Fellowship Program Details
The combined Duke/UNC Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship is a long-standing one. All of the program’s graduates currently have academic positions in Pediatric Rheumatology across the country. The rheumatology faculty includes
Dr. Laura Schanberg,
Dr. Egla Rabinovich,
Dr. Heather Van Mater, and
Dr. Jeffrey A. Dvergsten at Duke University Medical Center and Dr. Leonard Stein at the University of North Carolina. The two institutions are located about 10 miles apart, and both units have strong ties with very prominent adult rheumatology divisions within the two institutions.
The structure of the fellowship is traditional. As with all pediatric fellowships, it is three years in length with the first year being clinical and the next two years being primarily research. The first year fellow attends all clinics in both institutions but is responsible for the inpatient and consult service of one institution at a time, rotating on a monthly basis. One month of the first year is spent on adult rheumatology service. There are a large number of basic science opportunities in both institutions; fellows have always found a very receptive climate in laboratories related to rheumatology divisions as well as in those throughout the basic sciences. In addition, we actively participate in clinical research. Didactic training in clinical research is also available. Possibilities include The Duke Clinical Scholars Program and The Master of Health Sciences in Clinical Leadership Program. During the second and third years, the fellow spends one-half day per week, gaining an important continuity experience following patients identified in the first year.
The fellows are expected to attend adult rheumatology grand rounds and to present at this conference at least six times a year. He/she also attends the basic science conference weekly, pediatric rheumatology journal club, pediatric rheumatology radiology conference, and the pediatric rheumatology case conference. The fellow presents in noon conferences for students and residents and is encouraged to consider presenting at pediatric grand rounds during his/her fellowship. Consistent with the requirements of the American Board of Pediatrics, the fellow is expected to complete a research project and write it up for publication.
Our funding relies on training grant support so we are only able to consider an applicant that is a U.S. citizen or non-citizen national of the United States or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of a currently valid Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551, or some other legal verification of such status). Non-citizen nationals are generally persons born in outlying possessions of the United States (e.g., American Samoa and Swains Island). Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. In addition, funding for the fellowship has become more and more competitive.
We are currently using the
ERAS system and accepting applications for a position to begin July 2012. We also participate in the National Residents Matching Program (NRMP) at
www.nrmp.org Please contact this program for all pertinent information and dates regarding the Pediatric Rheumatology Match.
Contact Information
Inquiries about the Duke/UNC Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship program should be addressed to:
Dr. Egla Rabinovich
Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Box 3212 DUMC
Durham, NC 27710
rabin001@mc.duke.edu.
For more information or questions please contact Terry Hales at
terry.hales@duke.edu or 919.681.4658.
