All fellows are expected to engage in scholarship during fellowship. Research Track fellows typically engage in clinical, translational, or basic research. Clinical Track fellows may engage in any of these or, alternatively, quality improvement and other forms of scholarly activity. Our faculty members have a broad range of research/scholarly interests, which generates countless opportunities for fellows. Our Division has close ties to multiple research centers within Duke, further supporting successful interdisciplinary fellow research. Collaborating centers include:
- Duke Clinical Research Institute
- Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
- Durham Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation (ADAPT)
- Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- Duke AHEAD
Early in the first year of training, each fellow engages in Endocrinology Scholarship Week. During this protected week, the program director and other core research faculty meet individually with all first-year fellows to explore scholarly interests, outline ideas for potential projects/mentors, and arrange meetings with potential mentorship teams. In order to further facilitate identification of projects and mentors, our program has developed Scholarly Pathways, through which fellows have built-in access to expert faculty guidance and established mentorship/projects in areas of interest. Our scholarly pathways include:
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Clinical Trials Pathway (faculty guide: Jennifer Green)
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Health Services Research Pathway (faculty guide: Matt Crowley)
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Basic/Translational Science Pathway (faculty guide: Dave D'Alessio)
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Quality Improvement Pathway (faculty guide: Jennifer Rowell/Liz Bell)
Our fellows have access to many other excellent training opportunities, including the Clinical Research Training Program and high-yield, interest-specific Department of Medicine programs, including: