Conferences

Conferences include a weekly tumor board conference, a weekly lecture/seminar in cardiac and thoracic surgery and related basic science aspects, a cardiac and thoracic surgery mortality and morbidity review conference, a combined pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery conference reviewing all children studied during the previous week, a weekly cardiac transplant conference, and the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds.

Name of Conference (teaching round, seminar, journal club, etc.)	Frequency (weekly, monthly, etc.)	Mandatory or Elective	Individual(s) or Department Responsible for Organization of Sessions
Resident Teaching and Lecture series	Weekly	Mandatory	Cariothoracic Surgery (following TSDA educational program)
M & M conference (Cardiac)	Bi-weekly	Mandatory	Cardiac Surgery Chief
M & M conference (General Thoracic)	Monthly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	General Thoracic Surgery Chief
Cardiac Case Review Conference	Bi-monthly	Mandatory	Cardiac Section Chief
Heart Transplant/Advanced Heart Failure Conference	Weekly	Elective	Surgical Director Center for Advanced Heart Failure
Cardiology Grand Rounds & Cath Case Conference	Weekly	Elective	Cardiology Section Chief
Cardiology Grand Rounds & Cath Case Conference	Weekly	Elective	Cardiology Section Chief
Simulation/Wet Labs	Quarterly	Mandatory	Cardiac & Thoracic Faculty
Journal Club	Quarterly	Mandatory	Cardiothoracic Surgery Residents and Various Faculty
Cardiothoracic Board Review	Quarterly	Mandatory	Cardiac Surgery Section Chief
Cardiothoracic Mock Orals	Bi-monthly	Mandatory	Cardiac & Thoracic Section Chief
Pediatric Cardiac Catherization	Weekly	Mandatory	Pediatric Cardiology and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds	Weekly	Elective	Dept. of Surgery Chairperson
Thoracic Surgery and Oncology Program Tumor Board	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	General Thoracic Surgery Chief and Oncology Dept.
Thoracic Anesthesia Conference	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	General Thoracic Section Chief and Anesthesia Dept.
Tumor Board, West Haven VA Hospital	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	Hematology/Oncology Dept.
Tumor Board, West Haven VA Hospital	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	Hematology/Oncology Dept.
M&M Conference West Haven VA Hospital	Weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	VA Cardiothoracic Surgical Chief and Surgical Service Chief
Multidisciplinary Cardiac Catheterization Conference West Haven VA Hospital	Twice weekly	Mandatory for Thoracic Rotation Residents	VA Cardiothoracic Surgical Chief and VA Cardiology Interventional Chief