Education

Academic Half Day (AHD)

For didactic learning, residents attend our program’s AHD, a block conference model in which residents have protected educational time free from patient care responsibilities.  AHD occurs on Tuesday afternoons from 1:30-4:30 PM, and consists of brief overview lectures, hands-on learning (e.g., practicing point-of-care ultrasound), games (e.g., Escape Rooms), and small group case-based discussions.  AHD is organized by specialty themes (e.g., Cardiology).  There are separate AHDs for interns and senior residents, and each resident generally attends one AHD/month.  

Humanities and Resiliency Curriculum (HRC)

HRC takes place during protected time for each resident one half day a month on Tuesday afternoons. This is a forum for residents to learn about and discuss topics in medicine that are not covered in traditional residency education. Topics include career development, tools and simulation experience for addressing micro- and macro-aggressions in the workplace, palliative care and difficult patient conversations, and resident resiliency. These sessions provide opportunities to connect with your co-residents and develop mentoring relationships with faculty. 

Morning Report

Morning Report is held from 7:30-8:00 AM each weekday except for Tuesdays at Children’s Hospital Colorado.  A virtual options to attend is available.  Breakfast is provided.  Residents, medical and physician assistant students, fellows, and faculty attend.  Each Morning Report begins with a PREP question for board review.  Typically a senior resident presents a case and a Chief Resident facilitates discussion, eliciting clinical pearls from Morning Report attendees.  Discussion typically focuses on differential diagnosis, evaluation, and management.  We then close each Morning Report with a high value care or health equity pearl.

Noon Conference 

On days we don't have AHD or HRC, residents have additional learning opportunities in a variety of conferences offered over the noon hour, including: 

• Grand Rounds, a department-wide conference offered September through May 
• Summer Bootcamp Series, which replaces Grand Rounds in the summertime and comprises additional teaching on  core pediatric topics.
• Residency and hospital-wide Collaborative Case Review sessions
• QI presentations from our Quality Improvement and Value Education for Residents (QUIVER) curriculum
• Health Equity Rounds, during which a clinical case is reviewed to understand how social determinants of health intertwine with and affect a patient's care. 


Teaching on the Go

Attendings, fellows, and senior residents offer teaching points at the bedside throughout morning rounds. Fellows contribute greatly to resident education, while still permitting residents primary responsibility for all patients. Fellows are involved on a daily basis in the PICU, NICU, Heme-Onc, and Pulmonary services. Fellows from other specialties consult regularly on all the inpatient and outpatient services. Didactic education also occurs on many rotations presenting specialty-specific curriculum.

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