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KJERSTI KIRKEBY: Welcome to CPMC and our Endocrinology
Fellowship Program and thank you for applying.
My goal for this video is for you, as an applicant,
to get a sense of our program and what sets us apart
from other programs.
We are a fairly new program.
I was an intern here at CPMC back almost 20 years ago.
As I completed my residency and started my chief residence
year here, I would have loved to stay on as an endocrine fellow,
but we didn't have a program at the time.
As soon as I was back, Dr. Earle and I
started working on starting our endocrine fellowship program.
KAREN EARLE: And our focus was always
to be a clinically-oriented, really teach people
how to practice endocrinology type of fellowship program.
We have our Fellows do scholarly work.
It's one of the requirements.
But the goal of this program is to train endocrinologists
that are going to be outstanding clinicians.
CAROL RAMIREZ ROJAS: I picked CPMC for my fellowship
because I was looking for a clinically oriented program
and I wanted a program that had a lot of hands-on experience.
So when I visited CPMC, I felt that it
was the right place for me.
I really enjoy how friendly and approachable
were all of the attendings.
And to this day, if I have a question about one
of my patients, I do not hesitate
in contacting them and sending them an email.
And they are really responsive.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: We had the full support of our colleagues
and the Department of Medicine, and after lots
of paperwork and many meetings, we
were approved by the ACGME in 2012.
SHILPA JAIN: Because we're a small program,
the Fellows can individualize their experience.
We are all fully committed to teaching and mentoring
our Fellows.
LEONIEROSE DACUYCUY: I chose CPMC for endocrine fellowship
training because the program offered the important things
that I was looking for in a fellowship, which
are excellent clinical training, plenty of experience with FNA
biopsies, and geography.
I really liked the idea of having
my own patients to follow.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: As you can see on our website,
we have graduated several wonderful and successful
endocrinologists.
And we all continue to truly enjoy working closely
with our Fellows.
CHRISTINA KWAN: Since graduating,
I have been working at an outpatient endocrine clinic
in the San Francisco Bay Area.
My training at CPMC provided me with the knowledge
and confidence to be the solo endocrine clinician there.
But never do I feel alone or worried
I don't know the answers because the door
stays open beyond fellowship.
And all the faculty have remained helpful resources
and sounding board for me in the postgraduate life.
ANTHONY YIN: The FNA and ultrasound clinic
is a weekly clinic.
We biopsy thyroid nodules, sometimes
lymph nodes in patients with a history of thyroid cancer.
The Fellows have hands-on experience
doing these procedures.
In the course of the two years, we
expect that the number of cases well
exceeds the ACGME requirement.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our goal is to give our Fellows
a strong foundation in clinical endocrinology,
graduating Fellows who feel confident going
into clinical practice and becoming clinician educators.
MELISSA WEINBERG: I love when the Fellows
show an interest in inpatient diabetes or other hospital
issues.
Inpatient diabetes is also a great opportunity
for the Fellows to interact with the house
staff and the medical students.
Because diabetes is so ubiquitous in the hospital,
the house staff and the medical students
really look to the Fellows for guidance
in how to use the order sets and how
to change the management of their insulin.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our program is a two-year clinical program
and our Fellows do continuity clinic
at least half days a week in addition to our weekly diabetes
clinic for the duration of the two years.
MELISSA WEINBERG: The Fellows have an opportunity
to take care of a wide variety of patients
who often present for other reasons but also have diabetes.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: We have a strong diabetes program
and offer the newest diabetes technologies to our patients
and make sure the Fellows learn the ins and outs
of this exciting technology.
KAREN EARLE: We have a really high-tech population
here in San Francisco.
And so we do have a lot of patients
that are interested in the diabetes technology.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: Our patient population, as well as
our staff, our colleagues, and our city
is diverse and inclusive.
SHILPA JAIN: We get to see a wide range of patients,
a wide range in terms of their medical complications,
their background, their ethnicity,
their socio-economic status.
So it's a really rich patient experience.
KJERSTI KIRKEBY: As a fellow here,
you will have your attendings available for back up 24/7
to answer each and every question
that comes up along the way.
Overall, what I am hoping to get across to you, as an applicant,
is that here, at CPMC, we are welcoming,
engaged, and very excited about our fellowship
and our trainees.
We train strong clinicians and patient advocates
and greatly value our Fellows, our future colleagues.
I hope you will consider training here, with us.
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