The brainchild of the Endocrine Society’s Clinical Affairs Core Committee to ensure the pipeline of future endocrinologists keeps flowing, Endocrinology Mentor Day launched in Chicago during ENDO 2023. “There are a few things I like about endocrinology,” says Marah Alsayed Hasan, MD, an internal medicine resident at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pa. “It’s a very...
Turkish Delight: Celebrating the Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey
To highlight one of the Endocrine Society’s valuable international partners, Endocrine News is featuring the history of the Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Turkey (SEMT). First created as combination of several regional Turkish groups, SEMT has taken its place among the leading endocrine organizations in the world. Turkish endocrinologists have been organized since 1964...
Tasnim Ahsan, MRCP, FRCP, knows how to shatter more than a few glass ceilings. Tasnim Ahsan, MRCP, FRCP, recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2023 International Excellence in Endocrinology Laureate Award, is also the founder of the Pakistan Endocrine Society. She talks to Endocrine News about treating transgender patients in a challenging environment, launching a nationwide...
Out of Practice: Why Retirement Doesn’t Always Mean You Stop Seeing Patients
When Endocrine Society past-president Richard J. Santen, MD, achieved “emeritus” status at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, he was far from being done with practicing medicine. That’s when he decided to continue seeing patients throughout southwest Virginia from the comfort of his home and with help from telehealth technology and the Federally Funded Community...
The Time Is Always Now: The Endocrine Society’s Call to Eliminate Racism in Endocrinology
With the publication of “Eradicating Racism in Endocrinology: An Endocrine Society Policy Perspective” in the January issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the Endocrine Society formally calls for policies to address racial and ethnic inequities in the endocrine workforce and in access to care. James Baldwin began his 1956 essay “Faulkner and...
Endocrine Society’s In-Training Exam Predicts Fellows’ Success on ABIM Board Exam
Endocrinology fellows and their program directors can use performance on the Endocrine Society’s in-training self-assessment tool to gauge how likely fellows are to pass the American Board of Internal Medicine-Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Certification Examination (ABIM-ECE), according to a new study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The study found clinical endocrinology fellows’...
Essential Workers: Why Endocrine Nurses Are More Important Than Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has further emphasized the need for specialty nurses who understand how to care for patients with chronic diseases. The demand for these caregivers is only going to intensify in coming years as healthcare delivery evolves and becomes even more complex. It has now been a century since the discovery of insulin, a...
Unprecedented: How COVID-19 Jump-Started Diabetes Care Innovations
The Endocrine Society has been leading the charge for adopting innovative diabetes care models since 2018. However, the specter of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the entire healthcare industry to rethink how patients are treated, resulting in an unprecedented wave of innovation that could revolutionize how care is delivered. In early March, Robert A. Gabbay,...