Throughout a resident’s curriculum, we offer a variety of different conferences designed to provide a broad educational experience. A brief description of the resident-focused didactic sessions is given below.

Grand Rounds

Twice monthly conference presented by a faculty member that discusses a topic of current interest in Internal Medicine.

Resident Report

Twice weekly presentation of a single case by a senior resident with the discussion focused on clinical reasoning, forming differential diagnoses and exploring diagnostic/therapeutic approaches.

Noon Conference

Daily system-based didactic conferences presented by a member of our UMKC faculty. The first month the year is devoted to emergencies in medicine to prepare our new interns and seniors to manage the unexpected they may face on the wards.

1/2-Day Didactics

Monthly didactic sessions led by UMKC faculty which provides a deeper dive into a given specialty within a small group environment.

Journal Club

Monthly conference discussing a recent journal article from the Internal Medicine literature, with a focus on critically interpreting the literature, and developing an understanding of biostatistics.

Ambulatory Conference

Conferences during the “+1” week based on the Yale Office-Based Medicine Curriculum.

M&M

Quarterly morbidity and mortality conference presented jointly by Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Chiefs/faculty, along with a biannual internal medicine M&M.

Emergencies in Medicine

This conference replaces the normal Noon Conference for the first month of residency to prepare residents for emergent medical problems they may encounter.

Billing & Coding

Dedicated and intensive curriculum for PGY-2 residents on how to appropriately bill, code, and document inpatient and outpatient encounters.