The formal alternates weekly between Evidenced Based Medicine and Pathophysiology of Disease. For PJC, residents are paired with a basic-science mentor to help facilitate the discussion. This series occurs once weekly for all house staff and students. Each third-year resident presents a topic of his or her choice once a year for the lecture series. Medical Grand Rounds occurs once weekly throughout the academic year and includes lectures on a variety of topics aimed at the clinical application of basic science and clinical applicability.
All house staff attend at one central location.
House staff will often have the opportunity to meet informally with the visiting speakers. Outstanding speakers from throughout the United States participate. Each attending hears a specially chose case and leads a discussion about management and pathophysiology. It is culminated by a visit to the bedside. Each session, two house officers are invited to discuss any case they wish.