Addictive Learning That Sticks

This course covers 25 core endocrinology concepts that "all medical students should know upon graduation from medical school."  

The course material was initially developed for use in a series of randomized trials conducted with over 1700 students at 7 medical schools:
   Baylor College of Medicine
   Harvard Medical School
   Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami
   Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
   University of Alabama (Birmingham) School of Medicine
   University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
   University of Virginia School of Medicine

The content was developed by Dr. McMahon, content-validated by a second clinical ednocrinologist, pilot-tested on 30 Harvard students, and fine-tuned to optimize its psychometric properties (reliability, difficulty, etc.).

All course-author revenue from this course will be donated to the American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org).

This course covers core endocrinology topics which include:

• Diagnosis and management of diabetes
• Differentiating between forms of thyroiditis
• Diagnosis and management of electrolyte abnormalities
• Interpretation of thyroid uptake/saturation tests.
• Physical examination findings in Klinefelter’s syndrome, Graves’ disease, Turner syndrome
• Thyroid cancer epidemiology
• Management of hyperaldosteronism
• Prevention of adrenal insufficiency
• Sequelae of hypothalamic failure
• Management of polycystic ovary syndrome

This course is intended for students in the health professions.  It can be used as an introduction to these endocrinology topic areas or as a review & reinforcement of this content.  The course assumes a basic knowledge of endocrine physiology.