Conference Format and Academic Schedule

Resident Conference

 

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

Wednesday Conference

 

Grand Rounds Every 1st 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 3rd Wednesday, 7-8 AM, Monthly

 

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

 

 

Optional Conference

1x/month-Joint Neuro Ortho Spine Conference 4th 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