Conferences & Didactics
There is a robust longitudinal curriculum including lectures, small group discussions, journal clubs, and simulation designed to supplement clinical experiences and ensure training of well rounded and proficient Pulmonary & Critical Care Physicians. Didactic series include Physiology, Immunology, Pulmonary diagnostics, Critical Care, and Ambulatory which change or rotate annually to build over a 3 year time frame.
There are several educational and research conferences that occur each week including Pulmonary Grand Rounds in which invited expert speakers give talks, Research in Progress, ICU Case Conference, Chest ID Conference.
Fellows also actively engage in multidisciplinary conferences in which complex patient cases are discussed with ample opportunity to learn from other specialists and to learn how to lead multidisciplinary patient case discussions.
Monday
- Thematic didactic series: Includes Physiology, Pulmonary diagnostics, Immunology, Critical Care, Ambulatory
Tuesday
- Department of Medicine: Grand Rounds
- Tuberculosis Conference with LA County TB Control
- Multidisciplinary Medical-Surgical Chest Conference
Wednesday
- Pulmonary Grand Rounds
- ICU Case conference (Monthly)
- Chest Infectious Disease Conference (Monthly)
- Rotating Afternoon Didactics (Monthly): Ultrasound, Simulation, Expert cases
Thursday
- Department of Medicine: Morbidity & Mortality Conference
Friday
- Journal Club (Monthly)
- Research in Progress (Monthly)
- Faculty-Fellow Meeting (Monthly)