Grant Program
Each academic year the EFF awards a maximum of 24 research grants. Since the
grants are awarded in two cycles, applications can be submitted in either early
spring or late summer. All of the decisions regarding the allocation of the
grants are made by the Board of Directors of the EFF and are based on the
quality and potential value of the research proposed. Physicians in training
interested in applying for research grants should contact the EFF for additional
information.
Preceptorship Program
Selected second and third year fellows will participate in a two-week
preceptor program at an institution to provide exposure to a specific
area of endocrinology. The fellows will participate in specialty
clinics and be introduced to research approaches and techniques
that are particularly useful in these subspecialty areas of endocrinology
and metabolism.
Preceptorship Applications are mailed in December and June to the
Program Directors and the fellows. To ensure that you will receive
an application, please complete the Request for Application Form.
The Endocrine Fellows Foundation has received generous support
to sponsor preceptorships in endocrinology. This program is designed
to enable endocrine fellows to increase their skills in specialized
areas of endocrinology.
Through this program, endocrinology fellows will be selected to
spend two weeks with a mentor at one of the seven institutions that
will offer specialized training in either diabetes, pediatric
diabetes, metabolic bone diseases, lipids or thyroid diseases. The
two preceptorships in diabetes are held at the National Institutes
of Health in Bethesda, and the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.
Metabolic Bone Diseases is held at Columbia University, College of
Physicians and Surgeons in New York City, Lipids is held at Duke
University Medical Center, Durham, Thyroid Diseases held at Brigham
and Women's Hospital, Boston and Pediatric Endocrinology is held at
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles. Second and third year fellows will
be considered only with approval and written recommendation of their
department head.
All expenses for the preceptorship, including travel, hotel and
meals, will be paid for by the Endocrine Fellows Foundation. This
preceptorship program is intended to complement your training at
your institution and we hope that you will encourage your fellows to
consider this opportunity.
For more information, please call Marilyn Fishman at 877-877-6515 or complete the Request for Application Form and hit the submit button. |