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Conferences

Core curriculum sessions will be held at a minimum of twice a week and will consist of faculty directed discussions that will focus on actual patient case scenarios. These sessions will encompass all specialty areas and will focus on cases commonly seen in a primary care practice. These sessions are mandatory and will supersede all other activities. You must prepare in advance for these sessions by reviewing the specific objectives, reading the suggested readings and cases to be presented.

M&M (Morbidity & Mortality) is held every Thursday morning from 0700-0800 at MMC. M&M Conference and Grand Rounds will alternate on every Thursday following M&M at 0800-0900. Attendance is required at all conferences.

Attending Rounds - While on the General, Trauma, and Colorectal service you will attend the Monday morning (0700) attending rounds with your designated team. Each individual team will discuss the weeks patients with the faculty involved. Sites for the attending rounds are as follows:

Simulation Sessions- There will be several simulation sessions provided during the clerkship. These sessions will provide experience with the human patient simulator called I-Stan. This is a computerized full body mannequin that is able to provide real-time physiological and pharmacological parameters of persons of varying ages with different health conditions. These sessions will be interactive and will be solely for educational purposes. These sessions will not be evaluated but will provide opportunities to practice patient assessment and management while having faculty present to provide immediate feedback and guidance.

*No Grand Rounds or X-ray Conference during July & August* Some specialty services require student to attend their morning conferences. Exceptions to conference attendance will be given on an individual basis.