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Conference Format and Academic Schedule

Resident Conference

 

Every  Wednesday, 4 PM 

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy 

Journal Club (15-min limit)

  • Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 
  •  Schedule is generally:

  • Facilitators: Research Resident 

  • Topics: Specialty related Topics

Associate Program Director Case Conference

  • Audience: Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty, including rotating medical students 
  •  Schedule is generally:

  • Facilitators: Associate Program Director

  • Topics: Specialty related Topics

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

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy

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 

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy

Chief Resident Conference

  • Audience: County/RUSH Neurosurgery Residents, Faculty

  • Facilitators: Residents

  • Topics: M&M County Cases

Every Thursday, 2:00-4:00 PM  

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy

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

Wednesday Conference

 

 GrandRound Every 1st Wednesday, 7:30-8:00am, Monthly, July-June -Suite 855 larg. Conf room or WebEx

Neurosurgery Grand Rounds Meeting Link
Meeting password: Hu9uTMg2QD5

 

Audience: POB 855 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 2nd Wednesday, 7-8 AM, monthly, July-June POB 855 larg. Conf room

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy

 

Audience: Spine Attendings, Spine Fellows, Residents

 

Facilitators: Fellow/Resident Presenter

 

Topics: Spine specific cases

 

Research Conference (rotates spine, vascular, cranial/functional)  3rd Wednesday, 7-8 AM, monthly, July-June POB 855 larg. Conf room

Rush Neurosurgery Resident Academic Meeting Link password:nsgy

 

Audience: Endovascular Attendings, Residents

 

Facilitators: Fellow/Resident Presenter

 

Topics: Endovascular specific cases

 

 

Optional Conference

1x/month-Joint Neuro Ortho Spine Conference 4th Friday, monthly, 7-8 AM, Zoom

 

 

Audience: The combined Neurosurg/ Spine Indication conference

 

Facilitators: Program Manager Adriana Ohl-Zamora

 

Topics: Challenging cases are discussed