West Virginia University School of Medicine

Location

Morgantown, WV

Main Contact Name

Jennifer Giordano, DO (Program Director)

Main Contact Phone

304-293-4125

Main Contact Email

jennifer.giordano@hsc.wvu.edu

Program Curriculum

This fellowship includes training in:

All types of diabetes, including type 1, type 2, LADA, MODY, pancreoprivic, and cystic-fibrosis-related diabetes

  • Nutrition and obesity medicine

  • Pediatric diabetes

  • Diabetic foot and wound care

  • Inpatient diabetes management, including complex diabetes such as steroid-induced hyperglycemia, insulin use with TPN and tube feeds, insulin pumps, post-bariatric surgery glucose management, diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state, and more

  • Gestational diabetes

  • Cardiometabolic disease

  • Insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitor (CGM) interpretation

  • Diabetes group visits.

Application process/dates:

Selection Criteria and Application Process for Endocrine, Diabetes, and Metabolism (and Rheumatology) Fellowship Applicants

  1. To be eligible for selection, applicants must apply via the Electronic Residency Applicant Service. You also must be enrolled in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).

  2. Our institution does NOT sponsor H-1B Visas; we sponsor ONLY J-1 Visas, NO EXCEPTIONS.

  3. All applicants must have three letters of recommendation.

  4. All applicants must be a graduate of an ACGME accredited internal medicine residency program.

  5. If you are a foreign medical graduate, you must have a current, valid certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) AND have or be eligible for a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in West Virginia.

  6. We do not have a minimum score requirement for the USMLE.

  7. Must obtain signed (electronic or written) acknowledgement of receipt that they have received the institutional and program policies and eligibility criteria from all applicants invited for an interview.

  8. The program does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, age, religion, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

  9. Applicants are accepted via ERAS.

  10. COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement

Deadline for application: Applications will be accepted after September 1 each year. The application deadline for the fellowship is December 1 each year.

Notification date: Interviews will be held in January and February, with the final selection to be completed by March for matriculation on July 1st of that year