Conference Format and Academic Schedule

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Every Wednesday, 4 PM 

Journal Club (15-min limit)

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 
• Facilitators: Research Resident 

• Topics: Specialty related Topics

Associate Program Director Case Conference

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 
• Facilitators: Associate Program Director

• Topics: Specialty related Topics

Every Tuesday, 4:00 PM ( PD/Chairman-Alternating Conferences)  

Chief Resident Conference

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 

• Facilitators: Chief, Program Director, Associate Program Director

• Topics: Chief Selected cases, PGY 1-2 Present 

PD/APD Conference

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 

• Facilitators: Program Director, Associate Program Director

• Topics: Selected specialty specific cases  

Chairman Conference

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 

• Facilitators: Chairman

• Topics: Selected specialty specific cases  

2x Month County M&M, 6:30 AM 

Chief Resident Conference

• Audience: County/RUSH Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty

• Facilitators: Residents

• Topics: M&M County Cases

Every Thursday, 2:00-4:00 PM  

Resident Conference

• Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Neuroradiology fellows, including rotating medical students

• Facilitators: Residents (board review); Pathologist/Radiologist (Pathology/Radiology lectures); Research (Board Review session)

• Topics: Varies

Grand Rounds Every 1^st Wednesday, 7:30-8:00 AM, Monthly

• Audience:  The Neurosurgery team, including rotating medical students, Nurse, APP, residents, fellows and others.
• Facilitators: Chairman and Residency Coordinator
• Topics: GrandRound by Chief resident, or Visiting professor.

Spine Conference Every 2nd Wednesday, 7-8 AM, Monthly 

• Audience: Spine Attendings, Spine Fellows, Residents
• Facilitators: Fellow/Resident Presenter
• Topics: Spine specific cases

Research Conference (rotates spine, vascular, cranial/functional) Every 3^rd Wednesday, 7-8 AM, Monthly

• Audience: Endovascular Attendings, Residents
• Facilitators: Fellow/Resident Presenter
• Topics: Endovascular specific cases

1x/month-Joint Neuro Ortho Spine Conference 4^th Friday,  7:00-8:00 AM, Monthly

• Audience: The combined Neurosurg/ Spine Indication conference
• Facilitators: Program Manager Adriana Ohl-Zamora
• Topics: Challenging cases are discussed