This elective is designed to provide medical students with a basic understanding of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes. The focus is on the role of primary care physicians in identification, initial data gathering and coordinated management of common problems such as short stature, thyroid diseases, diabetes, pubertal disorders, etc. In addition, the student in this elective will gain an understanding of routine and provocative endocrine laboratory testing and specialized management of endocrinologic disorders.
Student is responsible for working up all consults for pediatric endocrinology.
The patient will then be presented and discussed with the attending endocrinologist. Student is responsible for daily progress notes on inpatients actively being followed by the pediatric endocrine service. Laboratory data must be obtained. Daily notes should be in the chart prior to rounds with attending which will be arranged at a mutually convenient time. Student is required to attend endocrine and diabetes clinics specified in the schedule.