Conferences

• Morning Report

  • Occurs every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 7-7:30 a.m.
  • Residents on inpatient rotation discuss interesting cases and pose clinical questions that have been presented
  • Faculty members participate and give guidance on clinical reasoning and management
  • The chief residents moderate and provide follow-up via e-mail regarding the morning's discussion with evidence-based literature

• Grand Rounds

  • Occurs every Thursday from 8-9 a.m.
  • Local and national leaders present pediatric topics in their area of specialty
  • Attended by faculty and residents

• Continuity Clinic Conference

  • Occurs weekly on Fridays from 8-8:30 a.m.
  • Focus is on well-child care and other outpatient general pediatric topics

• Surgery Conference

  • Occurs monthly on a Friday from 8-9 a.m.
  • Pediatric surgeons present surgical topics commonly managed by general pediatricians

• Professor Rounds

  • One of our favorite weekly conferences!
  • Occurs every Monday from Noon-1 p.m. with a catered lunch
  • Under the guidance of a faculty mentor, a second- or third-year resident prepares and presents a case followed by a review of the disease process and relevant literature
  • The format is interactive with faculty, residents and medical students participating in the development of the differential diagnosis and the evaluation of the patient
  • Seniors gain invaluable experience in searching the literature and presenting a conference to the medical staff

• Evidence Based Practice Conference

  • Occurs weekly on a Tuesday from Noon-1 p.m.
  • Faculty present topics with review of evidence-based literature

• Journal Club

• • Occurs bi-monthly on a Tuesday from Noon-1 p.m.
  • Evaluation and critique of a recent and pertinent article. The goal is to review key points of evidence-based medicine. Articles are read during the session and broken down in a PowerPoint lecture format.

• Noon Conference

  • Occurs on Wednesdays and Thursdays from Noon-1 p.m.
  • A faculty member presents a topic chosen by the program directors as important for general clinical knowledge and/or board review purposes

• Morbidity and Mortality

  • Occurs monthly on a Wednesday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
  • The chief residents present cases in a peer review-protected format that have educational value for the entire department of pediatrics

• Primary Care Conference

  • Occurs monthly on a Thursday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
  • Faculty present topics geared towards primary care general pediatrics

• Chief's Conference

  • Occurs bimonthly on a Thursday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
  • A fun, interactive, board-review conference that utilizes an audience response system

• Academic Scholarship Conference

  • Occurs monthly on a Friday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
  • A hospital-wide effort to showcase areas of research and achievement within all departments of the hospital

• Advocacy Conference

  • Occurs monthly from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
  • Faculty and invited community guest speakers give inspiring and informative talks about their advocacy work
  • Discussions range from political health care reform advocacy to grass roots community service development

• Core Curriculum Didactics

  • Occurs monthly for each class on a Friday from 1-5 p.m.
  • First and second year didactics focus on evaluation and management of commonly encountered disease processes
  • Third year didactics consist of board review sessions with lecture-based and questions-based formats

• Business Meetings

  • Housestaff Meeting

    • Occurs every other Friday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
    • This conference is informal and is an opportunity for the chief residents and program directors to provide relevant updates and announcements

  • Roundtable

    • Occurs quarterly for each class on a Friday from Noon-1 p.m. with lunch served
    • This conference is informal and is an opportunity for the residents to meet with the program directors to discuss current issues or concerns with the intent of implementing change and improving the quality of the resident service and educational experiences

Additional Educational Sessions

• Visiting Professors 

  • We host three to four nationally known speakers per academic year who have excelled in general or subspecialty pediatrics to serve as clinical role models and to help keep us current on advancements in our field

• Simulation Center 

  •  Our state-of-the-art patient simulation center allows residents to practice common procedures and maneuvers
  • The simulation center hosts Code Blue Workshops and Emergency Department Procedure Workshops for residents

• Individual Rotation Didactics

  • Residents attend specialty-specific lectures and conferences on individual rotations