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Theme Day Samples, 2012/13 Academic Year

By way of example, two recent theme day schedules are detailed below. Additional theme days in the 2012/2013 academic year include: psychosocial medicine, geriatrics, health care systems (local and national), infectious disease, thyroid disease, renal disease/nephrolithiasis, home visits/transitions of care, primary care ophthalmology, and primary care dermatology/skin biopsy.

Pulmonary Medicine Theme Day

TimeTopic
7:30amEBM didactic on Pulmonary Medicine related clinical question, presented by a resident
8:30amMedical Grand Rounds
9:45amSeminar on asthma and COPD by pulmonary attending
11:00amAmbulatory Morning Report: A case-based interactive hour focused on a recent pulmonary case, presented by a resident, presided by core faculty
12:00pmTumor Board: Joint Medicine/Surgery case-based discussion on 1-2 Lung cancer cases
1:00pmMKSAP Board review session, facilitated by pulmonary attending
2-4:00pmField trip to local pulmonary function testing lab and sleep lab for hands-on learning about respiratory equipment (e.g. CPAP/BiPAP) and sleep physiology by respiratory therapist and sleep medicine attending

Addiction Medicine Theme Day

TimeTopic
8:00amAmbulatory Morning Report: A case-based interactive hour focused on a recent addiction medicine case, presented by a resident, presided by core faculty
9:00amSeminar on outpatient management of opioid addiction by pain management specialist
10:00amTour of local outpatient opioid prescribing facility, including meeting with guests in recovery
11:00amSeminar on complications of alcohol abuse by substance abuse specialist
12:00pmLunch and open discussion/reflections on preceding visits to local AA meetings earlier in the week
1:00pmMini-Biostats Course (part 3 of 4)
2-3:00pmMock Debate: Should we prescribe Medical Marijuana to our patients?