Didactics

[Char]

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My program is changing its didactics schedule. Its a new program, so we really don't have much to compare it too. I was wondering what other programs are doing and how much time do you spend a week in didactics? Thanks

 

[southerndoc]

5 hours is the required minimum by RRC.

We did all 5 hours in one day with one day each month devoted to self-directed learning for 3 hours, M&M for an hour, and another lecture for the remaining hour. Once/month there was a grand rounds speaker for 1-2 hours. We had morning conference (45 mins) 3 days/week (not included in the 5 hour calculation of formal didactics).

 

[Speed Racer]

We have a real nice mix of "figure that $hit out" and "Look that $hit up" with a sprinkling of "Let me know how that $hit works out"........

 

[DeLaughterDO]

We have 5 hours a week didactics, in addition to weekly 1 hour trauma conference, usually 2-3 times per month 1 hour Sim Lab/Oral board review, and monthly Journal club (separate from our weekly didactics) which usually lasts 3-4 hours.

 

[Midwest Medic]

We had "5" hours a week on one day. In that time we had one attending lecture maybe once a month, journal club, radiology/ekg review, then lectures by the other residents.

 

[Char]

How do you run your board review? Do you do certain topics, just go straight out of Peer 7? How often do you do EKG conference/Rads conference?

Thanks, for the replies. I'm at a new program and just trying to figure out ways to make the learning oppurtunity better for us.