General Surgery Residency
Teaching Conferences at the Integrated Hospitals
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Hospital |
Conference |
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VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER |
Residents' Teaching Conference |
Friday Morning |
Basic Science and its clinical impact |
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Morbidity and Mortality Conference |
Wednesdays |
Review of Current Practice |
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Bonus Teaching Conference |
Wednesdays |
Core Competencies addressed each week |
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Surgical Grand Rounds |
Friday Morning |
Presentations by faculty members and invited lecturers |
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Vascular Conference |
Thursdays 7a.m. |
Discussion of recent vascular patients (Combined Conference: VUMC & VAMC) |
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Medical and Surgical GI Conference |
Thursdays |
Discussion of gastrointestinal patients, their workup & management |
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Multidisciplinary Solid Tumor Conference |
Tuesdays |
Management of oncologic patients |
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Journal Club |
Variable & Service Specific |
Topical discussion of current literature |
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Hepatobiliary-Radiology Conference |
Weekly |
Discussion of current patients |
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GI Teaching Conference |
Weekly |
Discussion of current patients |
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Surgical Oncology Teaching Conference |
Weekly |
Discussion of current patients |
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Multidisciplinary Breast Conference |
Wednesdays |
Multidisciplinary management of breast cancer |
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Trauma Teaching Conference |
Weekly |
Topics in Trauma |
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Endocrine Conference |
Monthly |
Thyroid and Parathyroid case discussions |
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Chairman's Conference |
Monthly |
Interesting case presentations and discussion |
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Hospital |
Conference |
Frequency |
Focus |
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ST. THOMAS HOSPITAL |
Morbidity and Mortality Conference |
Weekly |
Review of all complications and deaths |
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Vascular Conference |
Weekly |
Discussion of recent vascular patients |
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Residents' Teaching Conference |
Weekly |
Variable clinical topics |
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Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference |
Weekly |
In-depth review of recent cancer patients |
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Neurosurgery Morbidity and Mortality |
Monthly |
Review of all complications and deaths |
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Neuroscience Conference |
Monthly |
Variable clinical topics |
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Hospital |
Conference |
Frequency |
Focus |
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VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER |
General Surgery Rounds |
Tuesdays |
Discussion of clinical problems of hospitalized patients |
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General/Vascular Surgery M&M |
Weekly |
Morbidity and Mortality review |
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Chest Conference |
Weekly |
Discussion of general thoracic surgery patients |
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Tumor Board |
Weekly |
Discussion of workup and management of selected oncologic problems |
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Vascular Surgery Walk Rounds |
Wednesdays |
Discussion of selected hospitalized patients |
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