Conferences

  • Endocrine Grand Rounds. This weekly conference is presented by UW faculty, fellows or outside speakers from other universities.
  • Introduction to Endocrinology Fellowship - Lectures and Workshops. In July and August of each year, endocrinology faculty deliver introductory talks in various areas of endocrinology geared toward providing the knowledge needed to make a smooth transition from resident to fellow.
  • Introduction to Research for Endocrine Fellows. Beginning in July and August, endocrinology faculty present several seminars and workshops to prepare fellows for basic, clinical and translational research in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism.
  • Fellows' Teaching Conference. This ongoing lecture series is conducted approximately 16-18 times per year. Lectures cover the spectrum of endocrinology. Didactic sessions are provided by division faculty as well as faculty from related subspecialties.
  • Diabetes Case Conference. This weekly conference is devoted to clinical topics related to diabetes. Presenters include endocrinology faculty and fellows, nurses and other health care providers involved in diabetes care.
  • Clinical Case Conference. Fellows present interesting and instructive cases with a review of pertinent literature.
  • Combined Conference. This monthly conference is devoted to interesting and challenging endocrine surgical cases. Participants include endocrinology faculty and fellows, endocrine surgeons, and faculty from nuclear medicine, radiology and pathology.
  • Journal Club. Journal club is held once a month. A fellow is paired with a faculty member chosen as a mentor. The fellow then reviews the current literature and presents a paper of interest to the group. In this forum, fellows learn to read and critically evaluate the endocrine literature.
  • Fellows' Research Conference. One to two times per year, fellows formally present their individual research projects to the division. In addition, division faculty researchers present their research once per year.
  • DXA Workshop. Once per year, endocrine, rheumatology and geriatrics fellows participate in a four- to five-hour workshop providing hands-on experience with DXA scan interpretation.
  • Endocrinology Board Review. Each month, we review board review questions from a different topic area and discuss key learning points to prepare for the boards.