Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship

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Fall 2021 interviews

Following recommendations of national organizations, we are conducting all interviews for Fall 2021 virtually. Every effort will be made to make sure Children’s Mercy commitment to clinical excellence, dedicated teaching, innovative research, and a warm and supportive environment is visible to you.

If you are unfamiliar with Kansas City, please take a few minutes to explore what we have to offer. We guarantee you will like what you see!

The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship is a three-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship program designed to train pediatricians in the clinical care, education, and research of endocrinology and diabetes. Our program is designed maintain a balance between education and service, humanities and science, and personal and professional satisfaction. Our fellowship highlights are:

Being one of the largest training programs in the country, currently with seven fellows.
The program features two large programs involving research on diabetes and gender differences.
Children’s Mercy hosts the annual Great Plains Endocrinology Symposium.
Opportunity to work with the only Pediatric Genome Center in the country.
Formal training course in Continuous Quality and Performance Improvement
Grant writing course
Pediatric Endocrinology Certifying Exam passage rate: 100%

Contact

Joseph Cernich, MD
Fellowship Director

(816) 855-1979

Toni Zaner, BA
Fellowship Coordinator

(816) 760-8818

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Our diabetes program is one of the largest in the country, serving approximately 1,600 diabetic patients. We have 18 pediatric endocrinologists with broad clinical and research interests. In addition to exposure to the full spectrum of pediatric endocrinology disorders, the fellows participate in the following multidisciplinary clinics:

Our faculty members are actively involved in education, research, and publication. Our section was recently awarded the Outstanding Teaching Section Award at Children’s Mercy.