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Teaching Conferences
at the Associated Hospitals

HOSPITAL
CONFERENCE
FREQUENCY
FOCUS
VANDERBILT
UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL
CENTER
Residents' Teaching Conferene
Friday Morning
Basic science and its clinical impact
Morbidity & Mortality
Wednesdays
Review of current practice
Surgical Grand Rounds
Friday Morning
Presentations by faculty members and invited lecturers
Vascular Conference
Thursday
7 a.m.
Discussion of recent vascular patients (Combined conference: VUMC & VAMC)
Medical and Surgical
GI Conference
Thursdays
5 p.m.
Discussion of gastrointestinal patients, their workup & management (Combined conference: VUMC , VAMC and St. Thomas)
Multidisciplinary Solid Tumor Conference
Tuesdays
7 a.m.
Management of oncologic patients
Journal Club
Variable & Service Specific
Topical discussion of current literature
Hepatobiliary-
Radiology Conference
Weekly
Discussion of current patients
GI Teaching Conference
Weekly
Discussion of current patients
Surgical Oncology Teaching Conference
Weekly
Discussion of current patients
Multidisciplinary Breast Conference
Wednesdays
5 p.m.
Multidisciplinary management of breast cancer
Trauma Teaching Conference
Weekly
Topics in Trauma
Endocrine Conference
Monthly
Thyroid and parathyroid case discussions
Chairman's Conference
Monthly
Interesting case presentations and discussion
SAINT
THOMAS
HOSPITAL
Morbidity & Mortality
Weekly
Review of all complications & deaths
Vascular
Weekly
Discussion of recent vascular patients
Resident Teaching Conference
Weekly
Variable clinical topics
Multidisciplinary Tumor Conference
Weekly
In-depth review of recent cancer patients
Neurosurgery
Morbidity & Mortality

Monthly

Review of all complications & deaths
Neuroscience Conference
Monthly
Variable clinical topics
VETERANS
AFFAIRS
MEDICAL
CENTER
General Surgery Rounds
Tuesdays
Discussion of clinical problems of hospitalized patients
General/Vascular Surgery M&M
Weekly
Morbidity & mortality review
Chest Conference
Weekly
Discussion of general thoracic surgery patients
Tumor Board
Weekly
Discussion of workup and management of selected oncologic problems
Vascular Surgery Walk Rounds
Wednesdays
Discussion of selected hospitalized patients
NASHVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL AT MEHARRY
Tumor Board
Weekly
Discussion of workup and management of selected oncologic problems

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