Divya Sistla, MD, FACP, a steering committee member of the Endocrine Society’s Early-Career Special Interest Group (SIG), discusses how the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center uses a multidisciplinary approach to successfully improve osteoporosis treatment via a fracture liaison service. In the United States, approximately 2 million new cases of osteoporotic fractures are diagnosed annually. This...
On behalf of the Endocrine Society’s Early-Career Special Interest Group (SIG), Milay Luis Lam, MD, shares her early-career journey from Peru to the U.S., and what she learned every step of the way. Read why it’s important for the next generation of endocrinologists – both physicians and scientists – to be aware of the varied...
When the Endocrine Society launched its Medical School Engagement Program in 2024, it was an effort to increase the flow of endocrinologists into the workforce. Now, less than a year later, Endocrine News gets an exclusive update from some of the universities who have taken an active role in promoting endocrinology as a rewarding career...
Zeb Saeed, MD, a member of the steering committee for the Early-Career Special Interest Group (SIG), says that endocrinologists are trained to understand and translate complex processes, which makes them an educator at heart. Here, she gives some valuable key points to navigate the clinician/educator career journey. As endocrinologists, we are innate educators at heart. ...
Lorenzo Smith takes his passion for science all the way to Capitol Hill PhD candidate Lorenzo Smith recently experienced his first Hill Day with the Endocrine Society’s advocacy team and discusses what the lawmakers shared with him about the importance of scientific research, as well as the heartfelt reason he first became interested in a...
New research explores the impact of prediabetes on a Mexican population. According to a study presented at ENDO 2024, prediabetes increases the risk of dying before the age of 75, particularly due to heart disease, kidney disease, and acute diabetic complications in Mexican populations. The study’s author, Carlos A. Fermín-Martínez, MD, discusses his findings and...
Once again, Endocrine News chats with a group of members whose trip to Boston made quite an impression on them when they experienced their very first ENDO. We find out what they thought about their first experience at ENDO 2024, what surprised them the most, their favorite sessions, and why they would recommend it to...
As endocrinology fellowships go unfilled, leaders in the field are growing more concerned about the ability for endocrinology to meet the needs of future patients grappling with diabetes, obesity, and other endocrine disorders. To mitigate this potential gap, the Endocrine Society launched the Medical School Engagement Program (MSEP) to boost the interest of medical students...
Once again, Endocrine News chats with a group of members whose trip to Boston made quite an impression on them when they experienced their very first ENDO. We find out what they thought about their first experience at ENDO 2024, what surprised them the most, their favorite sessions, and why they would recommend it to...
