Conference & Retreat Overview
Annual Retreats
- Intern Research Retreat Led by Residency Research Director, Dr. Matt Murphy and Dr. Ju Park, this annual winter retreat brings together faculty and support staff, IRB members and statisticians to provide an introduction to crafting and implementing a research project, enabling interns to “hit the ground running as early as spring of their intern year. The retreat is followed by an evening social event.
- Student-to-Intern Retreat Held as part of our new PGY-1 orientation, new interns learn essential skills such as sign-out, high-value care, time management and EMR skills in a relaxing environment while bonding with their peers, followed by an evening social event.
- Intern-to-Resident Retreat Held each spring, all interns spend a half day together with senior residents and selected faculty in preparation for their roles in what we feel to be the most important of residency transitions. Interns learn skills addressing team leadership, running codes, clinical reasoning and education skills. The session is followed by an evening social event.
Noon Case-Based Conference
- Held Monday through Friday at all inpatient sites. Case-based discussions are led by chief medical residents and cover a variety of topics.
Academic Half Day
- Academic Half Day occurs every Wednesday morning when residents are on Y block.
- We have a rolling 2-year curriculum that covers the breadth of medicine.
- For the first one to two hours, interns have a separate conference where they focus on foundational concepts and cases specific for interns. In the last quarter of the year, the “How To Be A Resident” series paves the way for a smooth transition to residency.
Schwartz Rounds
- The Schwartz Center Rounds are held at both the Miriam Hospital and are an opportunity to bring together different care-givers in one setting.
- These gatherings are designed to explore the human dimension of health care, enhance communication among caregivers, promote teamwork among caregivers, and give participants knowledge and insight into the non-clinical aspects of patient care.
Brown Medicine Grand Rounds
- Medical Grand Rounds is a weekly fixture at Brown. Occurring every Thursday morning from 7:30 to 8:30 AM. The conference emphasizes cutting edge medical science within our own institutions as well as by nationally-recognized leaders in medical research and education.
Morbidity and Mortality Conferences
- Morbidity and Mortality is a multidisciplinary conference open to the entire Department of Medicine that runs once a month throughout the year.
- M&M Sessions are held twice monthly
- Colleagues from Pathology, Radiology, Emergency Medicine and other specialties are also frequent participants in the proceedings.
Journal Club
- Program-wide Journal Club is led by PGY-2 and PGY-3 residents at all three participating institutions at Brown. This session is held twice per month and is moderated by assigned faculty and chief residents. All interns, residents and students are welcome to attend.
- Primary Care Journal Club is held twice monthly weekly as part of the Y block.