What didactic conferences are held for residents?
The daily noon conference is an integral part of resident education, and therefore, attendance is essential. This is protected educational time and residents are excused from the clinical service so that they may attend. Most of the noon conferences will be part of a formal educational curriculum covering the 10 subspecialty areas of radiology, and as this curriculum is planned as a two year cycle; each resident should see most conference material at least twice during their residency. In addition, occasional non-interpretive noon conferences are held focusing on issues important to the practice of radiology such as dictation, billing, reimbursement, and cost accounting. In addition to our once monthly Grand Rounds, every Friday morning from 7-8am we have an informal case conference where the senior residents on the Body-, Neuro-, and Women’s Imaging Services service present interesting cases of that week. A more formal Imaging Conference is held twice a month at 7:00 a.m. The focus of
