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Paediatric Endocrinology — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Paediatric Endocrinology reads, and what each title is for.

7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Paediatric Endocrinology at a glance

Growth disorders, type 1 diabetes, thyroid disease and disorders of puberty and sexual development.

DisciplinePaediatric Sub-specialties
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromUsually Paediatrics. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Paediatric Endocrinology

Sperling is the field's reference and is read chapter-wise for seminars and the exit exam, while Brook's is the shorter, more clinical alternative most fellows finish. Radovick and Misra is the book opened in outpatients for the algorithms that carry the clinic: short stature, precocious and delayed puberty, thyroid and adrenal problems. ISPAE consensus statements matter in India because growth charts, vitamin D thresholds and CAH management are region-specific. Sarafoglou is the one to reach for when an inborn error of metabolism presents to the endocrine clinic, which happens often in centres with a genetics service.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Sperling Pediatric Endocrinologycore readingMark A. Sperling, Joseph A. Majzoub, Ram K. Menon, Constantine A. Stratakis (eds.) · Elsevier · 5th edition (2020)The reference text of the specialty, read chapter-wise and the assumed source for exit exam answers.
  2. Brook's Clinical Pediatric Endocrinologycore readingMehul T. Dattani, Charles G. D. Brook (eds.)The shorter, more clinically written alternative to Sperling, and the one most fellows actually finish in the first year.
  3. Pediatric Endocrinology: A Practical Clinical Guidecore readingSally Radovick, Madhusmita Misra (eds.) · Springer · 3rd edition (2018)Algorithm-led and kept in the clinic room for short stature, puberty and thyroid workups.
  4. Pediatric Endocrinology and Inborn Errors of Metabolismcore readingKyriakie Sarafoglou, Georg F. Hoffmann, Karl S. Roth (eds.) · McGraw HillThe bridge text used when a metabolic disorder presents as an endocrine problem, and for hypoglycaemia workups.
  5. Williams Textbook of EndocrinologyreferenceShlomo Melmed, Richard J. Auchus, Allison B. Goldfine, Ronald J. Koenig, Clifford J. Rosen (eds.) · Elsevier · 14th edition (2019)Consulted for adult endocrine physiology and the transition-age topics the paediatric texts cover only briefly.
  6. ISPAE Consensus Statements and Clinical Practice GuidelinesreferenceIndian Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ISPAE)Used for Indian growth charts, vitamin D and calcium thresholds, CAH and type 1 diabetes care as practised locally.
  7. Genetic Diagnosis of Endocrine DisordersreferenceRoy E. Weiss, Samuel Refetoff (eds.)Opened when deciding which genetic test to send and how to interpret it, increasingly part of routine endocrine workup.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Frequently asked

FNB Paediatric Endocrinology — questions

Which books do FNB Paediatric Endocrinology fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Paediatric Endocrinology?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Paediatric Endocrinology from?

Usually Paediatrics. Annexure B of the current FET Information Bulletin carries the exact eligible feeder list for this course.

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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