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Program in The Fellowship Program in Endocrinology and Metabolism is designed to provide intensive research and clinical training for physicians who are board eligible in internal medicine. The fellowship lasts two years with an optional third year and fulfills the requirements for certification in Endocrinology and Metabolism by the American Board of Internal Medicine. The major aim of the program is to prepare the physicians for careers in academic medicine or clinical practice by providing a firm grounding in the fundamentals of endocrinology and metabolism. The program offers broad clinical training, both in the outpatient and inpatient venues, as well as outstanding research mentorship by nationally-known research faculty. During each year of the program, all fellows undertake clinical and research training, the relative percentages of which vary depending on the fellow's interest and abilities. The program is established at the Indiana University School of Medicine, the second-largest medical school in the U.S. and the only medical school in the state of Indiana. The campus comprises, in one closely knit complex, four adult hospitals, a pediatric hospital, an ambulatory care center and a number of unique research facilities. The Medical School is centrally located on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis in downtown Indianapolis. Starting in 2005, for 2007 positions and thereafter, applications will be accepted through the ERAS system. Requirements include a common application, personal statement, and letters of recommendation from three medical referees, one of whom should be the director of the applicant's residency program. We will invite selected candidates to a day-long series of interviews on campus, generally in February or March of the year prior to appointment, and offer positions by the end of March. Stipends are determined by the number of years of training after the M.D. degree according to a Medical School-wide scale. A combined fellowship in Medicine-Pediatrics Endocrinology and Metabolism is also offered in conjunction with the Department of Pediatrics. We very much appreciate your interest in our program and welcome your ERAS application. Please direct your correspondence to:
Paris Roach, M.D.
Fellowship Opportunities in The Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology offers a three-year fellowship training program. At least 18 months are devoted to clinical training in consultative inpatient and outpatient gastroenterology, hepatology, and gastrointestinal endoscopy. The fellows will receive extensive training in general GI, hepatology, GI endoscopy (diagnostic, therapeutic and advanced therapeutic) and diagnostic ERCP. Fellows will be adequately exposed to GI motility studies, endoscopic ultrasound, advanced GI radiology and therapeutic ERCP. For non-academic track, fellows are required to conduct faculty-mentored research for 3-6 months depending on the project chosen. Four-year academic fellowship track is available for suitable fellows who are competitive with prior research track record. During this academic fellowship, fellows will spend extended periods of protected time to get trained in clinical, translational and basic research. Clinical training is carried out in the three teaching hospitals on campus: University Hospital (a tertiary and quaternary referral center for the state and surrounding region), Wishard Memorial Hospital (a modern private and city-county hospital) and the Richard Roudebush Veterans' Affairs Hospital. The hospitals are within walking distance of each other, and the fellows spend about one third of their time in each setting. The fellows take responsibility for the endoscopic and consultative services. The fellows participate in outpatient clinics for inflammatory bowel disease, pancreaticobiliary disease, and liver diseases (including pre- and post-liver transplant clinics), as well as continuity clinics for general gastrointestinal disorders. This exposure is complemented by a conference schedule that includes radiological and pathological correlation conferences, journal review clubs, fellow case presentations, GI Grand Rounds, a variety of focused subspecialty conferences (IBD, GI Radiology, ERCP, etc.), and a textbook review conference. GI fellows will attend national conferences (one per year) and will also participate in a nationally recognized board-review course in gastroenterology. The fellowship program is enriched by an active GI and liver research program of the faculty, including bench research on alcoholic liver disease and the genetics of alcoholism, expression of liver specific genes, studies on biliary epithelial biology, and clinical pharmacology related to the liver and GI tract. Clinical research includes translational research on non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and drug and xenobiotic hepatotoxicities, and clinical studies on pancreatic-biliary manometry, endoscopic ultrasound, colorectal neoplasms, alcoholic and hepatitis C-related liver diseases, and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition