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Program Director:
Susan
J. Mandel, M.D., M.P.H.
Fellowship
Coordinator:
Sherard
M. Graham
Mail Applications to:
University of Pennsylvania
Attn: Sherard M. Graham
415 Curie Boulevard
700 Clinical Research Bldg.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6149
Click here to apply
Endocrinology Clinic
Diabetes Clinic
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During the fellow's clinical training, he/she evaluates patients
with a wide range of endocrine disorders: thyroid diseases
(including fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodules and radioactive
iodine therapy for hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer), metabolic
bone disorders (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, Paget's disease),
hyper- and hypocalcemia, hyperandrogenism in women, sexual
dysfunction and infertility, diabetes mellitus, male hypo-gonadism,
endocrine causes of hypertension (Cushing's syndrome, hyperaldosteronism,
pheochromoctyoma), and pituitary dysfunction. A major portion
of the clinical effort in the fellowship program is devoted
to evaluation and treatment of patients in an ambulatory care
setting.
First year fellows attend two endocrinology clinics and one
diabetes clinic per week, during which they work closely with
faculty seeing new patients and coordinating follow-up care.
In the second and subsequent years of the fellowship program,
fellows are required to maintain one continuity clinic. Second year fellows
also attend pediatric, lipid,
and reproductive endocrinology clinics. Fellows interested
in obtaining additional training in diabetes may choose to
participate in diabetes clinic in the second and subsequent
years in the fellowship program. Inpatient Experience: The
consult team is comprised of an attending, first year fellows,
medical residents and 4th year medical students taking the
Endocrine elective. In conjunction with a faculty-attending
physician, the fellow assumes primary responsibility for the
in-patient consults and helps with teaching rotating medical
students and residents. First year fellows spend 12 months
on the endocrinology/diabetes in-patient consult services.
Didactic rounds occur five times a week, alternating between
the endocrine and diabetes service.
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