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Our philosophy is that learning is best accomplished by a combination of hands-on patient experience coupled with didactic and task-oriented conferences. Our pediatric conference room is a recently renovated space with state-of-the-art electronic equipment. Faculty members can present lectures with cutting-edge presentation software.
Schedule of Conferences
Morning Report: Twice a week.
Grand Rounds: Once a week.
Case Conference: Every other week.
Skills Sessions: Several times throughout the year.
Core Curriculum: Three days per week.
Radiology Conference: Every other week.
(Additional conferences include subspecialty grand rounds, tumor board, interdisciplinary primary care, journal club, town meetings and graduate medical education conference series.)
Morning Report
Morning Report is an open conference that focuses on the assessment and management of interesting patients admitted during the previous few days. Faculty, residents and students all are encouraged to participate in the discussion, which is moderated by the chief residents.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds are attended by faculty, housestaff, medical students and practicing physicians from the community. Distinguished faculty from other institutions, faculty from pediatrics and other departments with the VCU Medical Center are among the presenters.
Case Conference
A senior resident presents an interesting case as an unknown. Faculty, residents and students are encouraged to participate in the discussion in order to develop a comprehensive differential diagnosis and management plan. Once the diagnosis is disclosed, the assigned resident gives a brief discussion of a salient or unusual aspect of the case. Often the department chair or vice-chair moderates the discussion and provides additional comments.
Core Curriculum
Faculty present a coordinated lecture series on topics that include a core curriculum in primary care and subspecialty pediatrics. This curriculum is designed to provide a comprehensive education in pediatrics as well as prepare the housestaff to pass the ABP certification examination. The curriculum is complemented by Med Study®, Pediatrics Board Review Core Curriculum, and is reinforced each month with a Core Curriculum Review Quiz. Additionally, each spring, a series of board review sessions are conducted.
Other Conferences
Inpatient teams have daily conferences with pediatric subspecialties. Monthly housestaff meetings allow residents the opportunity to meet with the program director and chief residents. The following conferences also occur on a monthly basis:
- Mortality and Morbidity Conference
- Evidence-based Medicine Conference
- Journal Club
- Radiology Conference
- Tumor Board
- Interdiscipliary Primary Care Rounds
- Town Meeting
- GME Conference Series
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