Didactic sessions for the residents are typically offered four mornings per week from 730-830am. The content based topics follow a 2-year planned curriculum that repeats such that each resident experiences the full didactic cycle twice. The typical 2-year curriculum can be seen below.
even | AP |
CP |
---|---|---|
JULY | Cardiovascular | Microbiology (Mycobacteria, nocardia, actinomyces/fungi/viruses) |
AUG | Gynecologic (uterus, cervix) | Heme |
SEPT | Breast | Lab Admin/Informatics |
OCT | Neuropath | Molecular |
NOV | Liver/Pancreas | BB/TM |
DEC | GU (bladder/renal) | Chemistry/Toxicology |
JAN | Cytology | Molecular |
FEB | Bone/Soft Tissue | Lab Admin/Informatics |
MAR | GI (lower GI) | Heme |
APR | Dermpath/Forensics | EM/IF |
MAY | Pulmonary | BB/TM |
JUNE |
odd |
AP |
CP |
---|---|---|
JULY | GI (upper GI) | Microbiology (bacteria/parasites/general) |
AUG | Neuropath | BB/TM |
SEPT | Ovary/Placenta | Lab Admin/Informatics |
OCT | Lymph Node/Spleen | Molecular |
NOV | Prostate/Testes | BB/TM |
DEC | Bone/Soft Tissue | Chemistry/Toxicology |
JAN | Lung/Cytology | Molecular |
FEB | Dermpath/Forensics | Lab Admin/Informatics |
MAR | Breast | Heme (to be switched) |
APR | Head and Neck | Microbiology |
MAY | Endocrine | BB/TM |
JUNE |
Monthly Conferences:
1. Gross conference (picture format): 1/month. Resident and faculty driven
2. Unknown Cytology/Clinical Pathology conference: 1/month (alternating every month)
3. Cytology presentation: 1/month. Resident driven
4. Ineresting Case conference: 1/month (including surgpath/hemepath/cytology/blood bank/microbiology/chemistry). Resident driven
5. Unknown Surgpath conference: 1/month
6. Dermpath case review: 2-3/month
7. Hemepath presentation: 1/month. Resident driven
8. Surgpath subspecialty conference (alternating between GU, GI and Neuropath): 1/month
9. Residency conference/Chief's conference: 1/month
10. Clinical call conference: 1/month
11. Journal Club: August/November/February/May
Quarterly Conferences:
Dermpath didactics (July, Oct, Feb and assigned derm month Apr/Feb)