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Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå/Training Opportunities for Fellows

Prospective Fellows: The University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics and Children's Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå offer a three-year fellowship in pediatric endocrinology. The goal of the fellowship is to provide physicians who are board-eligible in pediatrics with in-depth training in endocrinology that will prepare them for a career in clinical or academic medicine. 

Current Fellows: Current fellows at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC) Department of Pediatrics can shadow other fellowship programs. In addition, current fellows can rotate to other Children's Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå (CHCO) campuses for elective rotations and shadowing.

• If you are a current fellow interested in shadowing pediatric endocrinology and/or pediatric diabetes outpatient and inpatient clinic settings, you must meet the requirements below:
  • Current fellows must already be credentialed at CHCO and/or UCH and must be located in-state. Contact Carolina Jensen for more information.
  • If you are a fellow located out of state (Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå), please refer to the "Visiting Trainee" Section below.

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå/Training Opportunities for Residents

Current Residents: Training for residents in pediatrics involves intensive clinical training in all aspects of clinical pediatric endocrinology, as well as development of clinical and basic research skills. Endocrinology faculty lead residency career development workshops and didactic learning sessions, also known as Resident Academic Half Day, covering aspects of endocrinology critical for general pediatrics.

• If you are a pediatric resident at CHCO interested in shadowing Pediatric Endocrinology for one of your pediatric elective rotations, contact your residency program coordinator for approval and rotation details.
• If you are a visiting resident, please refer to the "Visiting Trainee" Section below.
  

Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå/Training for Medical Students

Current CU Anschutz Medical Students: Pediatric endocrinology is an integral component of the pediatric clerkship curriculum for third-year medical students at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå School of Medicine. Our faculty provide lectures in endocrinology as part of the clerkship's core lecture series. Additionally, an elective in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes is available for fourth-year medical students who have successfully completed a pediatric clerkship.​

• Fourth year CU medical students who wish to complete a rotation in Pediatric Endocrinology at CHCO, we offer a 4-week elective (PEDS 8013).  Visit the CU Anschutz Department of Pediatrics Electives and Sub Internships webpage for additional information.
• Osteopathic or international medical students who are interested in registering for one of our pediatric courses should review the University of Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå Visiting Student webpage for a more detailed overview about the application requirements. 
  

Visiting Residents/Fellows

Any visiting resident and fellow who wishes to visit CHCO for a clinical rotation with Pediatric Endocrinology should have a faculty sponsor and reach out to Andrea Reed, Trainee Coordinator/Onboarding Specialist, Office of Medical Staff Services, CHCO. 

International Observers

Any international medical graduate hoping to experience the U.S. medical system should visit the  CU Anschutz International Trainee Observership Program webpage for more details about the application process and requirements.

Undergraduate and High School Students 

The Office of Medical Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå and the Medical Staff Office do not approve or onboard undergraduate or high school students at CHCO due to patient privacy. This includes undergraduate and high school students of staff who currently work at or employed by CHCO. These learners must go through the . Please note, the volunteer program does not offer short term, summer, job training, internship, practicum, or medical shadowing volunteer opportunities.

Division Research

At the  at Children's Hospital Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå, we aim to further the understanding of endocrine conditions in developing children and to improve diagnosis and care for the patients we treat.

To achieve this goal, we partner with pediatric specialists from various departments and disciplines, collaborate in multi-center studies and perform basic science, translational and clinical research, including:

• Drug trials to develop new medications for children and bring them to market
• Research studies
• Clinical trials
• Translational research
• Quality improvement projects

Research Updates

The Section of Endocrinology is actively involved in research to further the understanding of endocrine problems in the developing child and to improve the diagnosis and care of these children. The primary areas of interest of faculty in the Section include:

• Pathophysiology and psychosocial aspects of obesity and type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. The Section of Endocrinology is a recognized leader in this area of interest. We are a national site for the  and  studies
• Insulin resistance and associated morbidity in obese children and adolescents
• Developmental aspects of insulin resistance during puberty in children with and without diabetes
• New approaches to screening for comorbidities in obese children and adolescents
• Development of efficient and cost-effective approaches to endocrine diagnosis to replace older stimulation testing protocols
• Hormone function, metabolic health, and neurodevelopment in children with X&Y chromosome variations, including Klinefelter and Turner syndromes
• Hormonal abnormalities in survivors of childhood cancer and other chronic illnesses
• Participation in drug trials to develop and implement new medications for children

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