Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Program

Eligibility

To be eligible for consideration, applicants must have:

• Completion or anticipated completion of an ACGME-accredited (US) Internal Medicine or Med-Peds residency program prior to fellowship
• US citizenship, permanent resident status, or a J-1 visa.
  Visa Sponsorship: The J-1 alien physician visa sponsored by ECFMG is the preferred visa status for foreign national trainees in all UMN graduate medical education programs; therefore, the Endocrine Fellowship Program sponsors only J-1 visas. We do not sponsor H-1B visas. More information.
• Passed USMLE Steps I and II (and III if completed)

Apply

Visit ERAS to submit an Endocrinology Fellowship application. The ERAS application must include the following:

• Personal statement that includes your background, education and experience, long-term goals, and areas of interest
• Current curriculum vitae
• Medical school transcript
• Three letters of recommendation
• A valid ECFMG certificate (if you graduated from a medical school outside the United States or Canada). Graduates who are not United States Citizens or permanent residents must obtain a J-1 Visa from the Education Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) to qualify for a fellowship at the University of Minnesota
• USMLE Transcript
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Interviews

Invitations for interviews and self-scheduling will be offered through ERAS. If you are invited to interview, you will be asked to visit the program for a personal interview with the program director, associate program director, and selected faculty. No interview will be granted without a completed application.

Three fellowships are offered each year.

Members of underrepresented backgrounds in medicine minority groups are encouraged to apply. The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

Clinical Training

Clinical training takes place at our three teaching hospitals - University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview (UMMC), Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS), and Hennepin Healthcare. Each hospital has its own unique patient mix ensuring that fellows gain experience in the full spectrum of endocrine disease.

Clinical rotations typically occur in 2 month blocks. Approximately 12-18 months of the fellowship period is spent on clinical rotations. Clinical training occurs via:

Outpatient Clinics

University of Minnesota Medical Center - Fairview (UMMC)
Our primary teaching hospital for the University of Minnesota Medical School

• General endocrinology and diabetes clinic
• Weight management clinic
• Pituitary clinic

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS)
A large referral-based hospital serving the upper Midwest veteran population

• General endocrinology/metabolic clinic
• Diabetes clinic
• Thyroid clinic
• Osteoporosis and Mineral Disorders clinic
• Obesity Clinic
• Insulin Pump Clinic

Hennepin Healthcare (HHC)
Serving a large predominantly urban population

• General endocrinology and diabetes clinic
• Bone and Stone Clinic

Inpatient Consult Services

• UMMC – Endocrine in-patient consult service
• UMMC - Diabetes in-patient consult service
• MVAHCS – Endocrine and diabetes in-patient consult service
• HHC – Endocrine and diabetes in-patient consult service

Fellows Continuity Clinic

• One-half day each week throughout fellowship

Teaching Conferences

• Weekly core curriculum conference
• Weekly clinical conference
• Weekly basic science journal club
• Weekly endocrine city wide conference
• Monthly clinical journal club
• Monthly cytology/pathology conference
• Nutrition Core Curriculum