The Future Endocrinology Workforce

The Future of Genomic Endocrinology

The advent of molecular biology has already transformed the landscape in endocrinology. From the early days of molecular endocrinology, when techniques such as Southern blotting were used to detect large deletions, through the introduction of PCR and sequencing with the identification of variants in single genes, and finally to the present day when the focus is shifting to whole genome sequenci...

Training the future neurology workforce.

OBJECTIVE To address training demands on future neurologists, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) surveyed its US members as to their views about training the future neurology workforce. METHODS The survey was mailed to 575 US neurologists and 425 residents/fellows. Respondents (54%) were asked about their perceptions of current and future educational programs and settings needed to impro...

Benchmarking the future generalist workforce.

CONTEXT Previous workforce analyses by the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME) have concluded that the United States has too few, or just enough, generalists. However, recent trends suggest that more physicians are entering primary care, raising the possibility of a future surplus. OBJECTIVE To project the future supply of generalists relative to future requirements. DESIGN We dev...

Thyroid Endocrinology: The Future is Now

...E quelli che s’inarnorono di pratica senza scientia sono come il nocchiere che entra navilio senza timone e bussola, e che mai ha certezza dove si vada... [He who loves practice without theory is like the sailor who boards ship without a rudder and compass and never knows where he may be cast.] (Leonardo Da Vinci) Thyroid endocrinology aims to advance our knowledge of the physiopathology of ...

The medical workforce of the future.