A regularly scheduled comprehensive series of conferences contributes to the strong foundation of the emergency medicine residents' education. The didactic program has been broken into discrete month long modules that each focus on a specific core content area. There are five hours of conference are scheduled each week which you are required to attend. Each conference day also has a distinct focus, a core faculty who teach, lead discussions and attend the session. You are required to attend all conference except if you are on vacation, attendance will violate duty hours or you have been excused.
Contract Principles
Organized Emergency Medicine
(AAEM, SAEM, ACEP, ABEM, BCEM)
Curriculum Vitae Preparation
Emergency Department Design
Personal Financial Planning
ED Billing/Coding
Understanding 3rd Party Payments
(Medicaid, Medicare, Private Carriers)
Medical Malpractice/Tort Reform
Employment Arrangements in EM
Patient Satisfaction/Surveys
Medical Malpractice Case Scenarios
Throughput and Patient Turnaround
Chartsmanship
Error Reduction and Practice Guidelines
Career and Parenting
2nd Wednesday: EBM/Research/Imaging
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Hour |
Content |
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8-9 |
EBM |
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9-10 |
EBM/Research Session |
|
10-11 |
Literature debate |
|
11-12 |
Imaging |
|
12-1 |
Chief’s Case Conference |
3rd Wednesday: Simulation
Simulation: The residents will participate in monthly simulation sessions in the SEAL lab that will challenge the residents to care for conditions that fall within the respective core content area for that module. The residents will rotate among three stations, that cover adult and pediatric conditions and also oral boards practice and module exam review. The format is a shown below:
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Residents:
Group 1 interns
Group 2 PGY 2
Group 3 PGY 3 |
Peds Simulation
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Adult Simulation
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PGY1: Module exam review
PGY2: Module exam/Oral boards
PGY3: Oral boards |
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8-9:30 |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
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9:30 – 11:00 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 1 |
|
11:00 – 12:30 |
Group 3 |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Fourth Wednesday – Critical Care/Grand Rounds
|
Hour |
Content |
|
8-9 |
Critical Care
Procedures |
|
9-10 |
|
10-11 |
Trauma M&M |
|
11-12 |
ED M&M |
|
12-1 |
Grand Rounds /Great Saves |
Self-Education: The resident is expected to develop a program of self-learning that will set the pattern for a life-long program of reading, reflection and continuing medical education. A wealth of resources will be made available to the resident which start with text books and assigned reading to a wide range of on-line resources that include lectures, images and video instruction.
2009-10 Monthly Educational Modules
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