Introduction

CORE LECTURE SERIES

Noon time lectures are given daily and cover the breadth of family medicine, including:

Adolescent Medicine, Dermatology, Ethics, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, Maternity Care (Obstetrics), Pediatrics, Practice Management, Radiology, Research, Sports Medicine, Surgery and its subspecialties, and Women's Health.

These conferences are presented by the Family Medicine Residency faculty and members of the MacNeal Hospital Medical Staff.

ACUTE CARE LECTURE SERIES

This is a series of lectures given Monday-Wednesday-Friday during the months of July, August and September to prepare interns for clinical situations they may encounter. It also serves as a clinical update for senior residents and faculty.

AMBULATORY CARE CONFERENCE

Residents give monthly didactic presentations on common outpatient cases. You will be expected to give a presentation during your second year of residency.

JOURNAL CLUB

Senior residents lead this biweekly discussion of recent articles. Evidence-based medicine principles are reviewed and reinforced with the assistance of the faculty.

REFLECTION GROUP

The goal of this biweekly conference is to help you understand the patient’s experience of illness while helping you to reflect on your own experience of becoming a family physician.

BALINT GROUP

Residents meet to discuss psychosocial issues in family medicine, as well as the stresses and experiences of residency. Residents meet monthly separated by class year.

ANNUAL RESEARCH FORUM

Each of the third year residents present the results of their research projects that were completed during their residency.