University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Diabetes Fellowship

About the Fellowship Training Program

The CU Diabetes Fellowship is a one-year program at an academic medical center with diverse clinical sites. The fellowship trains primary care physicians to specialize in diabetology through emphasis on comprehensive and rigorous management of diabetes, its complications, and its comorbidities. (Find details on the team, curriculum, and how to apply in the links at left.)

The University of Colorado (CU) Diabetes Fellowship Program was established in 2020 with the overarching goal of training motivated individuals in the care of patients with all types of diabetes, diabetes complications, preventive care, and associated comorbidities, including obesity and lipid disorders. Fellows integrate outpatient and inpatient clinical experiences, evidence-based practice and didactics, and knowledge of relevant research to develop appropriate management and follow-up plans for patients with diabetes referred for outpatient and inpatient consultation.

This fellowship provides a balanced and structured experience in the basic care and specialized management of diabetes, including use of diabetes technologies in diverse clinical settings.

Scholarly Activities

Our program is working with colleagues across the country to advance the field of diabetology.

Brooks DC, Albright K, Ogyaadu SJ, Lam DW, Levister C, O’Malley G, McRae M, Shah V, Sher L, Bequette BW, Hung WW, King DS, Polsky S, Levy CJ. Unique technology preferences in older adults with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes. 2021; 70(suppl 1): 163-LB.
McRae M, Low Wang CC. Macrovascular Complications. Prim Care: Clinics Office Pract 2022;49(2):255-273. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.11.012. PMID:35595481.
Griff M, Crawley S, Rowland A, Seggelke S, Hawkins RM, Grafals M, Low Wang CC. Diabetes management at the time of renal transplantation. American Diabetes Association’s 82nd Scientific Sessions 2022. New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster 1293-P. Category 19: Transplantation.
Seggelke SA, Griff M, Crawley S, Rowland A, Hawkins RM, Low Wang CC. Dysglycemia in patients without diabetes after renal transplantation. American Diabetes Association’s 82nd Scientific Sessions 2022. New Orleans, Louisiana. Poster 928-P. Category 13-B Health Care Delivery—Quality Improvement.
Low Wang CC, McRae M. A commentary on: Liraglutide Hospital Discharge Trial: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Safety and Efficacy of Liraglutide versus Glargine Insulin for the Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Hospital Discharge. PracticeUpdate website. Accessed March 12, 2021.
Brooks D, Schulman-Rosenbaum R, Griff M, Lester J, Low Wang CC. Glucocorticoid-Induced Hyperglycemia Including Dexamethasone-Associated Hyperglycemia in COVID-19 Infection: A Systematic Review. Endocr Pract 2022;28(11):1166-1177. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

Shubrook JH, Ramirez BF, Healy AM, Salzberg L, Ahmed S, Feinberg H, Schutta M, Schwartz FL, Low Wang CC. Primary Care Diabetes Fellowship Programs: Developing National Standards. Clin Diabetes 2021;39(1):88-96. https://doi.org/10.2337/cd20-0055. PMID: 33551558.
Draznin B, Sadhu A, Schutta M, Ramirez BF, Polsky S, Shubrook JH, Low Wang, CC. The Diabetes Epidemic and Diabetes Fellowships for Primary Care Physicians. Endocr Pract 2021;27(6):636-637. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.03.007. PMID: 33757910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2021.03.007.
Draznin B, Sadhu A, Schutta M, Ramirez BF, Polsky S, Shubrook JH, Low Wang, CC. Authors’ Reply: Improved Access to Quality Diabetes Care in the United States: Where Do We Go From Here? Endocr Pract 2021;27(7):760-761. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.04.883. PMID: 33940181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eprac.2021.04.883.
Healy A, Shubrook J, Feinberg H, Ahmed S. The necessary evolution of diabetes fellowships in the United States. Postgrad Med. 2021;133(4):385-387. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1894055. PMID: 33612066. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33612066/
Salzberg L, Shubrook J. Primary Care Diabetes Fellowships: Preparing the Future Primary Care Physician Workforce.Fam Med. 2020 Nov;52(10):765-766. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.996607. PMID: 33151539. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33151539/
Sadhu AR, Healy AM, Patil SP, Cummings DM, Shubrook JH, Tanenberg RJ. The Time Is Now: Diabetes Fellowships in the United States. Curr Diab Rep 2017;17(11):108. doi: 10.1007/s11892-017-0936-6. PMID: 28942533. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28942533/
Healy AM, Shubrook JH, Schwartz FL, Cummings DM, Drake AJ 3rd, Tanenberg RJ. Endocrinologists' Opinions of Diabetology as a Primary Care Subspecialty. Clin Diabetes. 2018 Apr;36(2):168-173. doi: 10.2337/cd17-0097. PMID: 29686456. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898163/
Healy AM, Tanenberg RJ, Schwartz FL, Shubrook JH. Diabetes Fellowship in Primary Care: A Survey of Graduates. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2018;118(8):538-543. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.2018.122. PMID: 30073337. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30073337/.
 Low Wang CC, Draznin B. Primary care diabetes fellowship. Healio/Endocrine Today. 2022 Dec29. https://www.healio.com/news/endocrinology/20211229/endocrinologists-propose-diabetes-fellowship-programs-to-address-growing-gap-in-care
American College of Diabetology website: https://www.acdiabetology.org