Advance Clinical Clerkship (ME225.01 Endocrinology and Metabolism)

Course Objectives (in order of importance)

  1. Ability to understand the disease process in patients by integration of clinical findings (history and physical) with laboratory tests.
  2. Knowledge of the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of diseases of the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas (endocrine), testes, and ovary.
  3. An understanding of the function of the endocrine organs, metabolism of their hormones, and their effects on the body.
  4. Ability to interpret the results of measurements of stimulation and suppression of the glands.
  5. Familiarity with the use of insulin, thyroid hormones, corticosteroids, androgens, estrogens, vasopressin, and other agents.
  6. Experience in interpretation of special procedures for visualization, scans, ultrasonography for tumor and organ visualization.

Course Description

Students function as sub-interns in the inpatient consultation service as well as in the diabetes/endocrine clinics. The team consists of an endocrine attending and the student with or without an endocrine fellow. They also have an intensive experience with ambulatory endocrine cases. Attendance to endocrine conferences and rounds is mandatory.

Course Chair: Dorothy Martinez, M.D.
Phone: (310) 825-7922

Supporting Faculty:

Sheila Ahmadi, M.D., Archana Bindra, M.D., Peter Butler, M.D., Inder Chopra, M.D., Christine Darwin, M.D., Susan Davis, M.D., Andrew Drexler, M.D, David Geffner, M.D., Theodore Hahn, M.D., Anthony Heaney, M.D., Jerome Hershman, M.D., Vikram Kamdar, M.D., Stanley Korenman, M.D., Dorothy Martinez, M.D., Stephanie Smooke, M.D., Andre Van Herle, M.D.

Student Coordinator: Brandi Hutchinson
Phone: (310) 794-7555
E-mail: bhutchinson@mednet.ucla.edu

Report to:

Medical Plaza 200, Suite 530 at 8:30 a.m.

Prerequisites: Medicine

Available to Externs: Yes

Prerequisites: Medicine

Students / Period: max 2 min 1

Duration: 3 weeks

2011–2012 ROTATIONS BEGIN WEEKS:

2,5,8,11,14,17,20,27,30,33,36,39,42,45,48

Student Experiences

COMMON PROBLEMS/DISEASES

  1. Diabetes Mellitus
  2. Graves’ Disease
  3. Thyroid nodules
  4. Thyroid cancer
  5. Hypothyroidism
  6. Bone metabolic disorders
  7. Adrenal disorders
  8. Pituitary tumors
  9. Hypogonadism
  10. PCOS
  11. Metabolic Syndrome
  12. Hyperlipidemia

INPATIENT: 25%

OUTPATIENT: 75%

CONSULTATION: 100%

PRIMARY CARE: 0%

CLOSE CONTACT WITH:

X FULL TIME FACULTY

CLINICAL FACULTY

X FELLOWS

X RESIDENTS

INTERNS

OTHER

For questions and inquiries about the Endocrine Clerkship, please contact Brandi Hutchinson at (310) 794-7555 or UCLA School of Medicine Clerkship at: http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/visitingstudents/namer.htm

Please Note: Information on this website is now available for the 2011-2012 Academic Year (July 2011 - June 2012) ONLY!!!

For all medical questions and inquiries, please call UCLA Gonda Diabetes Center (310) 825-7922.