to the GI fellowship, a dedicated hepatology fellowship (lasting 1-2 years) is available for internal medicine graduates or those who have finished GI fellowship. The liver transplant program at Indiana University is one of the largest in the United States and offers extensive clinical and research experience. This training will meet the criteria for UNOS certification. Attached please find the Division's Annual Report (2004-2005), a list of division faculty with their research / clinical interests, and a list of faculty publications for the past three years. We are expecting to have three positions available for July 2008. These positions will be 3-year clinical tracks with some research time during second and third year fellowship. We plan to go through ERAS and through NRMP matching for these three positions. We anticipate interviews in March 2007. We sponsor J1 visas. We do not initiate H1 visa sponsorship but for those who are already on an H1 visa, our institution is generally able to continue the sponsorship. We do not discriminate based on visa status, nationality, or any other parameter. Thank you for your interest in our program. For further information, please contact:
Fellowship Programs in
Sponsored by the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Introduction The Regenstrief Institute for Health Care and the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine offers a 2-year fellowship (with an optional third year) to prepare physicians for academic careers in general internal medicine, general pediatrics, health services research, medical informatics, geriatrics, or palliative care and medical ethics. The program began in 1985 and has 58 graduates, 47 of whom are currently in academic positions. Formal instruction is provided by a structured curriculum and seminar series. Fellows may also take advantage of university graduate school programs; tuition and fee support is provided. Regenstrief fellows are Indiana University School of Medicine fellows with access to all IUSM facilities including its teaching hospitals - Wishard, which is the city’s county public hospital of Indianapolis, Clarian-IU/Riley Hospitals, Clarian-Methodist Hospital and the Roudebush VA Medical Center. These hospitals have a total of more than 1500 beds. Mentorship is provided through a formal mentoring program with internationally renowned investigators from the fields of general internal medicine, pediatrics, health services research, medical informatics, geriatrics, palliative care and medical ethics. The Regenstrief Institute provides office space, computer equipment, travel and other training-related funds. Dedicated funds are also available to support each fellow's research projects. The Regenstrief Medical Record System is a unique, internationally acclaimed resource that stores records for more than 1.5 million patients and provides countless opportunities for a variety of types of projects. The clinical services are configured to support high-quality observational and interventional projects. The Regenstrief Institute is home to the editorial office of two leading journals, Medical Care and Diabetes Care. A new Center for Aging located in the Institute offers a chance to pursue geriatric research, and the Indiana University Center for Bioethics offers research opportunities and a Masters of Philosophy in Bioethics. Health Services Research Fellows Primary care and health services research fellowships are supported by the federal NRSA (National Research Service Awards) positions as well as the Veterans Administration. Fellows receive formal didactic training through classes and seminars taught by faculty from both the Institute as well as Indiana University.
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Fellows may also select courses through Indiana University. Twenty percent of time is allocated to clinical and teaching activities in the outpatient and inpatient setting, while the majority of time is dedicated to formal research training as well as design and completion of one or more research projects. Interactive sessions on clinical teaching and professional development seminars complement research training and provide additional skills for academic careers. Weekly Work-in-Progress luncheons showcase the latest research of faculty and visiting investigators. Fellows obtain a Master of Science in Clinical Research degree through the Indiana University Graduate School. Palliative Care The Indiana University School of Medicine instituted a new Palliative Medicine Fellowship in July 2005. The program focuses on academic leadership in the principles and practice of palliative medicine. Indiana’s Palliative Medicine Fellowship offers a one or a two-year fellowship. Fellows who elect the two-year program choose one of several tracks to prepare them for academic careers in palliative care and hospice. The tracks include: health services research, medical ethics, geriatrics, and international hospice and palliative care. The Indiana University School of Medicine provides an outstanding learning environment for the fellowship. The extensive resources of