Noon Conferences

Core Curricular Conferences occur on Mondays and Tuesdays at noon. This series focuses on core internal medicine topics and subjects related to the ACGME core competencies. The conferences are presented by faculty with expertise in the areas covered. Speakers rotate between University Hospital, Denver Health, and VA/Rose so that residents at every site can attend. PowerPoint slides of lectures are available on-line for residents who are post call or otherwise unable to attend. This curriculum is supported and supplemented by an on-line curriculum featuring PowerPoint slides from current presentations. Additional conferences are offered during subspecialty inpatient months and elective rotations.

Medical Grand Rounds is held at noon on Wednesdays at University Hospital and is broadcast to other training sites. UCHSC faculty and guest speakers discuss a broad range of subjects from clinical practice to basic science.

Morbidity and Mortality conferences are held at noon on one to two Fridays per month at each institution. Topics are reviewed in a case-based format with invited faculty. A systems based approach with emphasis on quality improvement is employed.

Autopsy conference is held at noon one Friday per month at the VA in conjunction with the pathology department and includes review of pathology specimens with faculty.

Continuity Clinic Conferences - An outpatient based core lecture series is presented at all continuity sites. A variety of formats are employed and the curriculum is augmented by interactive case based modules which can accessed at http:/hopkinsilc.org .

Intern Lecture Series - This group of lectures is repeated every year during the first two weeks of internship covering practical and important topics including procedures, cross-cover, acute MI, acute GI bleed, respiratory failure, and others.

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