University of Texas, El PasoUniversity of Texas, El Paso

April 7-8, 2005April 7-8, 2005

What About Graduate School?What About Graduate School?Opportunities in EndocrinologyOpportunities in Endocrinology

Kenneth L. CampbellKenneth L. CampbellProfessor of BiologyProfessor of Biology

University of Massachusetts at Boston

This presentation is made possible This presentation is made possible by a grant entitledby a grant entitled

“Shortcourses in Endocrinology at “Shortcourses in Endocrinology at Minority Undergraduate Institutions”Minority Undergraduate Institutions”

from the from the National Institute of General Medical National Institute of General Medical

Sciences (NIGMS)Sciences (NIGMS) to to

The Minority Affairs Committee of the Endocrine Society

OpportunitiesOpportunities MedicineMedicine

ART, Ob/Gyn, Urology, Cardiology, ART, Ob/Gyn, Urology, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurology, Endocrinology, Endocrinology, Immunology, NeonatologyImmunology, Neonatology

Paramedical Practice, EMT, NursingParamedical Practice, EMT, Nursing Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Medicine

Domestic species, Exotic speciesDomestic species, Exotic species Genetics CounselingGenetics Counseling

ResearchResearchMedicalMedical

Veterinary Veterinary Biotechnology Biotechnology

Molecular Biology Molecular Biology PharmacologyPharmacology

ComputersComputersChemistryChemistry

BasicBasic

ManagementManagement

Pharmaceutical R&D, clinical testing, production, distribution, monitoring

Medical practice management, medical insurance oversight

Grant funding & oversight: agencies, philanthropies, institutions

Agricultural & collections management

TeachingTeaching

College, Professional School

Companies: Professional Education Divisions, Applications Training, Product or Instrumentation Training, Public Liaison

Technical Training Programs: Companies, Continuing Education/Extension

Patient Instruction

Public Health Institutions

TechnicalTechnicalDiagnosticsDiagnostics Medical, veterinary, public healthMedical, veterinary, public health BusinessBusiness Molecular biology, biotechnology,Molecular biology, biotechnology, genetics genetics AgricultureAgriculture Animal husbandry, breeding, care,Animal husbandry, breeding, care, pest management, nutrition pest management, nutrition

Environmental/EcologicalEnvironmental/Ecological Wild species management, Wild species management, demographics, monitoring, demographics, monitoring, remediation, governmental remediation, governmental

enforcement, regulation design enforcement, regulation design & implementation& implementation

AnthropologyAnthropologyPublic HealthPublic HealthEpidemiologyEpidemiology

ChemistryChemistryBiochemistryBiochemistry

InstrumentationInstrumentation

Database management Database management Computer management Computer management Mathematical modeling Mathematical modeling Mathematical predictionMathematical prediction

Risk management Risk management SchedulingScheduling

BioinformaticsBioinformatics

Writing & CommunicationsWriting & Communications

Public outreachPublic outreachContracts managementContracts management

Instructional documentationInstructional documentationUse guideline productionUse guideline production

Hyperlink Directory for Graduate, Medical, Veterinary,

or Public Health Training

http://kcampbell.bio.umb.edu/TrainingHyperlinks.htm

Body composition/nutrition/weight control/ Body composition/nutrition/weight control/ diabetes/blood pressure control, lipid controldiabetes/blood pressure control, lipid control

Genetic causes of endocrine diseaseGenetic causes of endocrine diseaseCancer & endocrinologyCancer & endocrinologyModulation of endocrine-related chronic conditions, Modulation of endocrine-related chronic conditions,

especially in the elderly especially in the elderly Office & home endocrine monitoring & care delivery Office & home endocrine monitoring & care delivery Amelioration or remediation of environmental Amelioration or remediation of environmental

endocrine disruptionendocrine disruptionCloning & ARTs for basic, medical, & economic Cloning & ARTs for basic, medical, & economic

reasonsreasonsImmuno- & neuroendocrine controls & interactionsImmuno- & neuroendocrine controls & interactionsDevelopmental endocrinologyDevelopmental endocrinologyBioinformatics in research and medicine

Active ResearchActive Research

Conclusions:Conclusions: The pervasiveness of endocrinology in The pervasiveness of endocrinology in the physiology of both health & illness the physiology of both health & illness in all eukaryotes means there will in all eukaryotes means there will always be a demand for people trained always be a demand for people trained in endocrinology to pursue research & in endocrinology to pursue research & other careers related to the endocrine other careers related to the endocrine

system.system.