The overall objective of our program is to produce well-trained, competent, compassionate physicians who are certified by the ABIM in Endocrinology. We aim to graduate fellows that are committed to life-long learning and becoming medical pillars in their communities.
Endocrinology Fellowship team 2023-2024: Program Coordinator Jordan Smith, Program Director Dr. Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, 2nd year fellow Dr. Aiman Zafar, 2nd year fellow Dr. Chaitra Gopinath, 2nd year fellow Dr. Teresa Sciortino, 1st year fellow Dr. Ann Sedeeq, and the late Dr. Leland Graves.
Endocrinology faculty and fellows celebrate the 2022 graduating class.
The late Dr. Leland Graves with the 2021-22 fellows
Endocrinology fellows rotate at three primary teaching sites:
The University of Kansas Health System,
Kansas City, Kansas
The Kansas City Veterans Administration Medical Center (KCVA)
Kansas City, MO
Olathe Medical Center
Olathe, KS
Fellows are expected to attend weekly and monthly Endocrine conferences, interdisciplinary conferences and other Internal Medicine conferences.
| Conference | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Endocrinology Case Series | Tuesday 11:30am Weekly |
| Endocrinology Core Conference | Tuesday 12:15pm Weekly |
| Endocrinology Case Conference | Tuesday 12:15pm Monthly |
| Parathyroid Tumor Board | Tuesday 7am Monthly (2nd Tuesday) |
| Thyroid Tumor Board | Thursday 6:45am Monthly (2nd Thursday) |
| Multidisciplinary Pituitary Conference | Thursday 7am Monthly (1st Thursday) |
| Endocrine Journal Club | Friday Every 2 Months (3rd Friday) |
| Endocrine Research Conference | TBA Monthly |
| Patient Safety Conference (Morbidity and Mortality Conference) | Monday Noon Monthly (2nd Monday) |
| Internal Medicine Clinical Pathologic Conference | Tuesday Noon Monthly (4th Tuesday) |
| Internal Medicine Grand Rounds | Wednesday Noon Weekly |
| GME Curriculum Series | TBA 6:30am Quarterly |
Our training is focused on developing clinical practitioners in diabetes and endocrinology, but a research experience is also required. Six months of your training are dedicated to research, along with projects in quality and improvement and patient safety.
The research experience, linked with didactic teaching and independent learning activities, will prepare the trainee to meet the challenges of rapidly changing technology and new bodies of knowledge.
For fellows primarily directed towards clinical practice and teaching, the research experience will serve as a foundation for a critical appreciation of how new knowledge becomes a part of medical practice. For all fellows, our collective experience is that research, whether basic or clinical, is a stimulating and rewarding experience.
This pathway helps IM residency candidates who want to pursue a career in research to get protected time to continue research during their IM and IM-subspeciality/fellowship training.
The clinical time in IM residency is shortened to 24 months (compared to traditional 36 months) and the clinical time in fellowship is also shorter (12-24 months- the exact time depends on the fellowship).
The candidates can thus get protected time for research (where they will have 80% research commitment while continuing with 20% clinical time). Essentially, this program combines IM residency +/- Fellowship + Research Training.
Fellows are expected to participate in the education of medical students in physical diagnosis, and in education of students, interns and residents who rotate through the Endocrinology service.
For verifications, please contact Emily Gochenour.
KUMC is participating in Program Signaling. While we preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider other factors in an applicant’s portfolio in making a decision on extending an interview invitation.
Fellowship Leaders
Rudruidee Karnchanasorn, M.D.
Program Director
Ethan Alexander, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Tiffany Foland
Program Coordinator
tfoland@kumc.edu
913-588-4146