the state’s only medical school, located in the capital and surrounded by a large and diverse medical center, offer a comprehensive training experience. The five major teaching hospitals include Clarian Health Partners (University, Methodist, and Riley), the Roudebush Veteran’s Administration Hospital, and Wishard Memorial Hospital, the city-county facility. These institutions have a total of more than 1500 inpatient beds and 200 nursing home beds with more than 87,000 inpatient admissions and 1.3 million outpatient visits each year. The fellowship is based at Wishard, where fellows rotate with an expert interdisciplinary consult service and participate in various continuity experiences. Partnerships with several area hospices provide broad clinical experiences to enhance fellows' training. The Yellow Rose Unit is a 12-bed inpatient palliative care service at Methodist Hospital and part of the Ruth Lilly Hospice of Clarian. St. Vincent Health offers comprehensive hospice programs for adults and children. This includes a large home hospice program as well as an outstanding 25-bed inpatient facility that offers home-like spaces for patients and family while attending to acute needs. Visiting Nurse Service Hospice of Central Indiana (VNS) serves the indigent population of Indianapolis in partnership with Wishard Health Services. In addition to serving 15 counties in Central Indiana, VNS recently opened the Abbie Hunt Bryce Home for the dying poor, which can accommodate 12 home hospice patients. For fellows who elect the two-year fellowship, they can choose one of four tracks in collaboration with the Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, the IU Center for Bioethics, the IU Center for Aging Research and the IU-Kenya Program. The Regenstrief Institute is a 25-year old research foundation dedicated to the study and improvement of health and health care delivery. The IU Center for Bioethics is a university-wide Center established to conduct research, engage in education, and provide service to the Indiana University community. The IU Center for Aging Research’s mission is to improve the quality of life for older adults through interdisciplinary research. Fellows can obtain one of two Masters degrees: a Masters of Science in Clinical Research or a Masters of Arts in Philosophy with a concentration in Bioethics. In addition to the two Master’s programs, fellows who are interested in international hospice and palliative care will have the opportunity to work in Kenya, East Africa as part of Indiana’s unique partnership with Moi University College of Health Sciences. Salary and Benefits Starting salaries are competitive with other similar fellowship programs. Benefits include health insurance, tuition support and fees. All fellows have office space, computer equipment and software, and statistical and other methodologic consultations. Intramural funds are available to support fellows' research projects, travel to meetings, and training-related costs. Eligibility Candidates for the Fellowship must hold the M.D. or equivalent degree, and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Minority applicants are encouraged to apply. Personal statement should include reason for your interest in Palliative Care fellowship training, what you are looking for in a training program, special area of interest within the Indiana University program’s opportunities and your current long-term care goals. A curriculum vitae should also be included. Only completed applications with recommendation letters will be reviewed. Applications must be received by December 31st. Palliative Medicine Fellowship Application
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Palliative Care: Further information including biographical sketches and current faculty research can be obtained on the Regenstrief Institute home page.
Fellowship Program in Geriatrics and Gero-informatics Geriatrics
"The IU Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program offers comprehensive training in the field of Geriatric Medicine. Our trainees receive a well rounded education by caring for older adults across the continuum: in house calls, acute care, extended care, and ambulatory care. We have a large cadre of geriatricians that includes clinicians, clinician educators and researchers who have national and international reputations in their areas of expertise. Fellows receive training and mentorship in a collegial environment that allows them to soar to excellence. I am very proud of the IU Geriatric Medicine Program. We truly have it all!"
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Gero-informatics The Indiana University Gero-informatics Program (GiP) provides opportunities for fellows to obtain training in gero-informatics, the application and study of medical informatics in geriatric medicine. Older adults face many challenges in improving health and obtaining high-quality, comprehensive, coordinated healthcare. Information systems and technology provide ways to improve many of these areas, via better communications and decision support and collection, processing, and storage of healthcare data.
