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 |