Educational Conferences

Morning Report

Many residents consider Morning Report to be the best educational experience at the University of Kentucky, and our Morning Report is a reason many intern candidates have chosen our program as the place to continue their graduate medical training. Morning Report is held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:15-9:00 am at UK and the Tuesday and Thursday at the VA Hospital. A Chief Resident and residents from consult services organizes and facilitates the discussion in Morning Report. It is an interactive affair where we discuss pertinent labs, look at radiological studies, photos, EKGs, etc. A discussion about the treatment and management follows, sometimes facilitated by a "content expert" such as fellows or attendings.

Noon Conferences

Core-Curriculum conference (two times a week)

Formal lectures on various topics from a defined curriculum are delivered by assigned faculty from various sub-specialties. There are 138 topics and each topic is repeated every other year.

The Basics (July - August)

The Basics are 29 topics every intern should be familiar and include common problems often encountered during cross-coverage at night. Topics include Chest Pain, Fever, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Basic ECG Reading, etc.

Journal Club (2 times a month)

Evidence-based review of current articles are presented and discussed with faculty. Faculty are assigned to assist the second year residents (and third year Med-Peds residents) reviewing and critiquing the articles the resident has chosen.

Senior Talks (2 times a month)

Each Senior resident present one noon conference on a topic of their choosing.

Board Quiz (once a month)

Interactive, audience response quiz on one of the medical specialties is administered by the chief residents.

Board Prep Board Quiz Review (once a month)

One-hour multiple choice test (20-25 questions) on one of the medical specialties is administered by the chief residents. The test is later reviewed by an expert faculty discussing the correct answers as well as why the other answer choices were incorrect.

Morbidity & Mortality Conference I (9 times a year)

Complicated cases are discussed and alternative management strategies, medical legal issues, and ethical matters are discussed.

Morbidity & Mortality Conference II - aka “Autopsy Conference” (fourth Tuesday of the month):

Autopsies on medicine patients are viewed and findings discussed jointly with faculty and residents from the Pathology Department with the Internal Medicine residents and faculty.

Ethics Conference (6 times a year)

Ethical principles are introduced and discussions of cases in which ethical issues are prominent.

Med-Path Conference (every other month)

A joint conference in conjunction with the Pathology Department. Internal Medicine residents present the clinical case and the Pathology Resident presents pictures of the gross and microscopic findings on our patients. Discussion follows by faculty from both Departments.

Jeopardy (every three months)

A medical version of the popular TV show is composed by the Chief Residents, in which three teams of residents vie for the top score.

Ambulatory Care Workshops

One ½ day per week residents assigned to the ambulatory care block rotation attend a workshop on a common ambulatory topic or problem. Previous workshops have included "The Cardiac Examination", "Advanced Interviewing", "Sports Physicals", and "Coding and Billing".

Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds is the premier educational endeavor of the Department of Internal Medicine. Nationally known speakers from other institutions as well as notable faculty from the University of Kentucky present state-of-the art or cutting edge translational research or clinical reviews and updates on common Internal Medicine topics. Six clinical-pathological cases are presented as unknowns each year. There are also six sub-specialty Updates each year (each sub-specialty presents every other year).

Subspecialty Conferences

Each subspecialty has their own conferences. Residents rotating on the various subspecialties are encouraged to attend these conferences.