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Established in 1985, The Diabetes Institutes Foundation offers financial assistance and support to various research institutes developing medicines against diabetes. Located in Norfolk, Va., the institute also refers patients to the Wallach Clinical Care Institute, provides general endocrine and diabetes care, as well as diagnosis and treatment services for neuropathy, endocrine tumors, and thyroid and metabolic bone diseases. The Diabetes Institutes Foundation offers laboratory services for nerve testing and blood flow studies. The institute features various patient care programs that provide support and information on diabetes and related disorders to patients, training sessions for medical students and assist in developing educational tools for clinical use. In addition, it provides corporate training to professionals in the pharmaceutical industry.

The Strelitz Diabetes Center is part of the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and is located within the Macon Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences campus at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. It offers a range of educational programs and services aimed at advancing diabetes care and health sciences through its various schools and departments. In addition to patient care, the center is involved in medical education, research, and the training of healthcare professionals through its master's, doctoral, and residency programs. EVMS fosters a collaborative environment that emphasizes the importance of clinical trials and human subjects' protection in the advancement of medical knowledge. Generated from the website

Dr. Catherine Costa grew up in Tampa, Florida, as the oldest of three children in a large Peruvian household. She remained in Florida for her undergraduate studies. Dr. Costa graduated from Virginia Commonwealth School of Medicine in Richmond and then moved to Washington, D.C. where she completed her pediatric residency at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.