Endocrinology Fellowship

Overview

The Endocrinology Fellowship is a fully accredited two-year program leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Subspecialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Eligible applicants must have received their MD or DO degree from a medical or osteopathic school approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. All applicants must have completed training to qualify for board eligibility in Internal Medicine.

The Department seeks individuals who have excelled in all aspects of undergraduate and graduate medical training, including courses in basic science and clinical medicine, standardized examinations, and research. Participation in valuable medical and non-medical extracurricular activities is also required.

Endocrinology Program Highlights

The goal of the Postgraduate Training Program at EVMS is to produce endocrinologists who are well trained in all of the following components of metabolic disease:

1. Total patient management in Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, including their complications.
2. Endocrine management of diseases of the pituitary, adrenal, thyroid and reproductive systems.
3. Parathyroid and metabolic bone disease.
4. Common metabolic abnormalities, such as the dyslipidemias.
5. Expertise in diagnostic thyroid ultrasonography, as well as its use in fine-needle aspiration.
6. Expertise in the interpretation of bone density studies
7. Administrative aspects of provision of endocrine care services with particular emphasis on process improvement and resource management.
8. Participation in biomedical research and the acquisition of expertise in protocol design and medical writing.

The successful graduate will possess all of the tools necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of an outstanding endocrinologist and to provide optimal patient care in either an academic or community environment.

Curriculum Details

All fellows will participate in the following:

• Dictation of admission H & P or consultation
• Daily rounds
• Progress notes and orders on their patients
• Supervising residents and students as required
• Courtesy evaluation of non-teaching service patients if requested by nursing staff or the attending physician. (This would include responding to emergency situations.)

Fellows will also participate in the Endocrinology Core Lecture Series, a weekly core curriculum series designed to provide the basic science and clinical knowledge necessary to practice endocrinology. Other educational activities include a monthly journal club as well as the division's weekly Grand Rounds.

All fellows will be assigned a continuity clinic two afternoons per week. In addition, dedicated time for thyroid ultrasonography and thyroid nodule biopsy is provided during the second year.

The training sites for the Endocrinology Fellowship will include:

• EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center
• EVMS Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine
• Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
• Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
• Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center

For more information, contact:

Natalie Gray
Endocrinology Fellowship Program Coordinator
EVMS Strelitz Diabetes Center
855 W. Brambleton Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23510

Phone: 757-446-5910
Fax: 757-446-5970
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Current Fellows (2011-2012)

Second Year

• Michael Gonzales, MD, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Lakshmi Goudar, MD, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

First Year

• Diep Nguyen, MD, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
• Shilpa Swamy, MD, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it