Fresh off of a successful ENDO 2024 in Boston in June, the Endocrine Society announced it is merging with the Association of Program Directors in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (APDEM).
The APDEM represents the academic leaders of more than 135 training programs that prepare fellows for clinical and research careers in endocrinology and metabolism.
“The Endocrine Society and APDEM share a commitment to investing in and nurturing the endocrinology workforce,” says Endocrine Society President John Newell-Price, MD, PhD, FRCP. “Together, we offer a unified voice to support and advocate for clinical practitioners, endocrine researchers, and trainees through all stages of their careers. We are grateful to the Endocrine Society’s Past-President Stephen Hammes, MD, PhD, and APDEM Past-President Odelia Cooper, MD, for their leadership and strategic vision in overseeing the merger.”
For more than 25 years, the organizations have partnered together to serve the APDEM’s community of endocrine program directors and the next generation of endocrinologists. The Endocrine Society has functioned as the APDEM’s association manager since 1998.
The next stage of the evolving relationship will allow the combined organization to increase efficiencies and fulfill a shared commitment to supporting the endocrinology workforce. The APDEM will maintain its independent identity, governing council, and committee structure as a division of the Endocrine Society.
“By strengthening our relationship, we will be able to connect with larger audiences and strengthen the pipeline of people entering the endocrine field,” says APDEM Council President Matthew J. Levine, MD. “As a unified organization, we look forward being able to achieve far more than we could before.”
The organizations have a strong record of working together on important issues impacting education and preparation of the future workforce. This merger represents a continuation of that preexisting relationship.
“The endocrine field is facing a workforce shortage needed to treat the rapidly growing population with endocrine conditions such as diabetes, obesity, thyroid conditions, and osteoporosis. For our field to thrive, the larger endocrine community needs to unite to address these issues and to recruit more of our students and trainees to become our colleagues.”
John Newell-Price, MD, PhD, FRCP, President, Endocrine Society
“As we implement operational changes over the coming months to effectively integrate APDEM into the Endocrine Society, the changes will enhance our members’ experience,” Levine says.
The Endocrine Society and the APDEM’s new relationship will be aligned with similar organizations serving other medical subspecialties. Eighteen of the 20 American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) subspecialty parent organizations directly manage their corresponding fellowship programs.
“The advancement of our partnership comes at a crucial time,” Newell-Price says. “The endocrine field is facing a workforce shortage needed to treat the rapidly growing population with endocrine conditions such as diabetes, obesity, thyroid conditions, and osteoporosis. For our field to thrive, the larger endocrine community needs to unite to address these issues and to recruit more of our students and trainees to become our colleagues.”
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