--- title: "CPMC Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Sutter Health" description: "The California Pacific Medical Center Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship is an ACGME-accredited, two-year program." url: "https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology" --- 1. [Home](https://www.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education) / 3. [Graduate Medical Education](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme) / 4. [Fellowships](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships) / 5. Endocrinology, San Francisco ![endocrinologist-with-patient](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/GME/Fellowships/CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-Program/endocrinologist-with-patient.jpg?h=2641&iar=0&w=4064) California Pacific Medical Center # Endocrinology Fellowship  Become a well-rounded clinical endocrinologist through our ACGME-accredited, two-year fellowship program, strategically positioned in a tertiary referral center for all of Northern California [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/about) [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/apply) ![endocrinologist-with-patient](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/GME/Fellowships/CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-Program/endocrinologist-with-patient.jpg?h=2641&iar=0&w=4064) **Section menu** - [Endocrinology, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology "Endocrinology, San Francisco") - [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/about "About the Program") - [Clinical Experiences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/clinical-experiences "Clinical Experiences") - [Conferences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/conferences "Conferences") - [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faculty "Faculty") - [Fellows](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/fellows "Fellows") - [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faqs "FAQs") - [Graduates](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/alumni "Graduates") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/apply "How to Apply") - [Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/research "Research") - [Endocrinology, San Francisco](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology "Endocrinology, San Francisco") - [About the Program](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/about "About the Program") - [Clinical Experiences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/clinical-experiences "Clinical Experiences") - [Conferences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/conferences "Conferences") - [Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faculty "Faculty") - [Fellows](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/fellows "Fellows") - [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faqs "FAQs") - [Graduates](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/alumni "Graduates") - [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/apply "How to Apply") - [Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/research "Research") ## Preparing Confident Providers Prepare for a prestigious career in clinical endocrinology with the highest-quality training in compassionate, evidence-based and cost-effective patient care. Our comprehensive clinical and research tracks focus on hands-on diagnosis and treatment of endocrine disorders in both inpatient and outpatient facilities, under the guidance of experienced faculty.  As one of the largest private, not-for-profit academic medical centers in California, CPMC provides access to cutting-edge medical care and a wide variety of specialized services. Your clinical experiences here will include a robust diabetes program, thyroid fine needle aspirations (FNA) and surveillance imaging screening for thyroid cancer. ## Program Details ### [How to Apply](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/apply) ### [Curriculum](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/clinical-experiences) ### [Research Opportunities](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/research) ### [FAQs](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faqs) ### [Salary and Benefits](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/cpmc-salary-and-benefits) ### [Fellow Wellness](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/wellness) ![endocrinology-group-2025](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/GME/Fellowships/CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-Program/Clinical-Experiences-CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-_-Sutter-Health/endocrinology-group-2025.jpg?h=1016&iar=0&w=1440) ## Expert Guidance Passionate, experienced providers guide your clinical and research practices with hands-on with. 24/7 support for learning modern endocrine technologies, techniques and patient care. [Our Faculty](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/faculty) ![endocrinology-small-group-2025](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/GME/Fellowships/CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-Program/Clinical-Experiences-CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-_-Sutter-Health/endocrinology-small-group-2025.jpg?h=1084&iar=0&w=1440) ## Sharing Clinical Knowledge Learn critical on-the-job thinking and clinical reasoning in regular academic sessions including Endocrine Case-Based conferences, Core Curriculum Conference lectures, Bi-annual Research Conference presentations, a monthly Journal Club, Endocrine Tumor Board and Grand Rounds. [Our Conferences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/conferences) ![endocrinology-small-group-2025](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/SutterHealth/Images/GME/Fellowships/CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-Program/Clinical-Experiences-CPMC-Endocrinology-Fellowship-_-Sutter-Health/endocrinology-small-group-2025.jpg?h=1084&iar=0&w=1440) ## A Full Spectrum of Rotations Your clinical rotations here will include our General Endocrine Clinic, FNA Biopsy and Ultrasound Clinic, Bone Disease Clinic, Reproductive Endocrine Clinic, Diabetes and Pregnancy Programs, Weight Management Clinic, Pediatric Endocrine Clinic and Inpatient Endocrine Consult Service. [Our Clinical Experiences](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/clinical-experiences) ## Guided Simulation Training Learn to perform fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules, suspected parathyroid adenomas and suspicious lymph nodes in patients with a prior history of thyroid cancer in our high-tech simulation lab. ## Poised for Impactful Research Work with our program director on research within the Sutter Health system and beyond, including case reports, quality improvement and large-scale IRB approved projects. We fully support your work with faculty, statistical and financial resources for publishing or presenting at regional, national and international conferences. [Our Research](https://www.sutterhealth.org/education/gme/fellowships/cpmc-endocrinology/research) ### Living in San Francisco Explore the dynamic atmosphere, diverse culture and natural beauty that makes San Francisco one of the world’s most visited cities. 