Responsibilities on the Consult Service includes evaluation of all consult patients, review of data with resident or students on service, writing a note on the patients, communicating with other house staff from other disciplines, and performing direct patient care in certain circumstances. In their panel clinics, fellows are expected to see and evaluate their patients, dictate a consultation note to the referring physician, and develop a management plan. All patients are also seen by the attending physician who will review the plan.

The main distinction between the first and second year fellow includes added responsibility for patient care, and increased teaching responsibilities for students and residents on the service. In addition, all fellows will be responsible for conducting a Journal Club once a month and a Clinical Conference once a month. All fellows are expected to engage in research activities. The extent and type of research activity is dependent on the interest of the fellow and the agreement of the faculty and Program Director. We have established a time table for research activities which includes a presentation of the progress within six to eight months of the initiation of the fellowship.

The faculty will review the performance of the fellow, including research activities and clinical activities, at six and nine months. If a faculty believe that the minimum requirements have not been met by nine months, the fellow will be so informed and the contract will not be renewed for the second year. The fellow will be given a copy of these requirements prior to beginning
the fellowship.

The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Internal Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
6431 Fannin, Ste. 6100
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-6646
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