Medical School Engagement Program | Endocrine Society

Please Note: The application period for the 2025-2026 Medical School Engagement Program (MSEP) is now open. Submit your application by Monday, March 3 at 11:59 PM ET. If you have questions, reach out to [email protected] for more information.

The endocrinology pipeline is facing significant challenges.

Since 2010, there has been a 78% increase in the number of fellowship positions, while the number of U.S. MD medical school graduates applying to endocrinology has fallen by 4%. Fewer than one-third of first-year endocrine fellows are graduates of U.S. medical schools. To ensure the continued growth of our field, we must encourage more of our students to pursue careers in endocrinology.

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Together, we can meet this challenge.

Our Medical School Engagement Program (MSEP) provides a way for leaders like you to encourage medical student interest in endocrinology and offers opportunities for your talented learners to engage with leaders in our field. Our goal is to provide you with the resources and opportunities to show your students the clinical and intellectual vibrancy of endocrinology and put some of them on the path to becoming colleagues.

Here’s how we can help.

In the program’s first year (2024), the Endocrine Society provided ten medical schools with support for endocrinology-focused initiatives. In 2025, we will support institutions with:

• Establishing Endocrinology Interest Groups for medical students: Providing funding to support faculty-led sessions highlighting the best of endocrine practice and research.
• Funding two Excellence in Endocrinology awards at each institution, for a pre-clinical and a more senior medical student.
• Supporting attendance at ENDO for each student award winner, where they will participate in Endocrine Mentor Day and meet with Society leaders.

As a division chief, program director, or educational leader, MSEP will offer your students and faculty a variety of benefits to:

• Build lasting relationships with strong candidates interested in endocrinology at your institution.
• Provide faculty with rewarding teaching opportunities outside the usual clinical setting.
• Increase the number of students participating in endocrinology rotations.
• Access curated Endocrine Society educational resources including content curated to supplement local curricula and teaching.
• Receive complimentary Endocrine Society membership for participating students at awarded institutions.

The application period for the 2025-2026 program is now open. Submit your application by Monday, March 3 at 11:59 PM ET. If you have questions, reach out to [email protected] for more information.

Data obtained from the National Resident Matching Program, Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service and the Association of American Medical Colleges.