Lectures, Journal Clubs, and Patient Safety Conferences

A detailed calendar of lectures, workshops, conferences, and journal clubs will be provided. A didactic learning session will be held at least once weekly. The didactics will be as follows:

  • Week 1 – Chapter Review and Updated Literature Review with Resident and Student Presentations followed by Discussion.
  • Week 2 – Journal Club with extensive analysis and Faculty and Resident Discussion.
  • Week 3 – Hands on Workshop “cadaver or sawbones as available” or Faculty Lecture
  • Week 4 – Radiology Rounds with M&M/Quality and Safety Review

Note: Subject to change depending on topic of choice and availability of hands-on workshop materials. 

Lectures

Lectures are designed to augment the clinical content with respect to the goals and objectives of the program. Lectures will be held weekly. All lectures are mandatory. Problems and conflicts should be brought to the attention of the Program Director. Lectures may be live, video conference, or pre-recorded. Residents should be prepared to discuss topics and elaborate on that month’s chapter and literature review.  All residents are required to attend and participate.

  • Lectures will be held weekly.
  • All lectures are mandatory.
  • Lectures may be live, video conference, or pre-recorded.
  • All residents are required to attend and participate. 

Journal Clubs

Journal club will be held at least monthly. Residents are responsible for reviewing articles as assigned, providing a copy for each resident and the faculty moderator, and presenting and leading the discussion.  All residents are required to attend and participate. 

M&M/Quality & Safety Review

Radiology Rounds and Morbidity and Mortality/Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Review will be held at least monthly. All residents are required to attend and participate.

Research Methodology

Lectures in Research Methodology are offered through the Tower Health GME Office via Microsoft Teams on a monthly or bimonthly basis throughout the year to all residents in the health system. Each resident must attend one of these hour-long lectures per academic year. The post-meeting confirmation email will be forwarded to the program coordinator so that attendance can be documented. In the scenario that errors occur with the email communication system on Microsoft Teams the resident should notify the program coordinator of attendance which can be confirmed by the Tower Health GME office.