Main Fellowship Affiliation

Mohawk Valley Health System

Location

Utica, New York

Main Contact Name

Nay Linn Aung, MD BC-ADM

Main Contact Email

DiabetesFellowship@mvhealthsystem.org

Program Curriculum

Diabetes clinic: The MVHS Diabetes Clinic currently holds 3 full days a week. Utica being a home for refugee population, fellow will expose to racial, cultural and socio-economic diverse population. The fellow will be provided clinical services to both adult and pediatric patients with different type of diabetes including but not limited to Type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, atypical diabetes. The fellow will manage different diabetes technologies including but not limited to, Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) device, insulin pump.

Inpatient rotation: Fellow will work with diabetes/endocrine consult team in the hospital at least 8-10 weeks over one year training. Typical endocrine consult week starts on Saturday until next Saturday. Fellow will take care of patients with different diabetes types as well as hyperglycemia from stress, tube feeding or drug. The patient will occasionally works with virtual glucose management service providing to hospitalized patients with abnormal blood glucose. 

Endocrinology/Diabetes Education: Fellow will spend half day a week at local endocrinology clinics and diabetes education program except when patient is on hospital consult rotation.

Elective: The fellow will have opportunity to use their elective time in different clinic related to diabetes complication management such as wound clinic, podiatry, OB clinic, ophthalmology, cardiology or nephrology.

Primary care clinic: To maintain exposure to primary care, the follow are required to work one full day a week unless the patient is on away rotation or hospital rotation to provide primary care to patients at SRVFMC in order to keep up with board requirement.

Diabetes Camp: The fellow must spend one week regional ADA diabetes camp to get more exposure to different diabetes technologies.

Didactics: In addition to diabetes lecture by faculty and guest lectures, the fellow will be given self-directed learning module to be completed on different diabetes topics, landmark trials, and latest research articles. There will be special diabetes didactics time weekly which will be used for diabetes lectures and to discuss self-directed learning modules.

Scholarly Activity: The fellow is required to complete at least one scholarly activity: either poster presentation or publication. The fellow will have to submit the type of research topic in the first 3 months of fellowship. The fellow can join an existing research project or start their own project; however, it is expected to be completed before the end of fellowship training. After approval from the program director, the fellow will work with the MVHS Research Department to get appropriate approvals, including IRB approval, before initiating the research project. To complete the scholarly activity requirement, the research result has to be presented in poster presentation at a regional or national conference or accepted for publication in a peer reviewed journal.

Application process/dates:

The following credentials are to be attached to this application or forwarded to this office as promptly as possible:

• Complete transcripts of medical school records

• Three letters of recommendation addressed to the Diabetes Fellowship Program Director should be submitted. We require a letter from all program directors of any accredited United States residencies or fellowships in which you have served and from current or past medical employers and two other letters of recommendation from faculty and staff familiar with your clinical skills and/or from the dean of your medical school

• Copies of USMLE scores, ECFMG scores, FEMGEM scores, FLEX scores. Copies of ECFMG certificate, FLEX certificate.

• Curriculum vitae.

• Personal Statement (250 words): This should include your professional interests, achievements, and plans for the future. Reference should be made to special projects or scientific work you have engaged in and any notable professional accomplishments you have achieved. You may also wish to describe your personal interests, activities, and circumstances, including your family and household.

• Note: Must be authorized to work in the US (Unfortunately, MVHS is not able to sponsor visa at this time).

Fellowship dates:

Deadline for application: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for the 2025-2026 academic year. The application can be located by visiting this link.