4th Year Electives

Endocrinology 

Director:  Kamal Shoukri, M. D.

Duration:   4 weeks
Students per month:   1

The endocrine elective at Baystate Medical Center is a very strong clinical experience in Adult Endocrinology.  The student will participate in the diagnosis and treatments of inpatients and outpatients seen in consultation by the Endocrine Division.  The student will attend the Adult Endocrine-Metabolic Clinic and the Metabolic Bone Disease Clinic.  The student will participate in thyroid Nuclear Medicine including thyroid imaging and the use of radioiodine in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis and thyroid carcinoma.  The student will participate in the weekly Endocrine-Metabolic conference, monthly Resident Endocrine Conference, and weekly Endocrine Pathology Conference.  There are weekly didactic sessions for the students and residents.  The student will be exposed to the entire spectrum of clinical endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.

If you are interested in our 4th year elective, please submit an application.