Endocrinology residents (fellows) actively participate in research. The purpose is to encourage independent inquiry and expose fellows to academic medicine. Fellowship research includes:
- developing a question/hypothesis
- writing a research proposal
- submitting a request for funding and/or ethics application
- collecting and analyzing data
- submitting an abstract
- presenting data at a conference/meeting
- drafting a manuscript
- publication of original data in a peer-reviewed journal (ideally)
The following research projects have been undertaken by endocrine fellows:
- Insulin pump vs. conventional insulin for Type 1 diabetes in pregnancy (Dr. Melissa Kallas-Koeman)
- Insulin therapy for post-transplant glucocorticoid induced hyperglycemia (Dr. David Harris)
- Does the reason/method of detection of thyroid cancer affect prognosis (Dr. Heywood Choi)
- Progression of retinopathy in women with diabetes in pregnancy (retrospective chart review) ( Dr. Monika Pawlowska)
- Point-of-care A1c measurement as a diabetes screening tool in first nations populations (Dr. J. Mackenzie-Feder)
- Short- and long-term impact of a diabetes self-management support (DSMS) intervention on health care utilization among African-American adults with type 2 diabetes (Dr. Roseanne Yeung)
Research Director: Prof. Tricia Tang
Email: tricia.tang@vch.ca
