Brennan M D, Miner K M, Rizza R A
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Oct;83(10):3427-34. doi: 10.1210/jcem.83.10.5147.
It is evident that clinical endocrinology, as a discipline, is entering a particularly exciting period in its evolution. Knowledge gained from basic and clinical research is being translated at the bedside for the benefit of our patients. The emergence of new drugs and novel treatment strategies has equipped clinical endocrinologists with the tools to more successfully combat many old enemies, such as diabetes and osteoporosis. Realization of full benefit from these exciting new tools requires a practice model in which the clinical endocrinologist's role is preeminent and is coordinated and integrated with those of practitioners drawn from other disciplines. The Mayo Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition provides one such model of highly integrated care. We believe that as the pace of knowledge regarding basic mechanisms of disease and their treatment quickens, such integrated divisions will prove well suited to deliver the highest quality care to people with endocrine disorders.
显然，临床内分泌学作为一门学科，正在进入其发展历程中一个特别令人兴奋的时期。从基础研究和临床研究中获得的知识正在床边得到应用，以造福我们的患者。新药和新治疗策略的出现，为临床内分泌学家提供了更成功对抗许多宿敌（如糖尿病和骨质疏松症）的工具。要充分受益于这些令人兴奋的新工具，需要一种实践模式，其中临床内分泌学家的作用至关重要，并与其他学科的从业者的作用进行协调和整合。梅奥内分泌、代谢与营养科提供了这样一种高度整合护理的模式。我们相信，随着有关疾病基本机制及其治疗的知识更新速度加快，这种整合科室将被证明非常适合为内分泌疾病患者提供最高质量的护理。
