Residency Subspecialty Education

The Pediatric Endocrinology Division conducts three very active endocrine clinics per week, at KCHC and at UHB. 15 to 20 patients are evaluated at each clinic by residents and fellows. Each patient is discussed and the treatment plan reviewed with a supervising pediatric endocrine attending. Teaching responsibilities for rotating medical students and residents present in the clinics are shared by the endocrine fellows.

A diagnostic endocrine service at UHB is held 2 to 4 days each month where specialized endocrinologic testing is performed by the rotating residents under the supervision of the fellow and attendings. There is a weekly Pediatric Diabetes and Obesity Support Group Meeting in collaboration with child psychiatry. The pediatric endocrine service is also an integral part of a new Pediatric Obesity/Metabolic Syndrome center at UHB in conjunction with the divisions of pulmonology, cardiology and gastroenterology.

Consultations in endocrinology include patients admitted to both KCHC and UHB. Residents follow a limited number of endocrinology patients admitted to the inpatient service. Residents are the first to respond to consultations on inpatient units and in acute care areas. Consultations are then seen with and discussed with supervising teaching faculty. There is a weekly 3 hour pediatric endocrine conference held with the fellows, rotating residents and attendings to discuss in detail inpatients, consultations, clinics and research.

There are several areas of ongoing research including diabetes, growth hormone, metabolic bone diseases as well as neuroendocrinology. The UHB Clinical Research Center is used for several research projects. Participation in any of the division’s clinical or basic science research projects is available. The pediatric endocrinology division sponsors a fully accredited fellowship program that is shared by nearby Brookdale and Maimonides Hospitals.