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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, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and others.
Nutrition Research Fellowship
Support for up to 3 years of research training is also available through an NIH-funded Nutrition Training Grant (T32 DK07658-18; 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 is the presence of program faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and several other departments in the School of Medicine with expertise in whole-body/clinical, tissue, cellular and molecular methodologies. Areas of interest include obesity and energy balance, childhood eating behaviors, and trace mineral nutrition and requirements, with emphasis on infants, 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. In addition to developing their research project, trainees are also expected to participate in: 1) the course "Ethics in Research" taught in the fall semester; 2) the nutrition seminar series jointly sponsored by the Center for Human Nutrition and the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine; and 3) one of several journal clubs and seminar series related to the individual’s interests. Many clinical fellows elect to complete coursework for a Master’s degree in Public Health or Clinical Science during their fellowship. 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 and the fellow’s scholarship oversight committee.
For additional information, or if any assistance is required during the training program, please contact Susan Johnson, PhD, Associate Director (see below). For information about the Clinical Nutrition Fellowship, contact Nancy F. Krebs, MD: Nancy.Krebs@ucdenver.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:
Susan Johnson, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Director, Nutrition Training Grant
Pediatric Nutrition
University of Colorado Denver
Building 500, Box F561
13001 East 17th Place
Aurora, CO 80045
Tel: (303) 724-2923
Fax: (303) 724-3206
E-mail: Susan Johnson@ucdenver.edu
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