Endocrine Abstracts

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As a physician, diabetes is a condition that you will inevitably encounter in your career. Over 4 million have been diagnosed with diabetes here in the U.K., and importantly this figure does not account for the thousands of symptomless individuals in whom diabetes has not yet been diagnosed. For scientists, diabetes is fascinating on a genetic, molecular and environmental level; glycaemic dysfunction affects every organ in the body. Decades of research have revealed multiple t...

A clinical career in Endocrinology is full of research opportunities, be they in basic science, patient cohorts, or at the population level. Research enriches clinical practice, offers new skills, and presents new challenges. Here, partly based on my own experiences as a current Clinical Research Training Fellow, I discuss how to make the most of these opportunities, UK clinical academic training routes, funding options, and where to go for further support and advice....