Resident Presentations

There are multiple presentations that are required of the residents during the three year program.  Some presentations are in small group and others are in the large group forum.  All presentations are meant to promote not only information mastery but also to allow a mechanism for residents to develop their public speaking and presentation skills in a learner centered and constructive environment.  All presentations given by residents are evaluated by the faculty and the feedback is given in an electronic and individualized fashion.  In addition, hard copies of all presentations given are kept in the resident's individual binders as part of their scholarly activity requirement.
 
In each year of training, there are requirements that must be met in order for the resident to advance to the next post-graduate year.  These requirements are as listed below:
 
PGY-1 Presentations:
 
PGY-2 Presentations:
 
PGY-3 Presentations:
 

Conference Details:

Basic Science - This is a review of a topic of interest to the residents from the physiologic/pathologic level. There is an emphasis on the cellular and molecular basis of disease. The presentation is geared to be <10% clinical with a focus on the underlying processes.
 
Chart Stimulated Recall - In place of traditional morning report, a small-group session is held once per two week Night float block that allows the night float team members to actively reflect on their documentation and clinical thought process.  A core faculty member guides the documentation review and a billing reviewer evaluates the History and Physical from a billing perspective.  The intern is then given individualized formative feedback on ways to improve documentation of their thought process to better patient care.
 
Clinicopathologic Conference (CPC) - Senior residents analyze an unknown case with a faculty member, taking the audience on a journey of the clinical thought process for determining a differential diagnosis, working through the obstacles in exam and labwork findings, culminating with the final workup and diagnosis.  This is the premiere presentation during Residency and always proves to be a high quality and thought provoking session.  The best CPC presented is selected by the Residency Administration and is then given for a Medical Grand Rounds to all the Medical staff.
 
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) Clinical Question - During the Night float block session, the Senior resident is asked to cultivate a clinical question that they encountered during their experiences.  They are asked to find the answer to this question via an EBM search and to document their search history, the articles that answered their question, and present a critical review of their findings.  This is presented alongside the CSR with a core faculty member overseeing and facilitating the session.  All the EBM clinical questions are then placed into a text of night float questions and formulates the annual curriculum for the next year's residency class. 
 
Journal Club - Faciliated by the Chief Medical Resident, the Journal club is focused on the monthly topics that define the annual core lecture series.  Two to three articles are selected for the hour long conference and are critically reviewed by core Medicine and core subspecialty faculty in a large group forum.  Active resident participation is encouraged and at times article presentation is asked of specific residents.
 
Morbidity and Mortality Conference - Facilitated by the Chief Medical Resident and Residency Administration, cases that are selected by the LVH network's Quality Assurance committee are reviewed in this Residency forum.  Residents are assigned a case and are asked to present the case and the breakdown of events in addition to determining the sentinel event and developing measures to prevent recreation of the problem.  Often, recommendations for process and system improvement are developed out of these sessions.  A follow up presentation of the residency meeting is then taken back to the QA committee and delivered for network wide recommendation and dissemination.
 
Orientation Intern Lecture Series - An orientation lecture series is provided as part of the annual lecture series but is facilitated and provided by senior residents.  Multiple topics are assigned over the first month of the year that are presented by senior resident in a "How to manage..." format.  Examples of topics include: Shortness of Breath, Chest pain, Change in mental status, etc.  Copies of these presentations are then housed on our Department of Medicine Residency intranet for review throughout the year and as a resource for all the residents.
 
Resident Report - Scheduled twice a week is a large group resident report that is held and precepted by either the Chief Medical Resident or the Program director. Cases are presented by PGY-1 residents on GIMS / ECLS and by all other representatives from the GIMS services. Audience members actively participate as core faculty attendings assist in developing the teaching points of the case.
 
Show and Tell - All residents participate in sharing an interesting patient finding. This can be quite varied, whether it is an interesting XRay, EKG, histologic slide, or historical artifact.  Every session always proves to bring something interesting to the table.