Education & Training

Endocrinology Fellowship

The overall objectives of the Duke Pediatric Endocrine training program are four-fold:

To insure that each trainee is provided the background and experience necessary to diagnose and manage the panoply of childhood hormonal and metabolic disorders intrinsic to the field of pediatric endocrinology;
To insure that each trainee develops expertise in fundamental techniques of modern molecular and cellular endocrinology;
To provide each fellow the opportunity to explore a research project in depth and to present the results of that research in oral and written form; and
To inculcate a refined professionalism that enables the fellow to communicate effectively and sympathetically with patients, their families and other health care providers, to respect confidentiality, and to avoid conflicts of interest.

Program Summary

Positions offered per year	One
Current number of fellows	Two
Program duration	Three years
Accrediting body	ACGME
Match participation?	No
Contact persons	Deanna W. Adkins, MD Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics Box 3080 DUMC Durham, 27710 919-684-8225 919-684-8613 fax adkin013@mc.duke.edu Gayle M. Kerr Administrative Coordinator Box 3080 DUMC Durham, 27710 919-684-5091 919-684-8613 fax gayle.kerr@duke.edu
How to apply	2011-2012 Fellowship Applications available through ERAS. Opens: July 1, 2009 Closes: November 30, 2009
More information	Division of Endocrinology More about the Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship
Program director	Deanna W. Adkins, MD Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics adkin013@mc.duke.edu
Program faculty	Michael Freemark, MD Professor of Pediatrics Chief, Divison of Pediatric Endocrinology freem001@mc.duke.edu Robert Benjamin, MD Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics robert.benjamin@duke.edu Nancy Friedman, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics fried002@mc.duke.edu Andrea Haqq, MD Assistant Professor of Pediatrics haqq0001@mc.duke.edu Donald Fleenor, Ph.D. Assistant Research Professor in Pediatrics fleen001@mc.duke.edu