Learning Venues
Teaching takes place daily at bedside and during multiple didactic sessions as described below.
Bedside Attending Teaching Rounds
Daily bedside attending rounds are conducted with the entire team, where the art of history-taking and physical exam skills, clinical reasoning are refined, as well as the management of each patient case-by-case.
Noon Conferences
Weekdays between noon and 12:45 p.m. This daily conference is developed as a programmed yearly curriculum, focusing on the core concepts that have been selected by the Curriculum Committee as the critical components of the discipline of internal medicine. Conferences are presented by internists and subspecialty faculty. Noon Conference PowerPoint presentations are posted on New Innovations™ for residents to review as needed throughout training.
Intern Boot Camp
A series of 30-minute sessions held in the beginning of the academic year from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. to address the most practical issues that interns have when beginning residency. Topics are selected by interns and senior residents. Senior residents present information in an informal and interactive format. Some topics include “Expectations of Intern’s Role”, “Effective Communication with Team Members,” “Electrolyte replacement”, “RRT/Code Blue,” etc.
TY Resident Learning Series
Interactive 45-minute didactic sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:00 to 12:45 pm, specifically tailored for traditional year residents. These interactive didactic sessions, led by core faculty and specialists, focus on common internal medicine topics, communication skills, and system-based practice.
Management Review Conferences (MRC) and Clinico-Pathologic Conferences (CPC)
These are high quality, resident-run conferences held on Friday mornings. Residents present a case and then deliver a Grand Rounds-style lecture on the topic the case highlights. These conferences are approved for Category 1 CME credit for the participants.
Morbidity and Mortality (M & M) Conferences
Patient care scenarios in which the outcome was unexpected are discussed in a multidisciplinary team setting. It is a self-reflection exercise to identify opportunities to improve patient care quality and safety and identify issues related to the systems of care.
Grand Rounds
With a mix of both external and local experts, our Grand Rounds cover a variety of topics in both general internal medicine as well as subspecialties.