Grand Rounds

Grand Rounds are held from 8 to 9 a.m. Thursdays in the Health Sciences Building, Room T-625. They are telecast live to Room 121 of the Research & Training Building at Harborview Medical Center, to the Orin Smith Auditorium at South Lake Union, and to the VA at American Lake (Bldg. 81, Rm. 1132) and Seattle (Bldg. 100, Rm. 4B-102). See below for CME credit.

If you would like to receive or unsubscribe to the Grand Rounds schedule monthly via e-mail, please enroll at  https://mailman.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/medgrdrnds, or notify Gina Franco at gfranco@u.washington.edu, 543-7318.

                                                               View past Medicine Grand Rounds online


          May 2012

              • May 3
                “The Barrier of Hypoglycemia in Diabetes”
                The Ensinck Lecture
                Philip E. Cryer, M.D.
                Irene E. and Michael M. Karl Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis
            • May 10
              "Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Resource Limited Settings"
              Sachita P. Shah, M.D.
              Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine; University of Washington School of Medicine
            • May 17
              "Understanding Innate Immunity through the Skin's Actimicrobial Program"
              The Odland Lecture
              Richard L. Gallo M.D., Ph.D.
              Professor and Chief of Dermatology, University of California, San Diego
          • May 24
            "Breast Cancer Vaccines: From Therapy to Prevention”
            Mary L. (Nora) Disis, M.D
            Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine; Tumor Vaccine Group, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
          • May 31
            "Individualized Medicine and the Education of Medical Students: The Johns Hopkins Genes to Society Curriculum"
            David Valle, M.D.
            Henry J. Knott Professor and Director of the Institute of Genetic Medicine; Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Molecular Biology & Genetics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

                • June 2012

              • June 7
                "Resident Duty Hours, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ACGME"
                Turck Award Presentation
                Michael F. Krug, M.D.
                Chief Medical Resident, UW Medical Center, UW School of Medicine
            • June 14
              TBD
              Beeson Award Presentation
              Brett C. Norman, M.D.
              Chief Medical Resident, UW Medical Center, UW School of Medicine


          CME Credit

To register for Category 1 CME credit, please download and complete the CME registration form. The one-time fee to register is $40 and covers all sessions for the 2011-2012 academic year. Acceptable forms of payment are: check (payable to the University of Washington) and credit or debit card.

Please contact Gina Franco for a hard copy of the registration form or for any questions relating to CME and Medicine Grand Rounds: phone, 206-543-7318, or e-mail, gfranco@u.washington.edu.

Objectives: Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:

  1. Discuss new developments and trends in medicine.
  2. Apply current and updated concepts to their clinical practice.
  3. Collate and integrate new research data in order to reach appropriate treatment decisions.

The University of Washington School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 40 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (1.0 per session). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206.543.6450/V, 206.543.6452/TTY, 206.685.7264 (FAX), or e-mail at dso@u.washington.edu.