Endocrinology and Metabolism
ME 508M.23
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Description
This elective provides an intensive exposure to clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Students are exposed to the breadth of endocrinology, including diabetes, hypertension, calcium disorders, and disorders of the adrenal, pituitary and thyroid glands.
Students will join the inpatient consult team and participate in providing endocrine consultations, learning about the diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic management of endocrine disorders in an inpatient setting. The learning occurs through hands-on patient care, background reading, and presentation/discussion of cases at rounds. Teaching rounds will be held four to five times weekly and will focus on new and follow-up consultations. Students will also attend clinics in one or more of these same areas on a weekly basis.
Students also join teaching sessions that include weekly Case Conferences, Endocrine Grand Rounds, and Fellows’ Didactic Sessions.
Evidence-based medicine is the expected standard for the student's learning related to the cases evaluated and discussed in teaching rounds and clinics. Students are expected to perform literature searches to identify original articles, review articles and meta-analyses related to their case load, read relevant sections of endocrinology textbooks and utilize electronic resources, such as Up-to-Date, as appropriate. Basic science, as it is relevant to the team's consultations and to clinic patients, is an integral component of the student's reading, principally in textbooks, and is also presented as part of teaching rounds and/or in clinics by attendings and fellows.
Not Available for Cross Registration
Open to Domestic Visiting Students
Open to International Visiting Students
