Metabolic Bone Diseases Forum 2022

Save the Date - September 3-4, 2025 in Seattle, Washington

The Endocrine Fellows Foundation (EFF) and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) are pleased to offer fellows training in osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases a unique opportunity to participate in a Fellows Forum on Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases held prior to the ASBMR Annual Meeting, September September 5 - 8, 2025

Faculty includes a distinguished group of leaders and the topics presented and discussed are timely and among the most important in our field. The program is balanced to be equally strong in clinical and basic aspects of metabolic bone diseases. 
The program kicks off with a welcome event on Wednesday evening. Thursday is a full day comprised of plenary lectures, breakout workshops, and a poster session. We view the poster session as one of the highlights of the day and look forward to hearing about fellows’ exciting research in this setting.

Application Eligibility

Directors of Postdoctoral Subspecialty Training Programs for MDs (e.g. endocrinology, rheumatology, geriatrics, gynecology, orthopedics, women’s health) and Pre- or Postdoctoral PhD Fellowship Training Programs throughout the world are invited to identify individuals from their programs who meet the criteria listed below and whose education, in their opinion, would be enhanced by applying for this Forum. Trainees in any of the three categories listed below can apply.  

MD in an accredited, relevant specialty training program (1st, 2nd, or 3rd year)
PhD in a post-doctoral program (for not more than 3 years)
PhD trainee 

View the 2024 Agenda

Faculty Perspectives for the Fellows Forum in Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases

Ego Seeman, MD, FRACP, Professor, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, West Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia I think this program is more important than ever now. We have moved into troubling times in many ways, one is the attrition of the founding fathers of the golden age of bone biology. What you are doing is important and it’s a privilege to be part of it.Teresita Bellido, PhD, Professor, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas It will be my honor and pleasure to participate this year again in the Forum. It is just a great program.Bart Clarke, MD, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Happy to participate in this excellent program for our fellows to encourage their careers in bone and mineral metabolism. 

The Eighteenth Fellows Forum in Toronto, Canada, September 25-26, 2024

Educational Support

This educational activity is supported by unrestricted educational grants from: Alexion, Amgen, Amolyt Pharma, Ascendis, the National Institutes of Health - NIAMS and DDK, and Radius.

Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by (1R13AR081077-01) from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and all co­funding support provided by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government." 