Pediatric Endocrinology Inter-Institute Training Program
- Kristina I. Rother, MD, MHSc, Acting Program Director
- Christina Tatsi, MD, PhD, Deputy Program Director
- Alison M. Boyce, MD, Staff Clinician
- Marissa Lightbourne, MD, Staff Clinician
- Ashwini Mallapa, MD, MHSc, Staff Clinician
- Deena Zeltser, MD, Staff Clinician
- Youn Hee Jee, MD, Senior Fellow, NICHD
- Fetima Worthington, Program Coordinator, NICHD
- Jeffrey Baron, MD, Head, Section on Growth and Development, NICHD
- Andrew Bremer, MD, PhD, Program Director, Pediatric Growth and Nutrition Branch, NICHD
- Margaret Keil, MS, CRNP, Director, Pediatric Endocrine Clinical Services, NICHD
- James Mills, MD, Senior Investigator, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, NICHD
- Constantine A. Stratakis, MD, D(med)Sci, Scientific Director, NICHD
- Jack Yanovski, MD, PhD, Head, Section on Growth and Obesity, NICHD
- Rebecca J. Brown, MD, MHSc, Senior Clinical Fellow, Clinical Endocrinology Branch, NIDDK
- Stephanie Chung, MD, Assistant Clinical Investigator, NIDDK
- Rachel Gafni, MD, Craniofacial and Skeletal Diseases Branch, NIDCR
- Ellen Leschek, MD, Program Director, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases, NIDDK
- Deborah Merke, MD, Adjunct Investigator, NICHD & Chief, Section of Congenital Disorders, CC
The Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology is a three-year, ACGME–accredited program. Applicants must have completed a residency in Pediatrics or Medicine/Pediatrics and be eligible for the American Board of Pediatrics certification examination. Three fellows are accepted per year. The fellowship is based at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, which is one of the largest and most sophisticated research institutions in the United States. The fellowship is designed to provide clinical and research exposure that permits the development of academic Pediatric Endocrinologists with experience in both clinical and bench research.
The URL https://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/dir/osd/tp/peitp provides more detailed information about the program.
Program structure
The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at NIH consists of one year of clinical training and two years of combined clinical and research training.
First year
A typical training schedule for first-year fellows includes four months at the NIH Clinical Research Center, four months at Children’s National Health Systems (CNHS), two months at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, one month on consult service, and one month elective (e.g., at The Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD). Continuity clinics are held once a week and alternate between the NIH outpatient pediatric endocrine clinic and the diabetes and general endocrine outpatient clinics at CNHS. In addition, multi-disciplinary clinics in long-term follow-up for bone disorders, neuroendocrine tumors, disorders of sexual development, obesity, and other conditions are offered. The Clinical Center maintains clinical research protocols involving, among others, the treatment of adrenal and pituitary tumors, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, McCune-Albright syndrome, disorders of sexual development, obesity, and lipodystrophy.
Second and third years
During the second and third years, mandatory clinical responsibilities are limited to one half-day continuity clinic per week and inpatient pediatric endocrine consultation on an on-call basis for three months per year. Fellows learn how to develop a research protocol, conduct a clinical study or basic research, evaluate the results, and generate presentations and manuscripts suitable for publication. Fellows may choose to work in a laboratory setting, clinical setting, or both, and they perform state-of-the-art basic and clinical research closely supervised by internationally known mentors. During the first year, a research mentor is chosen and the fellow’s progress is monitored by the Scholarship Oversight Committee. Many of our fellows choose academic careers following graduation.
Application information
Applications are submitted through ERAS. The application must contain three letters of reference, medical school transcripts, USMLE or COMLEX scores, a personal statement, and a CV. The program participates in the NRMP match; pediatric endocrinology is now part of the fall subspecialty match. Applications must be submitted by August 31st, and interviews are conducted from September through November. Applicants must register with both NRMP and ERAS (http://www.nrmp.org; https://www.aamc.org).
Contact
Kristina I. Rother, MD, MHSc, Acting Program Director
Kristina.Rother@nih.gov
Tel: 301-435-4639
Mrs. Fetima Benjamin, Program Coordinator
Fetima.Benjamin@nih.gov
Tel: 301-451-1466
Pediatric Endocrinology Training Program
NICHD, NIH
Building 10, Room 2-5142
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-23330
