Program Calendar

The different program activities and training venues runs smoothly along the 2 years of clinical fellowship. It is expected that fellow attends the mandatory activities to be able to graduate from the program and become eligible to take the board exam in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. The fellow shall develop his/her own calendar, which shall include, in addition to the inpatient and outpatient clinical rotations assigned by the Chief Fellow, all mandated activities and the elective of his/her interest.

 

 

Year1

Year2

Comments

Inpatient Endo Consults at DMC

5-6

Months during the Two years of training

Inpatient Endo Consults at VA

5-6

Months during the Two years of training

Outpatient Continuity Clinics

1

1 session per week for 2 years

Other Endocrine Clinics:  General Endocrine, Diabetes, Thyroid, Bone and Mineral

6

4

These are assigned by the Chief Fellow on a monthly basis.  When a fellow is doing the inpatient consult service his/her total outpatient session is reduced to 3/week

Reproductive Endo Clinic

 

12-16

sessions per year

Pediatric Endo Clinic

 

12-16

sessions per year

Thyroid Biopsy

 

12-16

sessions per year

Other specialty clinic may be added in case of interest

 

12-16

sessions per year (i.e. Oncology endocrine elective)

Core Curriculum Seminars (Endocrine Grand Rounds)

Weekly

Attendance is required. Each fellow contributes 2-3 core curriculum lectures per year.

Endocrine Clinical Case presentation and discussion

Weekly

Attendance is required. 30-45 min weekly with a faculty. Each fellow contributes an average of 6-8 clinical cases per year.

Internal Medicine Grand Rounds

Weekly

Attendance is encouraged

Diabetes Focus Group

Monthly

To enhance skills in diabetes management (education, diet, etc.)

Didactic study and board review

Weekly

2 hrs with a faculty

Journal Club presentations

Monthly

Journal club presentation by rotation organized by chief fellow.

Research Seminar

Monthly

Clinical or basic research presented by a fellow or a faculty

Other Conferences/Lectures

Elective

Fellows are encouraged to attend related conferences and lectures offered at other divisions/departments

Research Project

√

Project is selected during year 1.  Fellows should complete or make significant progress in their project by year 2 and present their findings in one of the research conferences.

Endocrine Research Lab rotation

Elective

1 month of rotation in the lab shall be arranged to interested fellows

Endocrine Society Meeting

√

Fellows attend the Annual Endocrine Society Meeting

Other National Endocrine Conferences: ADA, ASBMR, ATA, AFMR, ASCI, Neuroscience, Pituitary, etc.

√

Fellows are encouraged to develop an interest in a hormonal system (Diabetes, thyroid, bone..) and attend one of the more focused meetings: ASBMR, ADA, ATA, etc.

Endocrine Board Review Intensive Courses

 

√

2nd year fellows attend one endocrine board review course organized by the Endocrine Society, AACE or other academic institutions (Harvard, Yale, etc.)

Duties of Chief Fellow

 

√

2nd year fellows are assigned the duties of Chief Fellow by rotation, each for 3-6 months. 

Semi-Annual Evaluation

√

Fellows submit self-evaluation which is discussed with the program director

Fellowship Improvement and Core Curriculum Committee

Monthly

Discussion with the program directors and/or faculty

Vacation/Personal

24

Business days per year