Didactics

Morning Check Out Rounds & Case Management Conference- Monday-Friday @ 8:00 AM
Night Float teams transfers care to receiving physicians through discussions of cases and bedside rounds as appropriate. Discussion of key multi-disciplinary management issues of current patients (General Medicine, Renal, Hem/Onc, Cardiology Teams), Interns on Monday, Residents on Tuesday and Thursday. Attended by designated faculty, professors, and program directors.

Quality Improvement / Adverse Drug Reaction Conference 8 AM (once per month)
Ward residents at MCG report and discuss adverse outcomes with representatives of the clinical pharmacology, QI and allergy programs.

Resident Report – PGY 2-3 – Friday 8:30 AM
Evidence-based discussion of current medical topics by residents.

Acute Care Lecture Series – Tuesday-Friday, July-August @ 12 PM
Acute medical problems discussed to educate new interns and residents in appropriate management of common disorders.

Noon Conference – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday @ 12 PM
18 month rotating schedule of key organ based topics – PGY-3 residents and fellows teach some conferences.

Interdisciplinary Conference – Wednesday @ 12 PM
Medical Ethics, Practice Management, Medical Economics, Health Care Evaluation, Information Mastery, Interdisciplinary Medicine.

Clinical Pathological Conference – 2nd Monday @ 12 PM

Housestaff Meeting – 2nd Thursday @ 12 PM

Morbidity / Mortality / QI Conference – 4th Tuesday @ 12 PM

Medicine Grand Rounds – Wednesday @ 8:00 AM

X-Ray Rounds – as scheduled in Radiology
Review and teaching on current cases managed by ward teams at MCG and the VA

Board Review Course
PGY-2 & 3 – Fridays 10 AM -12 PM - Based on MKSAP & MedStudy

Journal Club
Structured review of evidence-based literature pertaining to specific clinical problems led by PGY-3 residents. Held monthly at outside restaurant / location.