Endocrinology
Division Statement | Faculty | ETSU Health Endocrinology
The Quillen ETSU Health, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology provides expertise in the full spectrum of endocrine disorders, including pituitary, thyroid, adrenal diseases, diabetes, obesity and disorders of mineral metabolism. Currently, there are two board certified endocrinologists with plans to enlarge the division leading eventually to the development of an Endocrine fellowship.
Medical students and residents manage both inpatient and outpatient endocrine patients at Mountain Home VAMC and East Tennessee State University Practice. There are several endocrine lectures provided to students and residents in their Academic Half Days.
The goals of the division are to provide advanced compassionate care to our patients and to provide outstanding and innovative clinical training. We strive to provide a learning environment conducive to producing outstanding physicians comfortable in managing all aspects of endocrine disease. The program offers a plethora of research opportunities encompassing a broad array of research methodology from basic science molecular approaches to clinical research including outcomes and epidemiology research. These research endeavors are tailored to individual needs and career goals of each trainee. The division has had excellent participation from medical students and residents with presentations at both national meetings and publications in peer reviewed medical journals.
Scholarship in the Division of Endocrinology
The Endocrinology Division is active in both clinical research and basic molecular mechanisms of disease. The NIH NIDDK has supported studies of exercise training as a preventative measure in persons at high risk for type 2 diabetes. Participant is the research endeavors of the Division include residents in Internal Medicine and graduate students in Biomedical Sciences, Exercise Science, and Nutrition. Undergraduate students and pre-doctoral medical students are regularly involved in these projects. The research focus of the Endocrine faculty is on insulin resistance and diabetes prevention.