Internal Medicine Residency Program

Teaching Conferences

Teaching Rounds on General Internal Medicine and Speciality Services is a unique opportunity for one on one teaching from Cleveland Clinic experts

• Morning Report: Conducted by the Chief Medical Residents. Monday have Board Review Sessions. Tuesday, and Wednesday's residents presents cases with a staff physician leading the discussion. Friday we have Intern Morning Report (similar format as Tuesday/Wednesday)

• Medical Grand Rounds: Division of Medicine conference presented every Thursday at 7:30 AM. An invited member of the Cleveland Clinic faculty or a Visiting Professor discusses a topic relevant to internists, with an emphasis on advances in translational research.

• Formal Teaching Rounds: Conducted by teaching attendings five days a week. Presentation skills as well as physical examination skills are emphasized.

• Noon Conference: Conducted by the Chief Medical Residents, daily noon conference consists of didactic lectures presented by Cleveland Clinic Staff and Visiting Professors, Journal Club and Clinicopathologic conferences.

• Journal Club: At Noon Conference, twice per month. A panel of residents reviews and analyzes an article, with a staff biostatistician commenting on relevant aspects of the article design and an senior clinician commenting on the clinical impact of the paper. The goals are to remain current with medical advances, improve skills of critically reviewing the medical literature, and encourage the practice of evidence-based medicine.

• Clinicopathologic Conferences: Noon Conference, monthly. Conducted by the Chief Residents, a resident presents a case to a staff physician. With participation from the residents, a differential diagnosis is generated. Members of the Departments of Radiology and Pathology review the relevant radiographic and pathologic data and important teaching points from the case are highlighted.

Teaching Opportunities

In 2004-2005 “The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine” of Case Western Reserve University will enroll its first class of medical students. Teaching experiences are built into each year of training:
In addition, fourth-year medical students from a variety of medical schools around the world rotate through Cleveland Clinic.

• Residents supervise medical students in the first year of residency.
• Residents begin supervising interns in the second year of residency.
• The senior medical resident supervises in the Medical Intensive Care Unit and leads the ward teams consisting of interns and medical students.

Feedback regarding teaching strategies, as well as lectures designed to improve residents’ teaching skills, are included in the curriculum.