Education and Training

The University of Pittsburgh Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism offers a comprehensive training environment for physicians and investigators seeking careers as clinicians, clinician-educators, and researchers. Our ACGME-accredited fellowship provides extensive inpatient and outpatient experience across UPMC Presbyterian, Shadyside, Montefiore, Children’s Hospital, and the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, emphasizing longitudinal patient care, complex case management, and ethical practice. Fellows participate in a rich array of didactic sessions, conferences, and seminars, while a standard two-year clinical track can be extended for one or two years of intensive mentored research, enabling trainees to combine clinical expertise with academic investigation. For those interested in obesity medicine, the Division offers the Obesity Medicine fellowship and a four-week elective for residents, providing concentrated outpatient experience, interdisciplinary care exposure, and preparation for board certification.

Research-focused training is further strengthened by the NIH-funded T32 Training Program in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, one of the nation’s longest-running postdoctoral programs, as well as complementary programs such as the Physician Scientist Incubator, which supports MD trainees pursuing pre-clinical research careers.

Together, these pathways create a dynamic, flexible, and highly supportive training ecosystem that prepares clinicians to excel in patient care, research, and academic leadership in endocrinology, metabolism, diabetes, and obesity medicine.