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[Get to Know the Area](https://www.visitcalifornia.com/places-to-visit/san-francisco/) ### Contact Us **Program Coordinator** Ana Olive [415-600-3954]() [**olivea@sutterhealth.org**](mailto:olivea@sutterhealth.org) **Program Director** Kjersti Kirkeby [**kjersti.kirkeby@sutterhealth.org**](mailto:kjersti.kirkeby@sutterhealth.org) [Get In Touch](mailto:OliveA@sutterhealth.org) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"MedicalOrganization","name":"Sutter Health","@id":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/#medicalorganization","url":"https://www.sutterhealth.org","logo":"https://www.sutterhealth.org/static/images/sutter-health-logo.svg","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"2200 River Plaza 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time.\nAs soon as I was back, Dr. Earle and I\nstarted working on starting our endocrine fellowship program.\nKAREN EARLE: And our focus was always\nto be a clinically-oriented, really teach people\nhow to practice endocrinology type of fellowship program.\nWe have our Fellows do scholarly work.\nIt's one of the requirements.\nBut the goal of this program is to train endocrinologists\nthat are going to be outstanding clinicians.\nCAROL RAMIREZ ROJAS: I picked CPMC for my fellowship\nbecause I was looking for a clinically oriented program\nand I wanted a program that had a lot of hands-on experience.\nSo when I visited CPMC, I felt that it\nwas the right place for me.\nI really enjoy how friendly and approachable\nwere all of the attendings.\nAnd to this day, if I have a question about one\nof my patients, I do not hesitate\nin contacting them and sending them an email.\nAnd they are really responsive.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: We had the full support of our colleagues\nand the Department of Medicine, and after lots\nof paperwork and many meetings, we\nwere approved by the ACGME in 2012.\nSHILPA JAIN: Because we're a small program,\nthe Fellows can individualize their experience.\nWe are all fully committed to teaching and mentoring\nour Fellows.\nLEONIEROSE DACUYCUY: I chose CPMC for endocrine fellowship\ntraining because the program offered the important things\nthat I was looking for in a fellowship, which\nare excellent clinical training, plenty of experience with FNA\nbiopsies, and geography.\nI really liked the idea of having\nmy own patients to follow.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: As you can see on our website,\nwe have graduated several wonderful and successful\nendocrinologists.\nAnd we all continue to truly enjoy working closely\nwith our Fellows.\nCHRISTINA KWAN: Since graduating,\nI have been working at an outpatient endocrine clinic\nin the San Francisco Bay Area.\nMy training at CPMC provided me with the knowledge\nand confidence to be the solo endocrine clinician there.\nBut never do I feel alone or worried\nI don't know the answers because the door\nstays open beyond fellowship.\nAnd all the faculty have remained helpful resources\nand sounding board for me in the postgraduate life.\nANTHONY YIN: The FNA and ultrasound clinic\nis a weekly clinic.\nWe biopsy thyroid nodules, sometimes\nlymph nodes in patients with a history of thyroid cancer.\nThe Fellows have hands-on experience\ndoing these procedures.\nIn the course of the two years, we\nexpect that the number of cases well\nexceeds the ACGME requirement.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our goal is to give our Fellows\na strong foundation in clinical endocrinology,\ngraduating Fellows who feel confident going\ninto clinical practice and becoming clinician educators.\nMELISSA WEINBERG: I love when the Fellows\nshow an interest in inpatient diabetes or other hospital\nissues.\nInpatient diabetes is also a great opportunity\nfor the Fellows to interact with the house\nstaff and the medical students.\nBecause diabetes is so ubiquitous in the hospital,\nthe house staff and the medical students\nreally look to the Fellows for guidance\nin how to use the order sets and how\nto change the management of their insulin.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our program is a two-year clinical program\nand our Fellows do continuity clinic\nat least half days a week in addition to our weekly diabetes\nclinic for the duration of the two years.\nMELISSA WEINBERG: The Fellows have an opportunity\nto take care of a wide variety of patients\nwho often present for other reasons but also have diabetes.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: We have a strong diabetes program\nand offer the newest diabetes technologies to our patients\nand make sure the Fellows learn the ins and outs\nof this exciting technology.\nKAREN EARLE: We have a really high-tech population\nhere in San Francisco.\nAnd so we do have a lot of patients\nthat are interested in the diabetes technology.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our patient population, as well as\nour staff, our colleagues, and our city\nis diverse and inclusive.\nSHILPA JAIN: We get to see a wide range of patients,\na wide range in terms of their medical complications,\ntheir background, their ethnicity,\ntheir socio-economic status.\nSo it's a really rich patient experience.\nKJERSTI KIRKEBY: As a fellow here,\nyou will have your attendings available for back up 24/7\nto answer each and every question\nthat comes up along the way.\nOverall, what I am hoping to get across to you, as an applicant,\nis that here, at CPMC, we are welcoming,\nengaged, and very excited about our fellowship\nand our trainees.\nWe train strong clinicians and patient advocates\nand greatly value our Fellows, our future colleagues.\nI hope you will consider training here, with us.\n[MUSIC PLAYING]"} ```