171 Ashley Ave.
Charleston, SC 29425
843-792-1414
800-424-MUSC
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Endocrinology
The program provides 3 years of training and includes clinical and/or basic research. The first year is primarily clinical and the last two are primarily dedicated to research. The trainee acquires skills, which provide him/her with the expertise required to function as an independent Pediatric Endocrinology practitioner as well as being capable of having an academic career in the field. Research activities are carried out either in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology or in any of the other laboratories on campus involved in endocrinology or metabolism research. Both clinical and research activities take place on the MUSC campus. In addition, the Division provides funding for one national meeting per year. In the first year the trainee is involved both in inpatient and outpatient evaluation. With the exception of the first month, the year is dedicated to clinical work involving endocrinology, as well as consults requested by other services. During this year the subspecialty resident also receives an introduction to endocrine research and rotates through two adult endocrinology experiences. During the year there is direct supervision by an experienced Pediatric Endocrinologist with training in the pathophysiology of different disorders, management and laboratory evaluation relevant to the field. The clinical experience includes endocrinology, diabetes and metabolic diseases.
The second and third years of training are dedicated to research, but also include limited clinical activities. During the initial 6 months of the first year, each trainee will select a mentor in the laboratory (or GCRC) to instruct him/her with the research projects. The mentors are established researchers in their field and the trainee has a choice of different programs on campus (to which they are exposed during the Introduction to Endocrinology Research rotation). The objective of the research training is to provide the trainee with the capacity to carry out independent endocrinology investigation in the future. As part of, and to complement, the research activities, Fellows have the option to enroll in a 2-year program leading to the award of Master of Science in Clinical Research. Fellows will still maintain their continuity clinic while doing research, which is 2 half-day clinics per week. Additionally, they will be required to cover the in-service 3 months in each of the remaining 2 years.
The program has an NP, CDE's, inpatient social worker and nutritionist. These professionals, together with the Attending Physician, work as a team to care for the chronically or acutely ill child. The trainee is part of this team and is involved in all decision making. In addition, the group meets weekly to discuss psychosocial aspects of care including school reentry, family support, home care, management of diabetes and complex metabolic disease, etc. The trainee is exposed to all aspects of care and is involved in discussions with patients and their families. The trainee is able to put together a management plan and carry it through by utilizing the support team in the hospital or by aligning community resources outside the hospital.
An Attending Physician, who is available 24 hours a day via pager, supervises the fellows all the time. They are given a training manual with a narrative description of the program and various resource materials. The manual contains a description of their responsibilities. The fellows are given gradual responsibilities over the supervision of house staff, consults, lectures, etc. An Attending Physician is available at all times. The trainee will eventually deliver lectures to the house staff on topics of interest in endocrinology and metabolism. This process enables the trainee to develop the teaching skills necessary for a career in academic medicine. The trainees are given the opportunity to present data at Grand Rounds, research seminars, laboratory meetings, and at least one national meeting per year, if their work warrants this.
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