GiP fosters gero-informatics through the following goals:
Curriculum
A two- to three-year curriculum will be applied to provide medical trainees with knowledge and experience in geriatric medicine. In addition to one year of clinical training in geriatric medicine, the fellowship provides education in the following areas of medical informatics:
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Andrea Elliott
Fellowship Program in The section of Hematology/Oncology at Indiana University offers a combined three to four year program. Fellows are offered the opportunity to become board certified in both disciplines of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Specifically, applicants are sought who wish to pursue a career in academic medicine and who wish to gain research experience. The number of fellows in our combined program is variable, based upon individual research interests of senior fellows but, in general, approximately nine to twelve total fellowship positions, including three or four first year positions, are available. The Hematology/Oncology Division is comprised of a highly diversified faculty including twenty-two M.D.'s or M.D./Ph.D.'s and three Ph.D.'s. The wide range of nationally and internationally recognized clinical and basic research activities encompassed by our faculty is designed to promote a rigorous intellectual atmosphere for the academic preparation of clinician-scientists. Clinical services of the division include inpatient Hematology/Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant services at Indiana University Hospital as well as consultation services in Hematology/Oncology at the Indianapolis Veterans' Administration Medical Center and Wishard Memorial Hospital (the county hospital serving the city of Indianapolis). Of particular note are the clinical activities at University Hospital. These include a fourteen-bed transplant unit for both autologous and allogeneic transplants. In addition, there is a Hematology unit with several protected environment beds for acute leukemia patients. Many solid tumor protocol patients are cared for in a newly remodeled clinical research center. The division has very close ties with other sections and departments. Specifically, Indiana University Hospital has a well-equipped Department of Radiation Oncology. The Department of Urology is noted internationally for its excellent surgical treatment of urologic cancer. The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has a Division of Gynecologic Oncology with four faculty members. This division has achieved a national reputation for treatment and research in gynecologic cancer. Likewise, there is a close relationship between our division and the departments of Pathology, Orthopedic Oncology, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Surgery, and various subspecialties, and the Central Indiana Regional Blood Center. The division actively participates in clinical research. There are a number of innovative local protocols supervised by various faculty members. In addition, the department belongs to several large cooperative groups. Indiana University is a member of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, and also an active member of the Gynecologic Oncology Group, the Children's Cancer Study Group, and the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group. Several faculty members occupy key leadership positions in these groups. In addition, I.U. faculty members founded the Hoosier Oncology Group (HOG). The HOG is comprised of a group of University physicians and physicians in private practice in Indiana committed to clinical investigation. This latter group is an excellent organization for the fellow to gain experience in clinical trial design, including protocol writing and presentation of HOG data at national meetings. Indiana University has long been a center of excellence in germ cell tumors. This international leadership role involves a multidisciplinary approach. We now also have specific multidisciplinary clinics in prostate cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, gastro-intestinal tumors, head and neck cancer, and melanoma. These clinics are staffed by the faculty and attended by the fellows. This allows ready access to strategies of clinical management from a medical, surgical, and supportive care approach. A new research facility has recently been completed. This building houses the Walther Cancer Institute, directed by Hal Broxmeyer, Ph.D., and Lawrence Einhorn, M.D. of our division. The basic research laboratories of our division are thus in close physical proximity which serves to promote ongoing scientific exchange and collaboration. We offer a three to four year combined training program in Hematology/Oncology. The program is designed specifically to meet the individual needs and interests of each fellow. The typical first year is a clinical year with rotations through the various clinical services in the department. Thus, the fellow at various times during the year will be assigned to Oncology, Hematology, or Bone Marrow Transplant services at Indiana University Hospital and the consultation services at Wishard Hospital or the Veterans Administration Hospital. Elective rotations in Radiation Oncology, Blood Banking, and Gynecological Oncology are integrated into the clinical training. While on the various inpatient services, the fellow cares for inpatients under the daily supervision of a faculty member. The fellow also significantly influences the education of junior and senior medical students and house officers. Obviously, during this clinical training, a blend of the fellows' independent activity and appropriate teaching and supervision by faculty members is necessary. The fellow, throughout his or her fellowship, will also participate in selected outpatient clinics of the division. Meeting the particular interests of the fellow is stressed, as is continuity of patient population throughout the duration of his or her training program. The second and third years of the program are designed to meet the individual needs of the fellows. Additional clinical rotations are usually taken in both years, but the focus of these years is primarily on research experience. Fellows will meet with various faculty members of the division during the first year and select a research track most suitable to their interests. Major blocks of time are designated during the second and third years for laboratory or clinical research; these academic and scholarly activities are an integral part of our training program. It is expected that, during these years, the fellow will accomplish sufficient clinical or basic research of high quality so that at least one presentation for national meetings and for peer review publication will be possible. National meetings include ASCO, AACR, ASH, or AFCR. All fellows are required to submit an abstract to a major or scientific meeting and to be first author of a peer-reviewed manuscript. Guidance and mentoring is supplied by our faculty. A fourth year is optional, dependent upon the skills and desires of the individual fellow. The fourth year is usually done to focus on a particular laboratory project or process that can facilitate a subsequent academic appointment. The specific laboratory and clinical research activities of the division are numerous; active research programs exist in tumor biology, hematopoiesis, signal transduction and molecular biology. The basic and clinical research activities of our faculty offer a wide range of opportunity for high quality research experience. Formal conferences are considered to be a central part of the fellows' education. The division has several, including a weekly faculty-run clinical conference and a weekly research conference presented by members of our own faculty as well as other distinguished visiting scientists. A weekly conference, organized and presented by fellows, is also a key format for the development of teaching skills and the ability to critically review the published literature. There is also a monthly journal club in which two fellows present and critique relevant articles from current literature. Additionally, as is appropriate for each fellow, there are a number of multidisciplinary conferences that cover the subjects of Radiation Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, and Otolaryngology Oncology. All fellows attend one national meeting a year, usually ASH, ASCO or AACR, plus any additional meeting that they present their research findings. The goals of the I.U. Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program are directed primarily at training clinician-investigators or basic research-oriented physicians who will be optimally prepared for careers in academic medicine as teacher-investigators. We devote a major teaching effort during the three-year program to maximize the likelihood that our trainees will have all requisite skills to compete successfully for research funding in academia. Please direct correspondence to:
Michael J. Robertson, M.D.
