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Clinical Training:
The first year focuses predominately on clinical training emphasizing closely mentored inpatient coverage and outpatient clinics. Inpatient care is provided at Children’s Hospital. Outpatient clinics consist of the Weight Assessment and Risk Reduction (WARR) clinic and the Endocrine and Diabetes clinics, both located at Children’s Hospital as well as offsite at the suburban Mercy Hospital Pediatric Endocrine clinics. Patients seen during the first year may continue to be followed in continuity throughout the rest of the fellowship. Periodically, the fellow travels to Native American Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetes outreach clinics across the state. The remainder of non-clinical time is devoted to research. By the end of their first year, fellows are expected to pick an area of interest for future research and a primary research mentor. Fellows are expected to complete a literature review in the area of interest in preparation for the formulation of at least one research project under the guidance of his/her mentor.
The second and third years of training are devoted primarily to research with one and a half days of continuity clinics per week. During years two and three, fellows have ample opportunity to conduct hands on research, with the expectations that he/she will submit and complete the proposed research project, will analyze the data, and prepare and submit it for publication. During the fellowship there is not only opportunity, but also an expectation to attend and present his/her research at relevant national conferences
Routine Didactic Conferences:
- Monday AM: team meeting to discuss the inpatient service and other patient related
care issues among the team. On-call fellow leads the discussion.
- Tuesday A.M: adult endocrinology grand rounds.
- Thursday AM: adult endocrinology journal club/research conference or pediatric
grand rounds (fellow’s choice of conference to attend based on topics).
- Thursday Noon: pediatric conference (alternating between didactic lectures, clinical
case discussion and research).
Available Resources:
GCRC and associated resources (biostatistics, Special Populations Unit, seminar series), CMRI Diabetes and Metabolic Research Center, College of Public Health courses and lectures, and basic science lectures, mentorship, and collaboration.
Current Fellows:
Sowmya Krishnan, M.D.
Dr. Krishnan is a board certified pediatrician who began her endocrine fellowship in 2006. She is particularly interested in the study of insulin resistance in diabetes.
Past Fellows:
Luis Casas, M.D.
Dr. Casas was the very first fellow in the program and graduated in 2006. He is currently in private practice in Tyler, Texas.
Laura Chalmers, M.D.
Dr. Chalmers graduated in 2008. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa.
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