During the rotation the student will have the opportunity to see patients with most of the common endocrine disorders and many of the less common disorders. These patients will be used as the focus for teaching with the emphasis placed on differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, management, and how the disorder affects the patient as a whole. The text recommended for students rotating through Endocrinology is Endocrine Secrets, M. T. McDermott, Mosby. The Endocrine Service has a strong ambulatory curriculum with daily outpatient clinics held in the Cosmopolitan International Diabetes Center. These clinics provide the student with the opportunity to evaluate patients with a wide variety of endocrine disorders.
Students assist faculty members with new patient assessments and follow up evaluations.
During these rounds the patient will be used as the focus for the teaching of endocrinology and metabolism. In many instances a clinical disorder in one patient will facilitate discussion of a variety of topics in endocrinology and metabolism. For example, a patient with hypothyroidism could serve as the focal point for a discussion of hypothyroidism, thyroid function tests, the action of thyroid hormone, etc. Conferences Lectures - Informal lectures will be given by the faculty and fellows covering the topics listed on the previous page on an ad hoc basis. There is no evening or weekend call for the students.