Administrative and special seminars are scheduled at other times. Monthly written or oral examinations are given to review recent didactics and assigned readings. Individual oral exams are given annually to each Emergency Medicine resident. These exams are to help prepare the resident for the ABEM oral boards taken after graduation. The first week of the residency program for PGY-II residents consists of a series of lectures and laboratories.
Lectures focus on practical information to ease the transition into emergency medicine.
During Orientation Week, the new residents are free of all clinical obligations. One hour monthly is spent at a private hospital reviewing cases seen there. Each resident is required to present one conference per year. This provides experience in the preparation and presentation of a formal lecture. Journal Club - Recent relevant articles in emergency medicine are evaluated one evening each month in the home of one of the attending staff.