Teaching Conferences
A major part of the Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum is the various teaching conferences throughout the week. Ranging from didactic lectures from distinguished faculty to practical case conferences, residents gain the essential knowledge needed to practice medicine as well as build a core knowledge base often tested during the ABIM Board Exam.
Morning Report: Morning report occurs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:a.m.to 8:45a.m. at the VA Hospital and Shands Hospitals. Morning report is led by the Chief Residents, and consists of teaching faculty. It is an interactive case-based conference where residents review and discuss cases recently admitted to the teaching services. The goal of morning report is to help residents develop history and physical exam skills, interpret laboratory and diagnostic data, create focused differentials, and ultimately learn both evidence based and practical techniques in the diagnosis and management of acute and chronic diseases.
Noon Conference: Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday residents are expected to attend Noon Conference at Shands. During Noon Conference, various faculty members from the Department of Medicine give didactic lectures about the core topics of Internal Medicine. Lunch is provided at almost all of our noon conferences.
Medical Grand Rounds: The Department of Medicine conducts weekly Grand Rounds on Thursday mornings at 11a.m. Distinguished guest lecturers and expert faculty discuss controversial topics, new research, or give reviews about core topics in Internal Medicine. In addition, every few weeks, Grand Rounds features “Great Cases” given by residents and faculty.
Morbidity and Mortality: M&M is held once a month. It remains a lively discussion about patient cases and what we as residents, faculty, and staff can learn and improve upon in patient care.
CPC: Once a month, there is a case discussed at noon conference which is termed the Clinical Pathological Case Conference. It is a multidisciplinary discussion regarding an interesting teaching case seen in either Shands or the VA hospital.
