The Division of Nutritional Science & Obesity Medicine offers opportunities for professionals to study and practice state-of-the-art healthcare and research. Educational opportunities include fellowships, residencies, student rotations, and internships featuring clinical care, education, and research methods.
The Division’s programs for post-doctoral fellows are accredited by ACGME, the Accrediration Council for Graduate Medical Education. One- to three-year fellowship positions are available, with research and clinical experiences offered.
Nutritional science fellowships
The Center for Human Nutrition provides a rich training environment for young investigators, including established investigators who are expanding into new areas related to nutrition and obesity. These training opportunities include diverse aspects of basic, clinical, and community research. Personnel from the Center’s core research laboratories, supported by our NIH Nutrition and Obesity Research Center grant, provide expertise and hands-on guidance in the services offered by each core. Junior investigators can take advantage of other training opportunities at Washington University School of Medicine’s Clinical Research Training Center (CRTC).
CRTC provides a cohesive and supportive infrastructure to foster clinical research training and career development for predoctoral students, house-staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. Active mentoring, hands-on research experiences, and formal didactic programs in clinical research methods leading to a certificate or Master’s Degree in Clinical Investigation are core components of the program.
Traineeships in nutrition and obesity related projects are available through a large number of NIH-funded training grants, including:
- Cardiology
- Cell biology
- Diabetes
- Epidemiology
- Gastroenterology
- Gerontology
In addition, mentored research fellowships are available through conventional investigator-initiated grant sources.
Research
Washington University faculty, fellows, residents, and students are encouraged to participate in various research activities in conjunction with our Division. Visit our Education and Research sections for more information.
For training questions or to receive more details, please contact our offices at 314-362-8708.