Seminars
Upcoming Schedules
| Grand Rounds | ||
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| 07/31 4:15 PM | Organ Donation | Michael Souter |
| 07/31 5:15 PM | Neuro-Ophthalmologic Emergencies | Steve Hamilton |
View our Grand Rounds page for more detailed scheduling information
| Journal Club |
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To be announced... |
View our Journal Club page for more detailed scheduling information
Grand Rounds
Neurology Grand Rounds, a weekly two-hour continuing medical educational (CME) seminar held on Thursdays, covers a wide variety of clinical and basic science topics. From September through June, Grand Rounds consists of a mixture of didactic and special lectures from faculty and guest speakers, and case presentations by residents. Faculty and guest speakers, usually nationally recognized in their field of expertise, discuss the latest clinical and bench research developments. During the months of July and August, Grand Rounds conducts a Summer Lectures Series which emphasizes basic lectures in the neurosciences.
Responsibility for case presentations is met by the Neurology residents while rotating with the four affiliated hospitals. The presentations are usually didactic in format with residents reviewing the literature and preparing handouts. Grand Rounds are recorded for residents who cannot attend. A file is kept of conference handouts. A core syllabus of clinical and basic science seminars are scheduled as a three-year series, so that each resident is exposed to a wide ranging set of topics during their three year residency.
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 104 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
For more information including schedules, web-based presentations, and accredidation information visit our Grand Rounds pages.
Journal Club
A monthly evening meeting structured with resident-faculty pairs discussing topical, clinically relevant papers. This is also attended by all the residents.
Tuesday Morning Conferences
There is an academic conference every Tuesday morning at HMC: Didactic talks on the first and third Tuesdays and Clinic conferences on the second and fourth. Didactic talks covering a variety of practical clinical topics are delivered by Neurology department faculty or guest speakers; These meetings are generally restricted to Neurology residents encouraging an informal and participatory environment; hot beverages and pastries are provided. Clinic conferences allow in-depth discussion of patients with difficult, unusual or classical presentations. In general, two patients from the in-patient service are introduced in person at each conference: symptoms, signs and investigations are presented before an interactive discussion ensues; these meetings are attended by students, residents and faculty; tea and coffee is available. Finally, a quarterly QI (quality improvement) meeting allows the opportunity to review relevant clinical experiences on the Neurology service.