The clinical experience is complemented by basic science seminars, daily teaching rounds , and a large number of clinical conferences in all specialties and subspecialties. House officers regularly participate in major continuing education offerings sponsored outside the hospital. Furthermore, the hospital supports attendance of each house officer beyond the first year of training at a major medical education conference sponsored by another institution in another city. Research is an essential activity at a teaching hospital, today more than ever. Where once it took decades for new knowledge to find its way to practical application at the bedside, now the interval is measured in years and sometimes only in months.
Residents have numerous opportunities to pursue areas of interest.