CURRICULUM
First Year Fellows (PGY-4)
5-6 months on inpatient consult services (2 week rotation in Endocrinology or Diabetes)
4 half day outpatient clinics per week (2 diabetes, 2 endocrine – JMH, VAMC)
Research: identification of mentor, project, and preliminary work (e.g. IRB)
Quality Improvement(QI): identification of mentor, project, and preliminary work
4 weeks vacation (2 weeks July-December and 2 weeks January-June)
Friday afternoon Thyroid FNA clinic (Twice monthly)
Lipid Clinic Wednesday AM( once monthly)
Second Year Fellows (PGY-5)
Subspecialty rotations: Diabetes, Thyroid, Neuroendocrine/Adrenal/Reproductive, Bone/Pediatrics( 5 weeks each)
One weekly continuity clinic (JMH)
2 weekly academic clinics (Sylvester Cancer Center(SCCC) and Diabetes Research Institute (DRI)
Dedicated time for completion of Research and QI projects
VA Consults/DEXA/Dynamic Endocrine Testing Rotation
5 weeks of Consult Service (“Refresher”)
National (or international) meetings
4 weeks vacation (2 weeks July-December and 2 weeks January-June)
Schedule for Outpatient Clinics
Impatient Service / Fellow on call
Each consult fellow takes home call via cellular phone Monday through Friday.
Weekends: One fellow covers the campus both the Endocrine and Diabetes service starting Friday at 4pm during their consult service rotation.