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.
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| 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 | ||