhD, DSc, Senior Investigator, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, NICHD
• Andrew Demidowich, MD, Staff Clinician
• Susmeeta Sharma, MD, Senior Fellow
• Ricardo Correa, MD, Clinical Fellow
• Smita Jha, MD, Clinical Fellow
• Ijeoma Muo, MD, Clinical Fellow
• Firas Riyazuddin, MD, Clinical Fellow
• Fady Hannah-Shmouni, MD, Clinical Fellow
• Sri Tella, MD, Clinical Fellow

The Inter-Institute Endocrinology Training Program (IETP) seeks to train internal medicine physicians to become first-rate endocrinologists dedicated to investigative careers. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK, Diabetes Branch, Metabolic Diseases Branch, and Clinical Endocrinology Branch), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, Program in Developmental Endocrinology and Genetics, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology), and the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR, Skeletal Clinical Studies Section) participate in the program, with faculty from all three institutes.

Clinical and research training

Clinical training occurs largely in the first year. At any one time, fellows are responsible for five to ten patients on the inpatient service of the NIH. Under the supervision of the endocrine faculty, the trainee has complete responsibility for all aspects of a patient's care. Fellows make daily rounds, discuss patients with the attending physicians, and participate in management decisions related to both patient care and clinical investigation. Although all patients are admitted under peer-reviewed research protocols, there are many other aspects of diagnosis and patient-care that fall entirely under the discretion of the endocrine fellows. During the second and third year, emphasis is placed on learning how to develop research questions, which enables fellows to investigate unusual disorders or particular scientific questions, and on maintaining clinical expertise. Fellows are also encouraged to participate in specific hypothesis-driven protocols.

The second and third year are spent primarily in laboratory or clinical research under the mentorship of a senior investigator in one of the several endocrinology branches of the NIH. During this research period, active clinical experience continues through bi-weekly continuity outpatient clinics (general endocrinology as well as diabetes clinics) and participation in clinical conferences. In addition, fellows on the endocrine service serve as consultants to the other services within the Clinical Center, where patients are not selected with regard to endocrine problems. Thus, fellows gain experience with several common problems of endocrine disease that may occur in any general medical ward. Clinical research activities include programs in all the areas of endocrine and metabolic diseases. Study design, outcome measures, statistical analysis, and ethical and regulatory issues are stressed.

The IETP provides a comprehensive training experience that involves not only the NIH clinical branches working in Endocrinology but also the Georgetown University Hospital and Washington Hospital Center, in the Washington area. The basic and clinical endocrine research facilities at the NIH are among the most extensive and highly regarded in the world. Thus, the fellowship is ideal for physicians who seek a broad education in both research and clinical endocrinology.

Publications

1. Jha S, Wang Z, Laucis N, Bhattacharyya T. Trends in Media Reports: Oral bisphosphonate prescriptions and hip fractures 1996-2012: an ecological analysis. J Bone Miner Res 2015;E-pub ahead of print.
2. Correa R, Salpea E, Stratakis C. Carney Complex: review literature update. Eur J Endocrinol 2015;M85-97.
3. Correa R, Zilbermint M, Berthon A, Espiard S, Batsis M, Papadakis GZ, Xekouki P, Lodish MB, Bertherat J, Faucz FR, Stratakis CA. ARMC5 gene shows extreme genetic variance in primary macronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia. Eur J Endocrinol 2015;173:435-440.
4. Correa R, Ortega C. Moving into the field of scientific publishing from the perspective of young doctors. Archivos de Medicina 2015;2.
5. Muo IM, Miller M, Goldberg AP. Considerations in favor of the use of fish oil for cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment in older adults. J Aging: Res Clin Practice 2014;3(4):191-195.

Faculty

• Kenneth Berman, MD, Director, Endocrine Training Program, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
• Rebecca Brown, MD, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Branch, NIDDK
• Alan H. DeCherney, MD, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, NICHD, Bethesda, MD
• Rachel Gafni, MD, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, NIDCR, Bethesda, MD
• Phillip Gorden, MD, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD
• Stephen J. Marx, MD, Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD
• Ranganath Muniyappa, MD, PhD, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD
• Lawrence Nelson, MD, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, NICHD, Bethesda, MD
• Nicholas Patronas, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
• James C. Reynolds, MD, Nuclear Medicine Department, NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
• William F. Simonds, MD, Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD
• Joseph Verbalis, MD, Director, Endocrine Training Program, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC
• Lee S. Weinstein, MD, Metabolic Diseases Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD

Contact

Adult Inter-Institute Endocrine Training Program (IETP)
NICHD, NIDDK, NIDCR, NIH
Bldg. 10, Rm 6-3940
10 Center Drive, MSC 1613
Bethesda, MD 20892-1613
Phone: 301-496-1913
Fax: 301-480-4517

Program Coordinator: Sandra Wallace, sandraw@mail.nih.gov
Program Director: Dr. Monica Skarulis, monicas@mail.nih.gov
Online Application: https://www.aamc.org/services/eras/

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