The course aims to ensure that students will gain in-depth knowledge of the fundamentals mechanisms underlying endocrine disorders and their clinical manifestations.
On these topic, students should demonstrate: 1. knowledge and understanding; to ability to apply knowledge and understanding; 3. the ability of making judgements; 4. communication skills; 5. learning skills.

Adequate knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical semiotics.

Physiopathology of the endocrine system and endocrine disorders. See the full course program below.

Harrison's principles of Internal Medicine

Disorders of the hypothalamus and pituitary (posterior pituitay and anterior pituitary). Disordes of the adrenal cortex: Conn disease, Cushing disease and syndrome, Addison disease. Autonomic system, disorders of the adrenal medulla and phechromocyoma. Endocrine hypertension. Disorders of the thyroid gland: iodine, hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis.

Frontal lessons. All the teaching material will be available on the moodle platform.

Any necessary change in the course modalities due to COVID19 emergency, will be notified during the lessons.

Other information will be provided on the moodle platform

There will be a single, integrated examination for the entire course of physiopathology, with a written part held via the moodle platform first (125 multiple-choice questions on 13 topics) in 2 hours and 33 minutes and then an oral part of 30 minutes. To be admitted to the oral part, it is necessary to have answered correctly to 60% of the questions and 60% of the topics. The oral exam will last 30 minutes and there will be 3 questions. As for the contents of this couse, there will be one oral question on one of the associations (10 minutes). Final score will be converted to a maximum of 30 points. (30-30 cum laude=excellent knowledge; 27-29=very good knowledge; 24-26=good knowledge; 21-23 = just right knowledge; minimum amount of knowledge; <18= not enough knowledge)

This course in on a topic that is linked to the aims of the WHO 2030 Agenda for sustainable development.