Conferences

Surgical Education Conference (Grand Rounds)

• This will be a 60 minute weekly conference
  
• The first 30 minutes will be lecture and question and answers
  
• The second 30 minutes will be dedicated toward the SCORE curriculum
  
• In every way possible the Grand Rounds lecture will parallel the SCORE curriculum topic for the week
• These topics will be on a two year cycle to cover the core content areas of General Surgery
• Residents will choose the SCORE module to highlight in the second half of the conference and active audience participation is expected
• Weekly self-assessment questions from SCORE will also be reviewed
• Competencies covered will include patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement

Morbidity, Mortality, and Improvement

• This weekly conference focuses on identification of opportunities for improvement
• Leads to resident identification of improvement projects to improve patient safety
• All resident cases are to be turned in the week prior and tabulated by service
• The list will be distributed for review by residents and faculty
• The conference leader will predetermine cases to be presented
• Those unable to attend will be able to participate via secured audio or video connection
• Competencies covered will include patient care, medical knowledge, professionalism, systems-based practice, practice-based learning and improvement

Basic Science Conference

• This will follow Surgical Education Conference for one hour every other week
• Salient topic of the ACGME guidelines and includes: applied surgical anatomy and surgical pathology; the elements of wound healing; homeostasis, shock and circulatory physiology; hematologic disorders; immunobiology and transplantation; oncology; surgical endocrinology; surgical nutrition, fluid and electrolyte balance; and the metabolic response to injury, including burns
• We intend to cover the basic science topics on a two-year cycle
• Textbook will be electronically provided through the SCORE portal - Surgery: Basic Science and Clinical Evidence, 2nd edition Editors: Jeffrey A. Norton, MD, FACS; et.al.  
• Competencies covered will include patient care, medical knowledge,  systems-based practice, practice-based learning and improvement

Walking Ward Rounds

• This conference will occur twice a month, alternating between General Surgery and Vascular Surgery.  
• Care on the wards is a focal point of surgical inpatient care. 
• Ward-based care plays a key role in surgical education.  
• Assimilating various sources of clinical information is necessary for thorough patient assessment during the care of surgical patients.  
• The specific aim is to improve patient management through timely investigations, surgical treatment and discharge. 
• Appropriate history, physical, laboratory, radiological findings, surgical plan will be presented of 2-3 patients by the junior house staff to more senior residents and attendings.  
• It will be expected that there will be detailed interaction among all levels and appropriate level questions of the disease process, findings, surgical plan and alternatives. 

Clinical Case Conference

• This conference will occur twice a month, from September - May
  
• This will be an open forum in which oral board–type scenarios are introduced and residents can demonstrate their knowledge in a collaborate environment.
  
• Feedback on style, content, and presentation of answers is instantaneous and collected not only by the faculty mentor, but also by the other residents in the room.
  

Other conferences offered: Vascular Conference – Monthly We will present upcoming cases and look for consensus on treatment options Attended by residents on the Vascular Surgery Service Will be largely data driven decision making Competencies covered will include patient care, medical knowledge, systems-based practice, interpersonal and communication skills Tumor Board – Weekly Attended by surgeons, pathology, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists other internist with interests such as gastroenterology, endocrinologist Discuss multidisciplinary approach to cancer treatment Tumor characteristics, pre-treatment evaluation, staging, treatment plans, and enrollment in a clinical trial are issues commonly discussed Gastrointestinal Conference – Monthly Breast Conference – Monthly Aortic Conference – Monthly

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