General Surgery Education

Resident/Faculty Core Lecture Series:

This weekly conference is dedicated to didactic teaching. The conferences meet every Thursday from 4-5 p.m. Lecture time is "protected," which means that every resident is relieved of their clinical duties for the duration of the teaching time. The lectures are assigned to divisions to lead with open discussion of material. A journal article on the topic is selected monthly for discussion and is followed by mock oral questions.

Morbidity and Mortality Conference:

This conference meets weekly on Mondays from 7 to 8 a.m. M&M is attended by both resident staff and surgical attendings. During M&M, cases are discussed by the primary resident along with indications, complications and alternative treatments. The Core Competencies with respect to each case are discussed. There are also resident presentations given covering educational topics that arise during the conference or are assigned by staff.

General Surgery Grand Rounds:

A conference that meets on the 1st, 3rd, 4th & 5th Tuesday mornings of the month from 7 to 8 a.m. Grand Rounds is a mix of guest lecturers, visiting professors, surgical faculty and resident lecturers.

GME Core Competency Conference Series:

The GME Core Competency Conference Series is made possible through the collaborative efforts of the Office of the Graduate Medical Education and The University of Kansas Health System. Presentations are often case-based and audience participation is encouraged. The conference occurs monthly (August through June).

Rotation Specific Conferences

Vascular Surgery Conference:

A bi-monthly conference that meets from 7 to 8 a.m. on Thursdays. The second Thursday of each month is a multidisciplinary conference. The fourth Thursday conferences are given by basic science faculty or vascular faculty. Residents attend this conference while on the vascular rotation.

Transplant Conference:

A weekly multidisciplinary conference that includes the transplant team and other specialties that are involved with organ transplantation, selection of transplant candidates, and the care of transplant patients. This conference meets on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Residents on transplant and HPB attend this conference.

Tumor Conference:

A weekly multidisciplinary conference that meets on Friday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. This conference is attended by surgery, pathology, oncology and radiation therapy and is an educational and working conference for patient care.

Trauma Video Review Conference:

A video review conference that meets monthly on the 2^nd Tuesday of every month. During conference there is a multidisciplinary review of recent trauma activations. The SICU/Trauma residents attend this conference.

Multidisciplinary Critical Care Conference:

A weekly conference on Friday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. This conference is attended by the SICU/Trauma residents. Critical care topics are covered by faculty from various specialties including surgery, medicine, nephrology and anesthesia.