what is unknown conferences?

[leewa]

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what is it? is it a routine thing that residents do? 😕

 

[JPmamd09]

Yes (in my experience as a med student on path rotations). At the program at my med school the residents get a tray of slides to review, along with pertinent history, and spent a week or two (I think) reviewing the slides and trying to figure out the diagnosis. Then on the unknown conference day, the attending sits down at the multi-headed scope with the interns (and interested students) and asks different people to describe what they see, try to come up with a differential, and ultimately a dx. Lots of discussion, great for learning.

That was my experience as a rotating medical student. Anyone of the more knowledgeable posters in the forum is free to correct me 🙂

 

[green mantis]

At the university medical center site of my residency, we had unknown conference every AM. Interesting cases from the previous day (surgicals or biopsies) would be placed on a tray (preferably by 5 PM) to be reviewed by anyone interested. For each case, this was the typical format:

1st years or medical students) Describe what's on the slide
2nd & 3rd years) Know the diagnosis
4th years) Know the differential or any other pertinent facts (in preparation for boards).

It was a great learning experience, as those of us on CP were kept abreast of AP. Unfortunately, attendance was also documented.


----- Antony

 

[HbyHA]

Yes (in my experience as a med student on path rotations). At the program at my med school the residents get a tray of slides to review, along with pertinent history, and spent a week or two (I think) reviewing the slides and trying to figure out the diagnosis. Then on the unknown conference day, the attending sits down at the multi-headed scope with the interns (and interested students) and asks different people to describe what they see, try to come up with a differential, and ultimately a dx. Lots of discussion, great for learning.

That was my experience as a rotating medical student. Anyone of the more knowledgeable posters in the forum is free to correct me 🙂

path doesn't have interns, we have first years...

 

[JPmamd09]

Oops. Sorry.

 

[HbyHA]

no worries. just a pet peeve.😀

 

[Absidia]

We call them interns.