For the pathology course these include visualisation and localisation of regulatory factors at LM and EM levels, image analysis, in vitro autoradiography of receptors, in situ hybridisation and neuroendocrine pathology. Students on the biochemistry course will be introduced to current advances in clinical endocrinology and endocrine biochemistry while those on the pathology course will focus on endocrine pathology. The core of the course is an extended period aimed at providing practical experience by means of an approved research project in the field of either endocrine biochemistry or endocrine pathology. Practising clinicians should choose the biochemistry course as they will obtain experience of a busy endocrine clinical service. By a dissertation on the approved research project.
Most students undertake the course to obtain further training within their established career.
2000 Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.