Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship
1000 W Carson St, Box 446
Torrance, CA 90502
humcendocrine@lundquist.org
Overview
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology at Harbor UCLA Medical Center offers a three year clinical and research training program for graduates of pediatric residency programs. The program is ACGME-accredited for one position per training year. The program provides comprehensive clinical and scholarly activity training required for subspecialty board eligibility with the American Board of Pediatrics. This program will support development of strong teaching skills for those interested in clinician-educator careers, and high-level investigative skills for individuals wishing to pursue a research-oriented academic career. Applications are through ERAS, and the program participates in the Pediatric Specialty Fall Match. Fellow positions are supported by the County of Los Angeles. Individuals with dual Internal Medicine and Pediatric residency training may also inquire about dual fellowship training opportunities in adult and pediatric endocrinology.
Leadership
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Dr. Yee completed her pediatric endocrinology fellowship training here at Harbor-UCLA and became a faculty member in 2007. Her research interests include the mechanisms of adiposity and management of childhood obesity. She uses stable isotope techniques to study the fatty acid metabolic pathways in cell culture and animal models of obesity. In parallel, she is also studying the plasma fatty acid composition of infants exposed to in utero nutritional imbalance. Dr. Yee is the medical director of the multidisciplinary Be Forever Fit clinic at Harbor-UCLA, which participates in the national Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER), studying health services and outcomes of children with obesity.
Faculty
Department of Pediatrics
Lynda E. Polgreen, MD, MS Associate Professor of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Harbor-UCLA Medical Center The Lundquist Institute Profile
Department of Internal Medicine
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Clinical Experience
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is a 556-bed acute-care and tertiary care facility in Torrance that is owned and operated by Los Angeles County. It is a major teaching hospital for the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. Through its inpatient, emergency, and ambulatory care programs in the Department of Health Services (DHS), Harbor-UCLA provides health care services to 3 million residents of Southwestern Los Angeles County, including those who are medically under resourced. Harbor-UCLA provides subspecialty care to patients referred by community health providers through eConsult (DHS electronic referral system). Through affiliations with the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation on the same campus, and UCLA, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has created and maintained an international reputation for academic excellence and research productivity. Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation is part of UCLA’s Clinical and Translational Research Institute (CTSI), whose mission is “to bring UCLA innovations to bear on the greatest health needs of Los Angeles and the nation.”
The Pediatric Endocrine consult service provides the fellow trainee with the opportunity to see, learn about, diagnose, and manage all categories of endocrine disease. All fellows participate in the following clinics: Endocrine, Diabetes, Be Forever Fit (obesity), Pituitary, Thyroid Fine Needle Biopsy. Fellows also enjoy the opportunities to attend Genetics Clinic and Reproductive Endocrinology.
Research Opportunities
Research facilities for faculty and fellows are located at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA, on the same campus as the medical center. Resources include tissue-cell culture facilities, a biomedical mass spectrometry facility, molecular biology facilities, morphology facilities (including electron and confocal microsurgery), an animal surgical suite and vivarium, an Investigation Drug Service, and all other instrumentation for state of the art endocrine and metabolic research.
The UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UCLA CTSI) supports an outpatient Clinical and Translational Research Center. These facilities are available to facilitate clinical research at the medical center. This center employs specially trained nurses and staff who are accustomed to working with complex research protocols on a daily basis.
Several of our faculty are recipients of NIH or other independent research grants, and are conducting ongoing research in areas of childhood obesity and diabetes, fatty liver disease, lysosomal storage diseases, skeletal dysplasia, and osteopetrosis. Research support is available for pediatric fellows from the Department of Pediatrics in the form of seed funding.
Conferences & Seminars
Many conferences are held jointly by pediatric and adult endocrinology
Seminar Series
- Endocrine Grand Rounds (include journal club) – weekly
- Endocrine Translational Conference (invited speakers) – weekly
- Endocrine Fellows Didactics – weekly
Patient Care Conferences
- Pediatric Endocrine Case Review – weekly
- Pediatric Diabetes Conference (multidisciplinary) – monthly
- Pituitary Conference (with neurosurgery) – monthly
- Endocrine Surgery Conference (multidisciplinary) – monthly
- Nuclear Medicine Case Conference – monthly
- Thyroid Biopsy FNA review (with Pathology) – twice monthly
- Endocrine Surgical Pathology review (with Pathology) – monthly
Research Training Conferences Available
- Biostatistics – annual seminar series
- Training Program in Translational Research through CTSI (course series, remote options available)
Information for Applicants
How to Apply
We accept applications from either graduates or upcoming graduates of U.S. ACGME-accredited pediatric residency programs. Applications are accepted via ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). J1 trainees may apply.
For additional questions, please contact our Fellowship Administrator Angela Flores at humcendocrine@lundquist.org
Benefits
For salary and benefits, please visit the institutional website.
- Competitive salary & health, dental, life, and disability insurance options
- GeneCME travel support
Wellness
Life in Sunny Southern California
Harbor-UCLA is located in Torrance, California (in Los Angeles county) which is a culturally diverse and vibrant city with beaches, desert, and mountains in close vicinity.
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Art and Culture
World famous art galleries, museums, historical venues (The Getty, LA County Museum of Art, Huntington Library and Art Museum, Natural History Museum of LA County, La Brea Tar Pits, The Queen Mary, Griffith Observatory, Historic Olvera Street)
Music and drama venues: (Dolby theatre, Pantages, Greek Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, Walt Disney Concert Hall)
Amusement parks: Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Sea World, Legoland, Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Aquarium of the Pacific
Foodies: Restaurants representing the diversity of our population, farm-to-table restaurants, local farms, wine producing regions (Malibu, Temecula Valley, San Diego)
Sports
Home to several prominent professional and college teams in all major sports.
Outdoor Activities
More than 80 miles of pristine beach
Winter skiing and snowboarding within a 2 hour drive
Hiking, biking, golfing, national parks (Joshua Tree National Park, Death Valley National Park, Channel Islands National Park)