- Basic Science Journal Club. In this approximately monthly conference, a resident selects a basic science article that illustrates a fundamental advance and has translational implications. He or she prepares a seminar designed to teach broadly about the topic as well as focus on the article or articles distributed in advance. One or two experts from the Boston area are selected by the presenter and invited to sit in and contribute to the discussion. Examples of recent topics include: evidence of cardiac myocyte regeneration, genomic screening for autism, microRNAs, peptidomimetics, long QT syndrome, use of gene expression in new drug discovery, and the molecular basis of cardiac and GI development.
- Clinical Science Journal Club. Similar to the Basic Science Journal Club, the Clinical Science Journal Club is a monthly conference, moderated by a house officer who selects and presents a clinically based research article with support from specific faculty. He or she prepares a seminar on the topic designed to foster a larger discussion on evidence-based clinical decision making. In addition to discussing the clinical material, each session focuses on a specific biostatistics topic. Examples of recent topics include: new targeted therapy for specific cystic fibrosis gene mutations, acyclovir after neonatal herpes, and screening for neuroblastoma.
- Ethics Conference. A monthly seminar moderated by local experts on pertinent pediatric ethical issues that are relevant to pediatric patient care. These conferences often involve reviewing literature related to ethical issues and sometimes include patients and their families. Examples of topics discussed include: withdrawal of care in the NICU, care of the adolescent patient, and disclosure of medical errors.
- Humanism Curriculum. Developed by one of the senior residents during her academic development block, this monthly seminar series for the interns and junior residents focuses on many of the difficult issues that physicians encounter. Residents are assigned to a small group and faculty preceptor that they meet throughout the year. The seminars focus on issues such as burnout, the difficult patient/family, balancing work and home life, dealing with death and dying, medical errors and cultural diversity in medicine.
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