While teaching is incorporated in these conferences, these are the basic patient management rounds held daily, including Saturday and Sunday. Teaching rounds will be conducted by the designated teaching attending. These conferences are organized around interesting patients in the hospital or clinic seen during the week. Pathophysiology, diagnosis and therapy, basic science and new advances in medicine are discussed at these teaching rounds. The cardiology core conferences are attended over an 18 month period.
Residents also attend cardiology grand rounds held monthly.
Consultation Residents will see consultations requested at Carle Hospital from the Cardiology section averaging one per day. The resident will do a complete history and physical examination and make recommendations for the consultant as well as read references from the medical literature. Ambulatory experience the resident will evaluate new patients and discuss these with the attending. Ambulatory clinic training, including echocardiography, treadmill stress tests, holter monitor, impedance plethysmography, cardio beeper, experience will be scheduled by the Rotation Coordinator. Medical Department Conference the resident will attend daily the core conferences of the Medicine Department.