Endocrinology
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Endocrinology By Clayton Johnson
Description • Endocrinologist know how to treat conditions that are often complex and involve many systems within your body. • They diagnose diseases that affect your glands.
Training • You must attend four years medical school. • Two or three more years learning how to diagnose and treat hormone conditions. • Colleges • University of California at Berkeley • University of the District of Columbia • University of Wisconsin-Madison
Day in the life of a reproductive endocrinologist • Surgery in the morning • Consulting a hospital nurse about her fourth miscarriage • First patient has had three cycles of ovulation meds and UVI (inseminations) and at forty one is ready to talk about IVF. • Finally gets to the hospital for two HSG tests, one had a “double uterus” without any symptoms. • Meetings with patients until the end of the day.
The job • Income- Median salary for an endocrinologist in the U.S. is $187,930. • Demand- There is a shortage of endocrinologists dealing with diabetes, metabolic syndrome, lipid disorder, thyroid cancer. • Jobs- Endocrinologists usually have background training in medical fields such as pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and oncology. • Reproductive/Infertility