Outpatient Clinics - Core

• Evaluation of new and continuing care of returning patients in the following subspecialty clinics: 
  • Bone 
  • Neuroendocrine 
  • Thyroid 
  • Thyroid FNA (a few times a year as needed) 
  • Diabetes and Lipid
     

Outpatient Clinics - Electives

• In general, there are no elective rotations during the first year

Inpatient Consultation Service

• Coverage of the Inpatient Endocrinology Consultation Service and Diabetes Management Service (on weekends) in coordination with the resident(s) and student(s) rotating through the Service.
• 16 weeks total (in eight 2-week blocks) for each first-year fellow:
  • In general, first-year fellows are not on the consultation service in July and August to adjust and prepare for the ABIM internal medicine examination.
• The fellow covering the inpatient endocrinology consultation service also covers the inpatient Glycemic Consultation Service (GCS) during weekends and holidays.

Self-study, didactics and endocrine conferences

• Daily, independent and in-depth study from endocrine reference textbooks, selected articles (available in the shared drive and campus library) and the endocrine literature on topics relevant to patients seen or discussed in conference.
• Presentation of short clinical cases at the weekly Clinical Case Conference.
• First-year fellows are expected to present patients with common endocrine conditions.
• Attendance and active participation at monthly interdisciplinary conferences (e.g., pathology, radiology).
• One in-depth presentation at the Endocrine Seminar Series per year. 

Research and/or quality improvement

• Meaningful participation in a quality improvement project and/or endocrine-related research project and/or
• Present abstract(s) at national meetings
• Fellows attend 1 national conference a year, typically the Endocrine Society or American Diabetes Association meetings.

Teaching

• Teaching of residents and students when rotating in Endocrinology.

1st year fellows

Aditi Joshi, MD

Medical School: Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education & Research (MIMER)
Residency: Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program (Internal Medicine - General) 
Clinical interests: Type -1 Diabetes, Thyroid disorders, Neuroendocrine tumors, Obesity management
Hobbies: Travelling, learning about new cultures, exploring new hiking trails and restaurants.
 

Grecia Alvarez, MD

Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo
Residency: Stamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Program (Internal Medicine - General) 
Clinical Interests: Diabetes technology, pituitary disorders and bone disease
Hobbies: Tennis, dancing, hiking and learning about countries through language, food and travel.
 

2nd year fellows

Dora Cobrinik, MD 

Medical school: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. 
Residency: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA
Clinical interests: Diabetes, thyroid disease, bone disease
Hobbies: Reading fiction, exploring new neighborhoods, going on nature walks

Esra Sari, MD 

Medical school: Istanbul Universitesi, Cerrahpasa Tip Fakultesi.
Residency: Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine in Orange Park, Florida
Clinical interests: Diabetes, obesity, thyroid disorders, thyroid ultrasound
Hobbies: Cooking, yoga,pilates, dancing, screenwriting, watching movies

Those candidates applying for the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) Fellowship Program must submit a Electronic Resident Application Service (ERAS) application, a Curriculum Vitae (CV), a personal statement, a copy of the Dean’s letter (MSPE), a copy of medical school transcript and a photograph. We require a minimum of three letters of recommendation, one of which must come from a faculty member in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A chairman's letter is not required, but is recommended. All applications must be processed through the ERAS.

Candidates must be a graduate of an American Medical Association-approved medical school and a fourth year resident in good standing at an ACGME accredited institution.

Candidates must have passed the USMLE Examinations Steps I, II and III (CK and CS) prior to starting residency training. We do not have a minimum score requirement; however, we do use a three-digit score of 220 as a baseline for evaluation of the scores. We do not interview any candidate who fails either USMLE Step I, Step II or Step III. All candidates must participate in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

All foreign medical graduates must have proof of ECFMG certification and have passed USMLE Examinations Parts I, II, and III (CK and CS). They must apply through the ECFMG who will then process all foreign applications through ERAS. The Tufts Medical Center sponsors only the J-1 Visa. It is preferred to have had experience in US hospital.

Our application deadline is Monday, May 1.

2023 Interview Dates:

July 21
August 25

For any additional questions, please contact:

Education Program Manager
obgyn.education@tuftsmedicine.org
Phone: 617.636.1582
Fax: 617.636.8315

Here is a list of our most recent graduates:

Our fellows have presented oral and poster presentations at annual scientific meetings for numerous regional and national/international societies, including the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Society of Reproductive Investigation (SRI), American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), International Society of Prenatal Diagnosis (ISPD), New England Perinatal Society (NEPS), and Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP).

In addition, the fellowship will provide opportunities for individualized academic investigations, which are not only required for subspecialty certification, but will foster a lifelong spirit of inquiry.

Lecture + educational conferences

During each academic year, there are regularly scheduled lectures on the fundamentals of perinatal medicine. Regularly scheduled lectures/conferences include:

• Biweekly conferences reviewing topics on prenatal diagnosis, genetics, teratology, infectious disease and postnatal management of fetal complications
• Weekly clinical conferences covering the entire field of obstetrics and maternal-fetal medicine (including acute intrapartum/antepartum/postpartum complications, medical complications of pregnancy and fetal and maternal physiology).
• Monthly multidisciplinary conference of antenatal management and post-hoc review of prenatally-diagnosed anomalies, allowing for collaboration between perinatologists, genetic counselors, neonatologists, pediatric subspecialists and radiologists.
• Monthly multidisciplinary conferences covering basic science research in obstetrics, gynecology and pediatrics
• Weekly departmental Grand Rounds
• Monthly departmental Morbidity & Mortality
• Quarterly divisional Journal Club
• Quarterly perinatology-neonatology joint conferences covering clinical scenarios with challenging fetal and neonatal outcomes 
• Semiannual placental pathology conferences

We encourage fellow attendance and participation at regional and national conferences. The department will pay the expenses for educational conferences where a fellow presents. In addition, each fellow is given an annual CME stipend for travel to conferences, textbooks and other educational expenses.