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.