Endocrinology Diabetes Metabolism Fellowship
Message from the Program Director
Jawairia Shakil, MD
Program Director,
Endocrinology Fellowship
Welcome, and thank you for visiting the website of the Endocrinology Fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital. Our endocrinology service is ranked among the best programs by U.S. News & World Report. The Houston Methodist Hospital itself is ranked among the country's top hospitals in 10 specialties in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 "Best Hospitals" issue, ranked as the No. 1 hospital in Texas with a national ranking of No. 8 in endocrinology.
Our faculty members are experienced clinicians, educators and researchers with wide ranging areas of expertise across all subspecialties of endocrinology. Our fellowship spans two years with the first year being dedicated to clinical training. The second year offers additional clinic training with opportunities for scholarly activity and research along with enhanced outpatient endocrine training. Our program is centered at Houston Methodist Hospital. The fellows also do clinical rotations at MD Anderson, Texas Children’s Hospital as well as at Legacy Clinic, a federally qualified health center. Our clinical team includes our faculty and fellows along with residents from the Houston Methodist Internal Medicine Residency and students from Texas A&M College of Medicine.
The clinical training environment allows for a wealth of diverse clinical exposure, spanning the entire spectrum of endocrinologic disease including uncontrolled type 1 and 2 diabetes, transplant endocrinology, pituitary disorders, calcium and metabolic bone disease, adrenal disease, thyroid disease, endocrine neoplasms and rare genetic diseases. Houston Methodist Hospital which is a nearly 900 bed hospital with five large intensive care units, with busy cardiovascular, pituitary, thyroid and adrenal surgical services and a large multi-organ transplant program contribute to the abundance of clinical experience available. Along with the inpatient rotations, a comprehensive experience in outpatient endocrinology, including two continuity clinics in two diverse patient populations, insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor exposure, thyroid ultrasound and fine needle aspiration clinics along with training in DXA reading and interpretation is a vital part of the program.
Our program participates in the NRMP match with applications through ERAS. We offer a two-year ACGME-accredited fellowship.
Should you have any additional questions, or need further clarification about the program, please do not hesitate to contact me or the fellowship coordinator.
Thank you for your interest in our program. We wish you every success in your future career.
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Eligibility & Application
Fellowship application and required documentation must be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). All applications are carefully reviewed, and applicants selected for an interview will be notified electronically. Our program will be using Thalamus for the interview process. Paper applications are not accepted and will not be reviewed.
Application Requirements
- Complete a common ERAS application form
- At least three (3) other letters of recommendation; preferably, one of the letters should be from the Chairman of the Department of Medicine. All letters of recommendation should be current or within the last 2 years.
- Official medical school transcript.
- Personal statement.
- Passing score on all USMLE steps.
- Three years previous Internal Medicine residency training or in good standing in the third year of residency at the time of the application.
- No H-1 visas. Only J-1 Visas are offered.
- Must have passed all USMLE examinations on the first attempt.
- Three years previous Internal Medicine residency training. Current Internal Medicine residents must be in good standing at the time of application
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Responsibility
Houston Methodist is committed to improving the health of our patients, employees, and communities around us. As a health care provider, it’s our responsibility to promote a healthier environment for our employees.
- Drug and Tobacco Screening- Job seekers will be tested for nicotine and drug usage during the post-offer physical. If a job seeker tests positive for nicotine use, including nicotine gum and patches, the offer will be rescinded, and individuals will be given the opportunity to participate in a free Houston Methodist-provided tobacco cessation program. Job seekers wishing to reapply after testing positive for nicotine may do so 90 days after the date the initial offer was rescinded. If the job seeker tests positive for drug use, the offer will be rescinded. Job seekers wishing to reapply after the drug screening is positive may do so one year after the date the initial offer was rescinded.
- Background Check - Prior to employment start date, job seekers must complete a criminal background check.
Interviews
Interviews for 2025 will all be held IN PERSON at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. The interviews dates are listed below.
- September 12
- September 19
- September 26
- October 3
Get in Touch
Program Contact
Program Coordinator
6550 Fannin, SM-1001
Houston, TX 77030
EndocrinologyFellowship@houstonmethodist.org
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Academic Institute
6550 Fannin, SM-1001
Houston, Texas 77030
Fax 713.790.3026