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Conferences

Four residents talking

Learn about didactic and simulation curriculum.

Academic Half-Days: Twice-monthly Academic Half Days (AHD) that prioritize protected time for in-person learning and interactive content

Diagnostic Reasoning Conferences: Twice-monthly resident-led diagnostic reasoning conferences open to department-wide attendance that focus on rich, multi-disciplinary case discussions (each resident presents once per year)

Chief Conference: Weekly morning conferences covering high-yield education content taught by chief residents

Baldwin Conferences: Weekly noon conferences open to department-wide attendance involving presentations by residents on educational topics of their choice (each resident presents once per year)

Systems-based Errors Conferences: Quarterly noon conferences open to department-wide attendance involving presentations by teams of residents on systems-based errors and quality improvement opportunities they have identified in clinical practice (each resident presents once during residency)

Grand Rounds: Weekly noon conferences open to department-wide attendance involving presentations by esteemed faculty from Mayo Clinic and beyond

Resident Series: Longitudinal series hosted on important topics for residents including combined Pediatric/Emergency Medicine education, Ethics, Residents as Educators, Resident Support Series, and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion curriculum

Simulation Center: (At least) quarterly half-day simulation center curricula covering a wide range of topics, integrating Mayo Clinic’s simulation center and mastery lab

Airway Lab: Once yearly half-day focused education session on intubation followed by dedicated practice

Town Hall: Monthly conferences bringing together residents and residency leadership to discuss current issues, updates, feedback, and quality improvement efforts within the residency