Endocrinology Consultation Service Elective for Residents from Outside Institutions

We offer a 2-week or 4-week Endocrinology Consultation Service Elective to internal medicine residents who are currently enrolled in an US-based residency program. This elective is set up for you to be part of the inpatient endocrinology team at Johns Hopkins Hospital. We currently do not offer an elective in the outpatient endocrinology clinics. To inquire about the availability of positions, interested residents should complete the Request an Elective form and email the completed form and their CV to:

Roberta Knox
Medical Training Program Coordinator
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 E. Monument St., Suite 333
Baltimore, MD 21287

All inquiries will be reviewed for availability and you will be contacted if the dates you requested are available. The division has a maximum availability of 2 slots per month and will make every effort to accommodate as many rotation requests as possible. All requests must be received no later than 100 days before the start of your desired elective month. We typically start accepting requests for the upcoming academic year starting in April of the previous academic year.

Endocrinology Consultation Service Elective for Johns Hopkins Medical Students & Johns Hopkins Residents

We offer a 2-week or 4-week Endocrinology Consultation Service Elective, where you will be part of the inpatient endocrinology team at Johns Hopkins Hospital. To inquire about the availability of positions, interested students should send an email with potential elective dates to:

Daisy Duan , MD
Assistant Director, Medical Student and Housestaff Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1830 E. Monument St., Suite 333
Baltimore, MD 21287

For Johns Hopkins medical students, once there is preliminary agreement about scheduling, the Elective Registration Form must be completed and submitted to the course director Dr. Duan for approval electronically. Please contact the Registrar’s Office at 733 N. Broadway, Suite 147, Baltimore, MD 21205 (MRB Building) with questions.

We do not currently offer a dedicated outpatient endocrinology elective for medical students. However, for those doing a 4-week elective, we can arrange for you to rotate through select endocrinology clinics upon request and based on availability. Similarly, for Johns Hopkins internal medicine residents who are/have already done the inpatient consult service rotation, we can arrange for you to rotate through select endocrinology clinics upon request and based on availability.

Please be aware that cancellations represent a significant problem. Due to the rotation’s popularity, other trainees will usually have been refused an opportunity to take the elective. Consequently, cancellations are highly discouraged within 2 months before the scheduled start of the rotation.

Endocrinology Consultation Service Elective for Visiting Medical Students from Outside Institutions

A limited number of clinical electives are available to final year medical students from outside institutions with an affiliation with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Please refer to the Visiting Medical Student  office first for the most current procedures related to this.

Clinical Observership Requests

Unfortunately, we no longer offer clinical observerships in endocrinology for medical school graduates not currently enrolled in a US-based internal medicine residency.

Inpatient Endocrinology Consult Service

Overview

During the rotation, you will be working closely with on our inpatient endocrinology consult fellow. Consultation requests are all received through EPIC. The consult fellow will assign the consults to the trainee, who is then responsible for interviewing and examining the patient, and reviewing all relevant records, laboratory and radiological data. You will then discuss the consult findings with the fellow. You will present your patient on attending rounds, which are generally held daily in the afternoon. Always discuss potentially emergent cases immediately with the fellow or attending.

After attending rounds, you will be responsible for completing the consultation note. Please discuss questions related to note structure and content with the fellow. It is also essential that the consultation team relay the recommendation directly with the primary team.

Once assigned to a case, you are responsible for visiting patient daily and reporting to the fellow and attending until it is determined that the case no longer needs our attention. You should also follow-up all requested laboratory and radiological studies, even these reports will not return until after discharge. When you leave the service, you should sign out all your cases to the fellow.

Professionalism

You must be on time and ready to contribute. Any conflicts (e.g., other longitudinal clinics, interviews, or other coverage assignments) must be cleared in advance with Roberta Knox, the medical training program coordinator, who will notify the consult fellow and attending. Personal emergencies should be reported promptly to the consult fellow. Everyone must be neatly groomed with a clean white coat, name tag, and dress professionally (i.e., no sneakers and men should wear a tie).