Overview
A fellowship training leaders in multidisciplinary prevention, assessment and treatment of pediatric obesity across medical, behavioural and surgical domains.
The programme
- Focus
- Obesity medicine
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- Not stated on official page
- Start
- July
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Not stated on official page
- Department
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Not stated on official page
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs eligible with ECFMG certification and qualifying visa (J-1, or H-1B case by case)
- Visa support
- Institution policyUF-COM sponsors J-1 via ECFMG; new H-1B only in limited case-by-case circumstances for select specialties (requires department approval, USMLE Steps 1-3 and Florida licence)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyMust meet Florida Board of Medicine licensure (training registration) requirements
How to apply
- Deadline
- Application cycle opens late summer with materials due in the fall (OMFC portal); rolling interviews
- Application method
- Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council (OMFC) portal
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UF COM housestaff stipend scale 2026-27: CS4 $74,765; CS5 $77,915; CS6 $81,136; CS7+ $84,203