During the course of the academic year, fellows participate in a series of lectures and conferences. These provide fellows with the opportunity to (1) prepare and present cases for discussion, (2) review the relevant medical literature for self-learning and presentation to faculty, and (3) attend lectures provided by local, national, and international experts on topics in basic and clinical endocrinology. The following is a description of the conferences routinely attended by all endocrinology fellows.

Clinical Case Conference 

First-year fellows present a case every other week to the full division for discussion, typically drawn from recent inpatient or outpatient endocrine consultations. Cases are selected for their diagnostic or therapeutic complexity, and the presenting fellow is expected to briefly review the key relevant literature alongside the clinical presentation. Upper-year fellows also present several cases throughout the year. Once a month, a faculty member leads a MasterClass session, offering an in-depth exploration of clinical guidelines or a focused clinical question in their area of expertise.

Endocrine Grand Rounds

Local, national, and international endocrinologists are invited to present lectures on recent research findings relevant to adult general and pediatric endocrinology. This conference meets weekly from September to June.

Journal Club

Fellows and faculty present critical reviews of recent journal articles. Typically, two articles are discussed at each journal club session.

Endocrine Subspecialty Conferences

Faculty from across the division rotate through this weekly conference to discuss complex and challenging patient cases or challenging clinical topics.

Summer Bootcamp Series

This takes the place of Endocrine Grand Rounds during the summer and is a series of lectures and workshops focusing on endocrine emergencies and basic endocrine management principles in diabetes, thyroid cancer, bone health etc. There are also simulation sessions to introduce fellows to procedural skills.

Fellows’ Core Curriculum Series

This is a series of didactic lectures covering all the main topics of endocrinology over two years. The fellows have a large amount of input on the topics covered. In the fall, these lectures focus on board review sessions.

In-Training Exam Review

All fellows sit the in-training exam to give them and the program feedback on areas of strengths and weaknesses. A selection of complicated questions are discussed after the test to ensure that this is also a learning opportunity and a preparation for the endocrine board exam.

The fellowship program also offers financial support for educational expenses, such as travel to conferences or textbooks, courses, society memberships etc.