ENDODIATRACK – The Clinician Scientist Program at the German Diabetes Center
Would you like to care for people with diabetes and actively shape the future of medicine? ENDODIATRACK combines structured clinical training with translational research, offering physicians the opportunity to advance their scientific and clinical careers in parallel.
Why ENDODIATRACK?
The Clinician Scientist Program at the German Diabetes Center (DDZ) provides an environment in which clinical training and research are closely integrated. Participants not only acquire comprehensive clinical skills but also develop an independent scientific profile. The aim is to translate research findings into clinical practice and to incorporate new questions arising from everyday clinical care into innovative research projects.
This is exactly where ENDODIATRACK comes in.
Medicine is advancing rapidly. New insights into diabetes, metabolism, and hormonal disorders are paving the way for increasingly personalized diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Translating these advances into clinical practice requires physicians who combine clinical experience with scientific research.
What sets ENDODIATRACK apart
Through the close integration of clinical practice, research, and individual support, you will develop specialist expertise, scientific skills, and an individual career profile in an environment that fosters scientific curiosity as much as clinical responsibility.
- Structured clinical training with protected research time
- Development of an independent scientific profile
- Involvement in clinical and translational research projects
- Modern clinical research and innovative diagnostic procedures
- Opportunity for specialist training at Düsseldorf University Hospital
- Individualized mentoring programs
“The program helps train the next generation of clinician scientists in diabetology, endocrinology, and internal medicine and sustainably strengthen the bridge between research and the care of people with diabetes. In doing so, it contributes to the continued advancement of evidence-based, forward-looking medicine.”
Prof. Dr. Michael Roden
Scientific Managing Director and Spokesperson of the Executive Board of the German Diabetes Center, and Director of the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology at University Hospital Düsseldorf
Clinical Training
You will expand your clinical skills in diabetology, endocrinology, and internal medicine while gaining valuable experience in caring for people with diabetes and hormonal and metabolic disorders.
We offer you the opportunity to pursue specialist medical training in an outstanding university medical environment.
Scientific Training
Alongside your clinical work, you will contribute to translational research projects and develop your own scientific research questions.
Protected research time provides the flexibility needed to advance projects and deepen your knowledge of scientific methods.
Mentoring and Personal Development
A structured mentoring program will support you throughout the entire program. Experienced researchers will help you define your individual areas of focus, plan your scientific career, and further develop your personal profile as a Clinician Scientist.
Step by step, this will establish a solid foundation for a long-term academic career.
Research That Makes a Difference
ENDODIATRACK aims to bring research and clinical care closer together.
Questions arising from everyday clinical practice serve as starting points for new research projects. At the same time, scientific findings are directly translated into the care of people with diabetes and hormonal and metabolic disorders.
World-Class Research in a Unique Research Environment
The German Diabetes Center (DDZ) is one of the leading research institutions in the field of diabetes and metabolic research. Here, researchers and physicians work together to generate new insights and translate them into improved care for people with diabetes and hormonal and metabolic disorders.
With ENDODIATRACK, you will become part of this scientific community and benefit from close collaboration between research and clinical practice.
A Network That Opens Up Opportunities
ENDODIATRACK combines the scientific expertise of the German Diabetes Center with the clinical experience of University Hospital Düsseldorf and the academic strength of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.
This close-knit network offers you a wide range of opportunities:
- Contributing to interdisciplinary research projects
- Collaborating with experienced researchers
- Gaining insights into modern clinical trials
- Accessing innovative diagnostic procedures
- Engaging in scientific exchange across disciplinary boundaries
This creates an environment in which clinical training, research, and academic development work together seamlessly.
Requirements for ENDODIATRACK
- Completed medical degree and a license to practice medicine in Germany
- Strong interest in clinical metabolic research
- Enthusiasm for caring for people with diabetes and hormonal and metabolic disorders
- Commitment, teamwork skills, and initiative
- Passion for clinical and translational research
- Good English language skills
Help Shape the Future of Medicine
Medical progress happens where scientific findings and clinical experience come together.
With ENDODIATRACK, you will become part of a program that enables physicians to combine their clinical training with excellent research while making a lasting contribution to the advancement of diabetology, endocrinology, and metabolic medicine.
We look forward to meeting you!
Apply Now
Would you like to learn more about ENDODIATRACK or do you have questions about the application process?
Please feel free to contact Dr. Kálmán Bodis, Senior Physician and Mentor at ENDODIATRACK.