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Academic teaching and didactics are an integral part of a residency program. The Family Practice Residency Program at Tyler is proud to offer what we consider to be a well developed and comprehensive series of conferences and lectures designed to offer the maximum amount of pertinent medical information to the residents during their three year training period. Most lectures are delivered by the board-certified specialist in the field. Senior residents are required to do case presentations, and all residents are expected to participate in the Journal club.

The following is a brief description of the didactic curriculum:

Grand Rounds

Held every Friday for all medical faculty, residents, and students

Full Day Input

Combination of academic lectures, theme conferences (ie: Sports Medicine), and procedural workshops scheduled for the last working day of the month
All residents are excused from rotation duties to attend

Half Day Input

Held the third Friday afternoon of each month
Interns attend academic lectures
Upper level residents attend Practice Management Seminars
All residents are excused from rotation duties to attend

Practice Management Seminars

Held on Half Day Input
Curriculum is designed to expose upper level residents to medical practice issues. Some examples are:
- Office staffing
- Coding
- Choosing the right practice situation
- Managing finances
- Understanding contracts
- Specific legal issues for physicians

Noon Conference

Academic lectures are given every day of the week
Lunch is provided
All Family Practice faculty, residents, and medical students are invited
Journal Club, Medical Ethics, the Family Practice business meeting, and the Family Practice team clinic meetings also take place during noon conference times

Morning Report

Held each morning at 7:30 am in the Family Practice conference room
Faculty physicians rotate as facilitators
Structured as case presentations with discussion

Tumor Board

Held every Thursday at noon
Review current oncology cases

Pediatric Case Presentation

Held every Half Day Input
Residents present interesting teaching cases to fellow residents and Pediatric faculty

Pediatric Grand Rounds

Held on the third Thursday of the month
Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds
Lectures held regularly throughout the month

Additional Meetings

In addition to the didactic activities, the following meetings also take place on a monthly basis.

Resident Meeting

Held every Full Day Input
Chief residents and current residents discuss issues and ideas pertaining to the residency program

Resident/Faculty Interaction

Immediately following resident meeting on Full Day Input
Residents and faculty discuss issues, exchange information, and answer questions in an open forum
Department Chairman also uses this time to make any pertinent announcements that may concern the residents

Curriculum Committee

Meets the second Tuesday of each month
Discuss current rotations
Review resident evaluations of the preceptors
Make recommendations for curriculum enhancement

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