Past Candidates and Training Facilities
The McGill Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism offers a strong and varied Residency Training Program. The program not only attracts residents from McGill University, but also from other universities in Canada and abroad. Over the last 20 years, we have trained fellows who have gone on to rich academic and clinical endocrinology careers. The program is based at the following McGill University teaching hospitals: Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital, and the Montreal Children’s Hospital, all of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), and the Jewish General Hospital. In addition, we have strong ties with the McGill Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital – The Neuro, and the Division of Clinical Biochemistry to ensure in-depth exposure in reproductive endocrinology, neuroendocrinology and endocrine laboratory testing.
Training Program Structure
The program is two years with the possibility of further clinical or basic research training for interested individuals. During the first year, the emphasis is on clinical training with patient care and teaching centered around our large number of ambulatory teaching clinics and inpatient consultation services. Clinical training also involves obtaining proficiency in dynamic endocrine testing, thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology and in the use of glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices. The trainees spend four to six months in each of the three adult McGill teaching hospitals (Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal General Hospital and the Jewish General Hospital), four to six weeks in reproductive endocrinology, four to six weeks in pediatric endocrinology and two weeks performing laboratory medicine.
In the second year, a further four months of clinical training is combined with an eight-month clinical or basic research elective block. Our division features a number of internationally-recognized basic and clinical research laboratories that provide an excellent range of research elective opportunities. This period, whose content is by definition flexible and tailored to the trainee’s needs, can also be used for further enhancement in reproductive medicine and in vitro fertilization methodologies, as well as for training in biostatistics. Our large clinical volume represents a rich resource for clinical epidemiology research.
For those interested in pursuing further training, we offer one-year fellowships in metabolic diseases (Program Director: Dr. Wen Hu), endocrine tumours (Program Director: Dr. Juan Rivera) and bone and mineral metabolism (Program Director: Dr. Richard Kremer). For fellowships of these three programs, please go to our website www.mcgill.ca/endocrinology.
Outpatient Clinics
Throughout the 17-month period of clinical training, the fellows attend weekly subspecialty teaching clinics in diabetes, lipid metabolism, obesity, thyroid disease, bone and mineral disorders, neuroendocrinology (pituitary, gonad and adrenal), reproductive endocrinology and antenatal diabetes.
Teaching and Conferences
Interspersed with the teaching clinics and consultation service, there are regular weekly Endocrine Rounds, Journal Clubs as well as formal and informal teaching sessions. A large number of lectureships and conferences given by visiting professors are held throughout the year.
In addition, we hold an annual McGill Endocrine Retreat, a day-long event attended by staff, fellows and students from throughout the McGill Endocrine Division, where the subspecialty residents have the opportunity to present their research and become familiar with their colleagues’ work at McGill.
Fellowships
Dr. Natasha Garfield, Endocrinology Program Director
Email: [email protected]
Metabolic Disorders Fellowship
Length: One year
Type of fellowship: A one year clinical and research fellowship.
Number of positions available: One
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Wen Hu
For a complete description of this fellowship, please visit our website:
www.mcgill.ca/postgrad/fellowship_programs
Endocrine Tumors Fellowship
Length: One year
Number of positions available: One
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Juan Rivera
For a complete description of this fellowship, please visit our website:
www.mcgill.ca/postgrad/fellowship_programs
Bone and Mineral Metabolism Fellowship
Length: One year
Number of positions available: One
Fellowship Program Director: Dr. Richard Kremer
For a complete description of this fellowship, please visit our website: