Conferences and Lectures
Conferences and Lectures
During the course of the academic year, fellows participate in a series of lecture and conferences. These various conferences provide the Endocrinology Fellow with the opportunity to:
Prepare and present cases for discussion
Review the relevant medical literature for self learning and presentation to peers
Participate in lectures given by local and national experts on topics which range from basic endocrinology to recent research findings related to endocrinologic investigation.
Case Discussion Conference (BIDMC)
Fellows prepare 1-2 cases for discussion from among the patients recently evaluated in the inpatient or outpatient services at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Typically, patients whose problems pose interesting or difficult diagnostic or therapeutic decisions are discussed. Following open discussion by the other participants (endocrine faculty and other fellows), the presenting fellow discusses recent findings from the medical literature which are relevant to the topic. This conference meets weekly for one hour and has 25- 30 participants. A list of recent topics discussed is presented in Appendix 1. A similar weekly conference is held at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in which Fellows present when assigned to the consult service there. Each fellow prepares approximately twenty conferences per year.
Endocrine Grand Rounds (BIDMC)
Local and national faculty are invited to present lectures and discuss a mixture of clinical and basic science research topics relevant to general endocrinology. The conference meets weekly from September to May for one hour. Endocrine Calendar.
Endocrine Didactic Lecture Series (BIDMC)
In this conference faculty from all of the Harvard Medical School affiliated Teaching Hospitals present lectures on basic topics in endocrinology. This conference is a major part of the core curriculum for fellows. Over the course of two years the fellows would receive approximately 90 hours of lectures which seek to cover most aspects of Endocrinology including emergency topics in Endocrine/Metabolism. The conference meets weekly for one hour from July to May.
Clinical Diabetes / Metabolism Conference (Joslin)
This conference is held on three out of four Mondays each month. One meeting is devoted to a clinical case presentation. Fellows present a diabetes case which represents a challenging diagnostic or therapeutic issue. It is followed by a detailed review of the relevant literature. One meeting is devoted to a Journal Club. Two papers are presented, one by a faculty member and the other by a fellow. The final meeting is a "Grand Rounds" format, with an invited speaker of national stature presenting a talk on a diabetes related topic. This exercise will provide the trainee the opportunity to evaluate experimental design and data analysis.
Medical Grand Rounds (BIDMC)
Local and national faculty are invited to present lectures on recent research findings relevant to general internal medicine. This conference meets weekly for one hour from September through May.
In addition, fellows have the opportunity to attend and/or present and discuss cases at regularly scheduled Firm Conferences as well as the Morbidity and Mortality Conference organized by the BIDMC Department of Internal Medicine. Finally, fellows can attend a number of Joslin research conferences including the Thursday Longwood Research Conference and the Tuesday Internal Joslin Research Seminar.
