Endocrinology – ACMC
Updated: 2/15/22
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PREREQUISITES AND PLACEMENT IN THE CURRICULUM:
Students must have completed all M3 Core Clerkships.
PURPOSE:
The goal of this elective is for students to develop cognitive skills and competency to evaluate patients with an endocrine disease.
COMPETENCIES:
The objectives of this elective are to enable the student:
- To become familiar with the clinical features and treatment of type 1 and type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, as well as thyroid disease;
- To learn the proper approach to patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases including hyperparathyroidism and multiple endocrine neoplasms;
- To become familiar with adrenal and pituitary problems, including Cushing’s syndrome, hyperaldosteronism, pheochromocytoma, and pituitary tumor;
- To learn an approach to common reproductive endocrinology problems such as amenorrhea and polycystic ovarian syndrome;
- To learn the indications for and the interpretation of commonly used endocrine tests, including thyroid function tests;
- To understand the role of the endocrinologist and make appropriate referrals.
INSTRUCTIONAL FEATURES:
Students will see inpatients with a broad spectrum of endocrine problems. Commonly encountered patients are those with Graves’ disease, toxic multinodular goiter, thyroid nodules, thyroiditis, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, primary hyperparathyroidism, type 1 and type 2 diabetes (often with degenerative complications), obesity, hirsutism, secondary amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. Students will also act as endocrine consultants to inpatients, in which capacity they are likely to see:
- pregnant patients with diabetes or hyperthyroidism;
- patients with coronary disease and hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hypercalcemia, hyperthyroidism, or hypothyroidism;
- less commonly, patients with SIADH or diabetes insipidus, Cushing’s syndrome, adrenal insufficiency, or hypoglycemia.
The student will follow 2 or 3 patients but listen to other presentations as well. Each student will receive an extensive packet of articles on the major endocrinologic disease entities.
SUGGESTED TEXT:
- Greenspan’s Basic & Clinical Endocrinology: Eighth Edition (Lange Medical Books)
- Washington Manual Endocrine Subspecialty Consult, 2nd Edition.
ASSESSMENT:
Students are evaluated by their teaching attending, who observes their performance on the inpatient setting, at the bedside, and in rounds. Attendings use the College of Medicine Clerkship Evaluation form which evaluates the students in terms of medical knowledge, clinical skills, professional behavior, and humanistic qualities. Attendings will discuss their evaluation with the student at the end of the rotation.
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Program Number
ELEC 613
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Program Contacts
Program Director: Tahira Yasmeen, MD
Coordinator: Lucia Ontiveros
Email: Lucia.Ontiveros@aah.org
Telephone: 708-684-5405 -
Program Information
Location: ACMC
Duration: 4 Weeks or 2 Weeks
Night Call: No
Weekends: No
Students Accepted: Min. 0 Max 1
Housestaff Used as Faculty: Yes
Lectures/Conferences/Faculty Contact: 23
Laboratory/Independent Study: 0
Outpatient: 0
Inpatient: 14
Total Hours /Week: 40 -
Reporting Instructions
Please review this website prior to your first day.
Report to Lucia Ontiveros, Internal Medicine Student Coordintator, Suite 131NO, North Office Building, at 8:00 AM. Parking is in Employee Lot #4, entrance by Keeler. Required forms must be in two weeks prior to start of rotation.
Immunization & Compliance forms can be found here.
Student paperwork must be submitted 4 weeks prior to the start of the rotation.