Author Archives: Mary Merkin

Role of a Chief Fellow in Endocrinology Fellowship

Program Director’s Corner – October 2021 Role of a Chief Fellow in Endocrinology Fellowship Ruchi Gaba, MD, Associate Program Director and Eric Deal, MD, Chief Endocrine Fellow Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine Chief residents have traditionally … Continue reading

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Valuable Advice and Resources for New Program Directors – August 2021

Program Director’s Corner – August 2021 Valuable Advice and Resources for New Program Directors Sanjay N. Mediwala, MD, Program Director Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine So, you’re a new program director? Congratulations. The only thing I … Continue reading

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2020 Hindsight on Virtual Interviewing: Tips for Program Directors

Program Director’s Corner – July 2021 2020 Hindsight on Virtual Interviewing:  Tips for Program Directors Ismat Shafiq, MD, Program Director Marilyn Augustine, MD, Associate Program Director Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Rochester, NY Though the COVID-19 pandemic is … Continue reading

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APDEM Annual Meeting Summary – May 2021

Program Director’s Corner – May 2021 APDEM Annual Meeting Summary Odelia Cooper, MD Program Director, Endocrine Fellowship Program Cedars-Sinai Medical Center On April 29th APDEM held our Annual Meeting, and though we missed seeing everyone in-person, we were grateful to … Continue reading

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Implementing Anti-discrimination Policies – April 2021

Program Director’s Corner – April 2021 Implementing Anti-discrimination Policies Rana Malek, MD Program Director, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship University of Maryland School of Medicine On March 16, 2021, 8 people were murdered in a mass shooting that took place … Continue reading

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APDEM Involvement: APDEM Committees – February 2021

Program Director’s Corner – February 2021 APDEM Involvement:  APDEM Committees David C. Lieb, MD, FACE, FACP Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Eastern Virginia Medical School Welcome everyone to the February 2021 APDEM Program Directors’ Corner! I hope everyone is … Continue reading

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APDEM Pandemic Emergency Category Disaster Plan – January 2021

Program Director’s Corner – January 2021 APDEM Pandemic Emergency Category Disaster Plan Aaron Schulman, MD Program Director, Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Definition by ACGME: Sponsoring Institutions facing substantial and sustained disruption of GME operations … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks – November 2020

Program Directors’ Corner  Giving Thanks David C. Lieb, MD, FACE, FACP Program Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Program Eastern Virginia Medical School When people talk about 2020 years from now I’m sure it will bring up terrible memories and thoughts of hardship … Continue reading

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Program Directors’ Corner – October 2020

Program Directors’ Corner – October 2020 Endocrinology Fellowship Educational Collaboration Ricardo Correa, MD, EdD, FACP, FAPCR, CMQ Deepika Reddy, MD Co-chairs, APDEM Fellow Didactic Subcommittee, COVID-19 Task Force In the spring of 2020, APDEM leadership created a task force to … Continue reading

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Program Director’s Corner – Sept. 2020

Program Director’s Corner – September 2020 Should we be flipping over the ‘flipped classroom’? David C. Lieb, MD, FACE, FACP Program Director, Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship Eastern Virginia Medical School The flipped, or inverted classroom, is not a new concept. … Continue reading

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