Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Endocrinology Minnesota - Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education

Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Endocrinology (Minnesota)

This elective introduces students to diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to common endocrine conditions in children and adolescents.

Students will participate in the work-up of new and returning endocrinology patients in the Mayo Building and Saint Marys Hospital.

During their rotation, students are expected to review:

Growth, especially short stature and growth excess
Sexual development, especially ambiguous genitalia
Pubertal development, especially precocious and delayed puberty
Thyroid problems, especially congenital hypothyroidism, acquired hypothyroidism and Graves' disease
Adrenal problems, especially congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome and adrenoleukodystrophy
Pituitary disease, especially pituitary failure and sellar and parasellar tumors
Bone and calcium problems, especially abnormalities of parathyroid hormone and vitamin D

Develop basic skills in history taking and physical examination as they relate to pediatric endocrinology
Learn the indications for and develop knowledge of diagnostic tests commonly used in pediatric endocrinology
Develop a differential diagnosis of short stature in children and a protocol for their investigation
Understand the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and diabetic ketoacidosis in children and outline acute and chronic management of this disease
Learn which relatively common endocrine conditions constitute a potential threat to the patient's health and which constitute variations of normal growth and development
Describe the clinical course and management of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in children

7 a.m. — Hospital rounds
9 a.m. — Patient evaluations
Noon — Pediatric conference or diabetes/thyroid conference (if no pediatric conference)
Afternoon — Patient evaluations

Evaluation is performed using the Integrated Scheduling and Evaluation System (ISES).