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To support resident education, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center offers a variety of didactic conferences throughout the week. These sessions cover a broad range of topics relevant to medical students, residents, and attending physicians, and are designed to complement the clinical learning experience.
Morning Report is held four days per week and serves as a cornerstone of our educational curriculum. Sessions typically begin with a resident-led case presentation, followed by a discussion facilitated by a member of the core faculty and a review of relevant literature. Conferences are organized around clear learning objectives to help maximize educational value. Faculty from various subspecialties often participate, bringing additional perspectives to the discussion. Cases are drawn from a wide range of clinical settings, including general medicine wards, intensive care units, ambulatory clinics, and subspecialty services.
Noon Conference is held four days per week and features speakers from our institution and the broader local medical community. The curriculum is designed to provide residents with consistent exposure to core topics in Internal Medicine throughout their three years of training. Educational sessions are organized across a variety of disciplines, including:
Medical Grand Rounds are held weekly and provide an opportunity for residents and faculty to learn from local and visiting experts on a variety of timely topics in medicine.
Several didactic sessions incorporate a team-based learning (TBL) format to encourage active participation and collaborative learning. Using a flipped-classroom approach, residents review selected materials beforehand and then work together to apply key concepts during the session. Activities include group discussions, knowledge assessments, and case-based problem solving. Faculty members have received training in TBL methodologies and use evidence-informed strategies to promote engagement and knowledge retention.
The Chief Resident facilitates and attends all of the conferences. The Chief leads several conferences as well including “A Case of the Mondays”- a clinical reasoning conference held during Morning Report every Monday in which the residents and faculty work through a fresh case as a group. The Chief also leads our monthly Morbidity and Mortality noon conference focusing on a systems based approach to improve patient care.
Small-group Infectious Disease teaching rounds are held each Monday afternoon and are led by members of the Infectious Disease faculty. These sessions provide an additional opportunity for focused discussion and learning in a collaborative setting.
