Private and service cases are not distinguished. The chief resident presents all cases as if they are his own. A dictated record of the proceedings is maintained for JCAH purposes. Get the residents used to regular reading to carry on for the rest of their lives Each week the attending assigns 1 or 2 chapters in Campbell's Urology. At the conference each week, there is a written test to be taken and graded.
Discussion takes place as the grading is performed.
Dr. Jacobs maintains a file of all the test results. The test questions are generally to determine if the resident read the chapter, not whether he knows the subject. This is promote discussion of disease processes as well as management of urologic problems. Challenging clinic cases as well as complex consultations are also discussed with all of the attendings and residents in attendance. The purpose of the Uroradiology Conference is to get practice in reading imaging studies from the point of view of a radiologist, not a urologist.