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Teaching Rounds
Teaching rounds take
place on all the General Medical floors, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and
for 1.5 hours duration, led by the teaching attending assigned to the floor for
that month. These rounds entail the presentation of a case in which history,
physical examination, clinical data, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis,
and management plan is discussed. Then bedside skills are taught.
Director’s Rounds
Division directors make subspeciality
teaching rounds of 1.5 hour duration weekly on each general medical floor.
Noon Conferences
Noon conferences are held daily.
Didactic sessions are on various topics covering different subspecialties and
allied specialties. The curriculum for noon conference is designed to present a
comprehensive syllabus of medicine in lecture format for the residents.
Grand Rounds
Medical Grand Rounds are held weekly on
Tuesday, 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Faculty and Guest Speakers are invited to lecture
on various important topics related to medicine.
Literature Review
Literature Review is an Evidence-Based
conference where residents and faculty members discuss articles from the
literature. It is held once a month.
Mortality and Morbidity Conference
It is held once a
month. This conference is an educational and interactive conference for both
residents and faculty members. The residents present an interesting case with
biopsy and/or autopsy findings. Pathologist and Radiologist also participate in
this conference.
Clinico-Pathologic Conference
One of the Faculty members
presents an interesting case with broad differential diagnosis, and relevant
discussion on the case.
Night Float Teaching Rounds
The night-float team has
formal teaching rounds with a board-certified internist every evening. These
rounds are of one hour duration and entail the presentation of a case and an
appropriate bedside discussion.
Ambulatory Conferences
Daily ambulatory conferences are
held in the clinics covering various topics related to outpatient medical
management.
Interdisciplinary Rounds
Multidisciplinary rounds, take
place on general medical ward, every week. These educational rounds enable the
residents to interact with the nutritionists, social workers, and physical
therapists. These rounds form an integral component for discharge planning
learning experience for the residents.
Other Conferences
In addition to these conferences,
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center also offers the following courses.
- Interdisciplinary lecture series for all residency
programs addressing topics such as medical ethics, community health, cultural
diversity, bioethics, medicolegal issues.
- Infectious disease course
- Child abuse course
- Tumor Board Meetings on every Thursday
- Annual Geriatric Seminar
- Board review courses conducted by division chiefs
- ACLS and BCLS course for all new residents
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