Train with renowned endocrinologists to provide compassionate and evidence-based care.
What sets us apart?
Our fellows work closely with award-winning researchers, physicians and leaders in the field at a variety of locations. Become an expert in diagnostic thyroid ultrasonography, fine-needle aspiration and interpretation of bone density studies as you care for patients with Type 1 and 2 diabetes, pituitary, adrenal, thyroid and reproductive diseases, and parathyroid and metabolic bone diseases.
Where you'll train
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital is home to the area's only Level I trauma center, burn trauma unit, and renal transplant unit, along with the region's premier heart program. The hospital features active programs in cardiology, cardiac rehabilitation, sleep medicine, epilepsy, and oncology, as well as heart, lung, kidney, and pancreas transplant programs, making it an ideal location for fellowship training.
Williams Hall
Williams Hall houses the Strelitz Diabetes Center, where fellows complete their outpatient rotations and continuity clinics. The Strelitz Diabetes Center is internationally known for its clinical providers, scientists, and educators, who are working to find a cure for diabetes and prevent complications from neuropathy and cardiovascular disease. Fellows work with patients at the Strelitz Diabetes Center for the duration of the two-year program.
Hampton Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC)
The Hampton VAMC has 142 acute beds in medicine, surgery, psychiatry and neurology, 234 extended care beds in intermediate medicine, palliative (hospice) care, spinal cord injury and nursing home care and a 294-bed rehabilitative residential care domiciliary for a total of 670 operating beds. Established in 1870, Hampton is the fourth oldest VA hospital in the country and houses one of the largest outpatient hemodialysis units in the VA system. Fellows complete outpatient rotations at this facility.
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters is the only freestanding children's hospital in Virginia. With 206 beds, it is the regional pediatric referral center for coastal Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The hospital, a pediatric Level I trauma center, is home to the area's largest and most advanced neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, as well as the state's only acute inpatient rehabilitation unit. Faculty are involved in research locally, nationally and internationally.
Learn more about our GME programs
Our community-based Graduate Medical Education is one of the nation's few training programs in which all residencies are integrated among a number of hospitals and community clinic settings, instead of one fixed setting such as a university hospital. Our residents work at 14 teaching affiliate hospitals, staffing hospitals 24 hours a day, implementing new treatment methods and conducting research. They see patients from diverse backgrounds and work with community faculty.
Explore our shared campus
One of the benefits of attending this institute is the proximity to CHKD and Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. The shared campus gives students access to educational opportunities as well as high-level subspecialty care.
See yourself in Hampton Roads
The Hampton Roads region is a vibrant community with 1.7 million residents scattered across nine cities and five counties in southeastern coastal Virginia.
Miles of waterfront, historical and cultural attractions, parks and outdoor recreation areas, lively nightlife, seasonal festivals, and family-friendly entertainment make it clear that there's something for everyone here in Hampton Roads.
We understand that life happens, and we want you to be covered when it does. That's why we offer competitive benefits packages for our residents and fellows.
A supportive environment
Work-life balance is important during your fellowship, and we are committed to supporting our fellows throughout their time, here at the school. Through this, our residents and fellows receive the same wellness resources as our faculty and staff.
In addition, our for residents and fellows gives you access to support groups, after-hours counseling services, running clubs, leadership coaching, and more.
