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Nutrition
Fellowship in Pediatric Nutrition
Individuals who have completed residency training may apply for a combined clinical and research fellowship in nutrition. Clinical training consists of 6 to 12 months of clinical service in pediatric nutrition and in related areas in adult medicine as appropriate to the trainee's interests. Content areas include inpatient nutrition support; outpatient assessment and treatment of growth and nutrition problems; breastfeeding assessment and management; and obesity assessment and treatment. Trainees also have rotations with subspecialty clinics for conditions with nutrition-related problems, including cystic fibrosis, short gut syndrome and feeding intolerance, liver disease, diabetes and others.
Nutrition Research Fellowship
Support for up to 3 years of research training is also available through a National Institutes of Health-funded Nutrition Training Grant (T32 DK07658-15; PI: Nancy F. Krebs, MD). The objective of this program is to provide research training in the nutritional sciences to both physicians and basic scientists who demonstrate a commitment to a career in nutrition research. The foundation of nutrition research at the Center for Human Nutrition is the presence of program faculty with expertise in whole-body, tissue, cellular and molecular methodology. Areas of interest include obesity and energy balance, childhood eating behaviors, substrate utilization and gender-based differences and trace mineral nutrition and bioavailability, with emphasis on children and women of childbearing age in both the U.S. and in developing countries.
Research trainees are expected to spend a minimum of 80% effort on their research program. Trainees are also expected to participate in: 1) the course "Ethics in Research" taught in the fall semester; 2) the nutrition seminar series sponsored by the Center for Human Nutrition; and 3) one of several journal clubs. A proposal of the research plan to be undertaken will be required at the end of the fourth month of the first year. This research plan will be reviewed by a steering committee made up of program faculty. Formal presentation of progress will be required through the nutrition seminar series.
For additional information, or if any assistance is required during the training program, please contact Tracy Horton, PhD, Associate Director (see below). For information about the Clinical Nutrition Fellowship, contact Nancy F. Krebs, MD: Nancy.Krebs@uchsc.edu
Fellowship Application
Our fellowship application form is provided as an Adobe PDF file.* Please print, complete and return the form with a a letter of inquiry and current curriculum vitae to:
Tracy Horton, PhD
Associate Director, Nutrition Training Grant
Pediatric Nutrition
University of Colorado Denver
Box C225, 4200 E. 9th Ave.
Denver, CO 80262
Tel: (303) 315-3048
Fax: (303) 315-3273
E-mail: Tracy.Horton@uchsc.edu
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