Program Curriculum
The overall goal for our Fellowship Training Program is to produce independently functioning and continuously improving Endocrinologists with an understanding of the science and art of medicine; to measure how trainees meet these expectations we have set our specific goals for each rotation and our evaluation system around the ACGME fundamental goals and outcomes which stretch across all specialties. The program fulfills all of the requirements of the American Board of Internal Medicine for sub- specialty training. Fellows are “board-eligible” after the second year of training.
Year-by-Year Rotations
First-Year Fellows
First-year fellows are responsible for inpatient consultations and participate in Endocrinology Clinic and Diabetes Clinic. The inpatient experience consists of consultations at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Morningside, and Mount Sinai West. Fellows are exposed to a full range of endocrine and metabolic disorders, including:
- Adrenal/Pituitary Disorders
- Bone and Mineral Disorders
- Pediatric Endocrine Disorders
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Transgender Medicine
During the first year of training, fellows work with a specialized Diabetes Team of physicians, nurses and nutritionists learning to provide rapid, optimal and comprehensive care to diabetic inpatients and clinic patients. In doing so, they become familiar with the various modalities of diabetes treatment, including multiple injection therapy, insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring.
Second-Year Fellows
In the second year, fellows participate in a variety of additional experiences including the following required rotations:
- High-Risk Obstetrics
- Neuroendocrine/Pituitary
- Reproductive Endocrinology (Female)
- Obesity/Metabolic Disorders
- Thyroid Center
Academic and Educational Resources
All fellows attend various conferences throughout the academic year at the Mount Sinai campuses. These include Clinical Case Discussions, Endocrine Curriculum Conferences, Journal Clubs, multidisciplinary Endocrine and Head and Neck Surgery Thyroid/Parathyroid Conferences, Adrenal Conferences, and Pituitary Conferences. Fellows meet with the Division Chief weekly to discuss patient cases and ongoing projects and to assess progress.
National Conferences
Our fellows are encouraged to attend the following national conferences:
- Endocrine University
- The Endocrine Society
- AACE
- American Thyroid Association
- American Diabetes Association
Research Opportunities
Research opportunities for fellows are available in:
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Thyroid disease
- Adrenal disease
- General Endocrinology
- Public Health
Contact Us
Clerisa Ferreira Fellowship Coordinator Division of Endocrinology
clerisa.ferreira@mssm.edu Tel: 212-241-1500