Our didactic curriculum provides opportunities for residents to augment their clinical experience and perfect their public-speaking skills. These are considered protected times to maximize education.
Grand Rounds
Internal medicine grand rounds is held on Thursdays from 7 am – 8 am. Featured speakers include faculty from Wellstar and other regional and national institutions. Nationally- recognized faculty are invited to present as part of the Visiting Professor Lecture series.
Noon Conferences
Lectures are typically held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Our didactic curriculum covers a broad range of topics in general internal medicine and subspecialties. The following conferences occur during the noon hour throughout the year- Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement (MM&I), Quality Improvement Projects (QuIPs), Guidelines Review, Journal Club, and Scholarly Topic Presentation (STP).
Board Review Series
Led by the Chief residents, our interactive board review sessions occur at noon throughout the week. Residents review high-yield board topics and answer ABIM-style questions.
Intern Report
This conference is held on Mondays and Fridays from 1pm -2pm. Medical students and housestaff discuss cases presented by interns and generate evidence-based differential diagnoses. These engaging discussions are facilitated by the chiefs and upper-level residents.
Ambulatory Morning Report
Residents assigned to ambulatory rotations meet on Monday and Wednesday mornings to discuss outpatient cases and review MKSAP questions.