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Below are brief descriptions of the daily educational opportunities that have been built into the residency. This collection of case presentations, conferences and lectures work in conjunction to augment the learning that occurs organically through patient care. While this list is relatively comprehensive it is certainly not exhaustive and residents can always avail themselves of the multiple educational opportunities within Harvard, Boston University and the city of Boston.
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| Core conference with free lunch |
CHB General Pediatrics Teaching Conference
This daily conference aimed at interns on inpatient, non-subspecialty pediatrics rotations with a revolving schedule of topics, to ensure exposure to a wide breadth of content over the year. These daily conferences are held in the afternoon in recognition of how busy mornings are. The conference time is protected so that learning can occur uninterrupted and is given in a fully interactive, small group format led by expert attending physicians and chief residents. The curriculum has been developed to provide the resident with a nuanced understanding of the pathophysiology and management of the common diseases, hone basic skills, emergency skills including airway management, seizure management and the triage of a sick patient, and finally, offer a place for interns to ask questions they encounter in their first year as a general pediatrician.
BMC Noon Conferences Noon report at BMC occurs daily from Tuesday to
Thursday, highlighting interesting cases and teaching
topics from the wards, emergency department, NICU or
PICU as well as patients encountered in international
settings. A focus on differential diagnosis, management
and treatment are discussed in a setting where residents
can draw from the experiences and knowledge of the
many senior faculty members who attend. All residents
are invited and encouraged to attend. On Mondays, interns at BMC attend Intern
Report, a case-based conference moderated by a Chief
Resident, while junior and senior residents attend the
Leadership Series, aimed at developing supervisory skills
in the clinical setting. On Fridays, residents at BMC rotate
through the Mock Code and the Evidence-Based
Medicine in Pediatrics curricula.
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| Senior rounds is a very popular daily case conference |
Senior Rounds. This daily conference is perennially one of the highest rated educational experiences at the BCRP. A chief or senior resident is charged with presenting a recently admitted patient with an unusual or unknown diagnosis. A discussion between the residents and senior faculty follows, with a focus on differential diagnosis, management and prognosis as well as nuances in the individual case which frequently prompts significant discussion. Priorities include developing generalizable lessons from unusual cases as well as the features that distinguish the case from the typical. Faculty from different specialties attend on different days, and are invited at the beginning of the year by the senior residents (considered a true honor by faculty).
Core Conferences. This is a lunchtime seminar series focused on general pediatrics that is offered to all residents at both Children's Hospital and the Boston Medical Center. The sessions emphasize the principles of general pediatrics and are given by the relevant experts at each institution. There is an overarching curriculum that spans the entire year and covers all of the pediatric specialties. A fantastic lunch is provided at both institutions for these conferences.
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| Intern rounds. Better like pizza in this program |
Primary Care Seminar. Primary Care Seminar occurs once a month for Urban Health and Advocacy track (UHAT) residents in the PL-2 and PL-3 years. These residents have coverage from their primary service responsibilities to spend the afternoon together with faculty at BMC. The curriculum is planned by residents, and includes topics such as a monthly journal club, behavioral pediatrics, primary care orthopedic and splinting workshops, ophthalmology and otolaryngology skills sessions and many others.
Intern Rounds and Junior Rounds. There are dedicated, separate weekly noon conferences for interns and juniors at BCH that focus on case-based learning and are moderated by a chief resident. Emphasis is placed on general pediatrics clinical decision-making.
Medical Grand Rounds. Weekly Grand Rounds at both institutions provide exposure to leading clinicians and researchers providing cutting-edge information about their areas of expertise. Grand rounds features topics from multiple areas of medicine including clinical topics, basic science research, international health, and public policy.
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| Mini-Grand Rounds are run by residents |
Mini-Grand Rounds. This weekly seminar at Children's Hospital is a case based discussion focusing on a unique case or recently discharged patient chosen to illustrate a specific topic. Each clinical service is charged with presenting a few times a year and this conference is organized and run by the residents and fellows assigned to the service. They recruit faculty presenters, present themselves, and engage an audience of residents, fellows and faculty in a discussion around patient management.
Case of the Week. This weekly presentation at Boston Medical Center is organized and moderated by the senior residents rotating in the PICU, the NICU, the ED and the Ward. The cases are current or recently discharged patients chosen to illustrate specific topics. The resident selects the case and works with a subspecialty faculty member(s) to develop the conference. The presentation is attended by all residents rotating at BMC as well as the pediatric faculty.
Intern Report. At this Friday afternoon BCH-based conference, one of the interns presents a case. The conference is led by an intern and supervised by a chief resident or faculty member. It is an interactive discussion with the audience, who are in charge of eliciting key features of the history and physical, generating a differential diagnosis and suggesting management options. The presenting intern leads the discussion and is encouraged to research and discuss some of the pertinent literature about the case.
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