The topics are grouped thematically by month and a relevant board oriented multiple choice examination is administered at the end of each month. See Table 3 for a list of Core Curriculum topics. Medical Grand Rounds - weekly lectures covering the most current developments in Internal Medicine. Patient Based Learning 1. Master Professor Rounds - a once monthly conference where case reviews are performed by senior faculty in the Department.
Emphasis is on clinical reasoning, differential diagnoses and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.
New Patient Conference - daily noontime sessions at which the most challenging and enigmatic of recently admitted cases are presented for discussion by residents assigned to the General Medicine Service. The conference is moderated by the Chief of General Internal Medicine. Morbidity and Mortality Conference - interdisciplinary session in which pathological specimens and autopsies are reviewed. All subspecialty services combine bedside teaching with focused conferences such as subspecialty grand rounds and journal clubs. Residents as Teachers 1.