Speakers include program faculty and visiting professors of national reputation. The senior resident staff presents cases that are actively discussed by the housestaff, chief resident and attending faculty. The general medicine faculty lead the discussions with input for the subspecialty staff.
Emphasis is placed on the teaching points from each case as well as a review of autopsy findings.
The fields of evidence-based medicine and critical appraisal of the literature are explored by reviewing the McMaster's series of statistical analysis and applying it to selected journal articles. The faculty includes staff from the departments of anesthesia, surgery and medicine. Residents from all training programs at the Bethlehem and Allentown campuses attend these mandatory monthly conferences which review medicolegal, social, educational and profession - specific issues.