034. Pediatric Endocrinology/Diabetes Clerkship of the patients have Type I diabetes. in working with our diabetes team of nurse educators, …
Clerkship No: 408-034
Pediatric Endocrinology/Diabetes Clerkship
Location: Connecticut Childrens Medical Center
Committee Members: Susan K Ratzan, MD, Division Head
Duration: One Month
Months Offered: July through April
No of Students: 1 or 2 per month
Prerequisite: Departmental Clerkships
Description of Program:
The primary objective of this elective is a hands-on exposure to a large
variety and number of pediatric patients with endocrine or metabolic
disorders Students may expect to see approximately 50-60 out-patients for
whom he/she is primarily responsible for all aspects of the childs
endocrine evaluation with supervision by the attending About one-third of
the patients have Type I diabetes Students will gain experience in
working with our diabetes team of nurse educators, nutritionists and a
social worker and will learn about the long-term management of chronic
illness in children and its impact on families About one-third of the
patients are referred for evaluation of growth disorders Thus, the
student will become familiar with a variety of
endocrine and non-endocrine
causes of growth failure, including growth and puberty The remaining
patients will have congenital or acquired hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism,
precocious puberty, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hypoparathyroidism and
other disorders of calcium or bone
The schedule consists of one and one half days of diabetes clinic Monday
am and pm and Tuesday pm Growth disorders and general
endocrinology clinics are held Wednesday am and pm, Friday am and
every other Thursday pm On two Wednesday afternoons per month, the
student may attend an adolescent gynecology clinic with Dr Karen Rubin and
members of the Reproductive Endocrine Division where they evaluate young
women with menstrual disorders, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, primary
ovarian failure and hirsutism
Although this is primarily an ambulatory experience, a small number of in-
patients and consultations are seen at CCMC, the NICU at UConn, Hartford
Hospital and St Francis Beyond this intensive clinical exposure, the
student is expected to prepare and present two talks to the pediatric
endocrine group One presentation is related to current primary literature
journal article, while the other is an
in depth review of a specific
clinical problem This later exercise is based on the assumption that the
best way to learn a topic is to teach it Students on the pediatric
elective are expected to participate in certain teaching conferences with
the adult endocrine group The Endocrine Case Conference on Tuesday
afternoon and the Intercity Endocrine Grand Rounds at noon on Thursdays are
valuable learning experiences
Faculty:
Susan K Ratzan, MD, Karen Rubin, MD, Elizabeth Estrada, MD
Report to:
Call the Pediatric Endocrine Office, CT Childrens Medical Center - 2L, to
arrange meeting site for the first day
Revised 12/98
