UM SOM: Department of Endocrinology

Education

Medical Education

The Division’s faculty are actively engaged in teaching activities along the continuum of medical education. We teach both 1st and 2nd year medical students during their endocrine/diabetes blocks. Student reviews of our lectures and small group sessions have been extremely favorable. Several of the faculty have joint appointments in basic science departments (Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Physiology) and graduate programs (Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, Genetic Counseling, Epidemiology, Physiology, Nutrition) and engage in teaching of graduate students both formally in the class-room, and as mentors and thesis advisors in the research setting. Each summer, we host approximately 10 high school and undergraduate students in the laboratory as part of an organized NHLBI funded summer student program. Many have gone on to medical school.

Fellowship Program

The Division has an active Endocrinology Fellowship Program. Dr. Kristi Silver is the Program Director. The Program is two years in duration, with an optional third year for those who are oriented toward careers in academic medicine. In recent years, the Program has become quite competitive with over 150 applications for the 3 available slots in July 2010. In the last 5 years, we have accepted only U.S. trained medical graduate and a small number of the best and brightest foreign medical graduates. All of our Fellows have passed their endocrinology subspecialty boards. All have had several excellent job opportunities upon graduation from the Program.

The Division maintains a busy schedule of weekly lectures and rounds. Please see our calendar for details.