Clinical Training Sites

Facilities available for clinical training include the Methodist University Hospital (MUH), Regional One Health, the Memphis VA Medical Center (VAMC), the Methodist South Hospital and the outpatient facilities of these institutions.  Regional One has facilities for both indigent and private patients of the staff of the University of Tennessee. In addition, UT includes an NIH supported Clinical Research Center, which has outpatient and inpatient scatter beds where challenging endocrine issues are studied in depth.

The clinical trainee will rotate through the VAMC, Regional One Health and Methodist University Hospital. General endocrinology outpatient clinics meet two days per week at VAMC and Regional One. In addition, 3-4 private endocrine clinics of the faculty are held at the University of Tennessee Medical Center outpatient department. Consultation rounds are held twice a week at each institution for the residents and fellows assigned to that institution. At the VAMC a weekly conference is held prior to the outpatient clinic. In addition, a bi-monthly endocrine teaching conference is held for students and general house staff. An endocrine teaching conference for students, house staff and fellows are held once a week. In addition, tutorial lecture series are held twice a week covering a broad range of endocrine topics.

The VAMC serves as a referral center for a five-state area and has an excellent selection of endocrine case material. A consultative service is maintained for complicated diagnostic and therapeutic studies. The VAMC also includes a dedicated RIA endocrine laboratory, a euglycemic clamp facility and research laboratories including facilities for recombinant DNA work.

The training program incorporates elective rotations through Pediatric Endocrinology, the Memphis Metabolic Bone Center, Reproductive Endocrinology, High-risk OB-GYN, and Medical Nutrition. All fellows also receive core curriculum lectures in ethics, biostatistics, and responsible conduct of human research.

A vigorous didactic component, comprising formal tutorials, integrated conferences, Endocrine Grand Rounds, Journal Club, Mortality and Morbidity conference, is an outstanding feature of the Endocrinology Fellowship Program.