General Information
The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition fellowship at BUMC is an ACGME-accredited program. The program includes the ACGME required 2 year experience in clinical endocrinology.
Upon completing the 2-year experience, fellows may become eligible to sit for the ABIM (American Board of Internal Medicine) endocrinology board certification exam.
A 3rd year of fellowship is encouraged for fellows pursuing research projects leading toward academic medical careers. The program maintains an NIH training grant to support fellows during the 3rd year.
REQUIREMENTS
1. Satisfactory completion of an ACGME-accredited 3-year internal medicine residency program.
2. Satisfactory completion of the United States Medical Licensing Examination Parts I, II, and III.
CLINICAL OPPORTUNITIES
Boston Medical Center is a licensed 600 bed hospital located in Boston’s historic South End. BMC is the major teaching hospital of the Boston University School of Medicine with which it shares the Boston University Medical Campus. Emphasizing community-based and tertiary care, the hospital’s mission is to provide consistently excellent and accessible health services to all.
Boston Medical Center provides a full spectrum of endocrinology and nutrition services through its General Endocrinology, Diabetes, Thyroid, Bone Health, Androgen, Nutrition and Weight Management, Reproductive Endocrinology, Diabetes in Pregnancy, Pituitary, and Pediatric Endocrinology Clinics. A new 6,000 sq ft clinical center houses the endocrinology clinics including bone densitometry and thyroid ultrasound.
RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
An important part of the BUMC fellowship is participation in meaningful endocrinology research. There are several internationally known faculty members providing opportunities for both basic and clinical research (click on Research Activities in the left margin for more information).