mjrobert@iupui.edu
Fellowship Program in Starting in 2005, for 2007 positions and thereafter, applications will be accepted through the ERAS system:
Fellowship Program in The Regenstrief Medical Informatics Research Fellowship is a two-year training program in medical informatics funded by the National Library of Medicine and designed for physicians and PhDs with at least some training or experience with computers. The fellowship is designed to prepare individuals for careers in academic medicine, the healthcare industry or the health information systems development industry. In addition to didactics, seminars, and visiting professorial lectures, fellows obtain hands-on experience with software design, real world information systems, the implementation of standard interfaces, the development of clinical information systems, participating in hospital information technology committees, and the use of large databases in clinical research. Regenstrief Institute fellows are expected to complete at least one software or similar development project and one research study. All fellows must write at least one research proposal and are expected to publish at least one paper in a peer-reviewed journal. Medical Informatics fellows participate fully in the Regenstrief Institute's comprehensive fellowship training program that also offers opportunities for generalist faculty development, health services research, and geriatrics training.
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Fellowship Program in Rheumatology The Fellowship program in Rheumatology provides intensive clinical and research training for physicians who are board-certified or board-eligible in Internal Medicine. Fellows acquire the skills required to deliver expert medical care to patients with rheumatic diseases and, if desired, they can receive training which will enable them to embark upon a career emphasizing original independent research. The Fellowship consists of two years of training, of which 18-21 months are devoted to clinical training and 3-6 months to research activities. The clinical experience is very broad, and includes extensive training in the diagnosis and management of patients with systemic inflammatory connective tissue disorders (such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis and gout), osteoarthritis and soft tissue rheumatism. Experience in Pediatric Rheumatology is also provided. Patient care activities are complemented by a radiology correlation conference , journal club, difficult case presentations by the Fellows and a Department-wide web based tutorial seminar series covering biostatistics, clinical epidemiology and academic development. Fellows are provided funds to attend a national or local rheumatology meeting annually. The Fellowship fulfills requirements for certification in Rheumatology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Research activities of the Rheumatology Division encompass clinical research, basic research and health services research, and range from studies in molecular biology, cell biology and biochemistry to epidemiology and health care delivery. Research areas in which the members of the Division have particular expertise include articular cartilage biology, a health resource utilization, osteoarthritis and radiographic assessment of osteoarthritis. Some faculty members of the Division hold a substantial level of extramural research funding. Several members of the Division are recipients of research grants from NIH, and/or the pharmaceutical industry. The latter includes studies of new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The program is based at the Indiana University Medical Center, which is located on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis near downtown Indianapolis. Training is carried out in four teaching hospitals on campus: University Hospital and the Riley Children's Hospital (tertiary and quaternary referral centers), Wishard Memorial Hospital (a modern city-county hospital) and the Richard Roudebush VA Hospital, all of which are within walking distance of each other. Fellow outpatient experience includes continuity clinics at the VA Hospital, Wishard Hospital and participation in faculty clinics at University Hospital, and the Riley Hospital for Children. For further information, or to apply for Fellowship training, please contact: Steven T. Hugenberg, M.D.
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