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Conference News for December 17, 2009

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

No conference is scheduled for 12/24 or 12/31.

Conference News for December 10, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Today marks the being of Block 7!  The academic theme for this block is Trauma.  We have many exciting educational activities planned (see schedule below).

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Conference News for November 12, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Welcome to Block 6!  We have a great educational lineup for the holiday season!  The academic theme for Block 6 will be EMS, administration and disaster.  Highlights include a visit to ACEP headquarters for conference and more (see list below).  Don’t forget that we are also kicking off interview season this week.  Our first dinner with the applicants will be Nov 19th!

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Conference News for November 5, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
This is going to be a short Conference News.  We are entering the last week of block 5.  As per routine, we have lots in store for the final week of the block including Journal Club and Grand Rounds.  Take a peek at the list below.

Last week, Thursday Conference was dedicated to ultrasound.  With Dr. Tran, our residency’s Ultrasound Director, at the helm, we honed our skills and continued to learn new and interesting ways to harness this useful technology.

A FEW ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES:

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Conference News for October 29, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Last week was great!  We celebrated a wacky holiday, scored an extra hour on Sunday, and, of course, had a couple of great educational activates.

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Conference News for October 22, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Congratulations, you have all survived the first week of Block 5!  Thanks for everyone’s participation in last week’s multiple educational events.

Last Wednesday, we received an excellent synopsis of OBGYN In-Service material from one of our esteemed toxicology fellows Dr. Schwarz.  Actively prepping for his own EM Boards, he was poised and ready to tackle this gargantuan task for our blockly review series.  His thorough and polished talk was emailed to everyone last week.  Thanks Evan for your hard work!

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Conference News for October 15, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wow, we are already starting Block 5!  Hope everyone’s transition is going smoothly.

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Conference News for October 8, 2009

WEEK(s) IN REVIEW:
I know you’ve all been patiently awaiting this enhanced double edition of Conference News.  Well, here it is!

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Conference News for September 24, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:
For the disoriented few, we are in the 2nd week of block four.  The theme for this block is OBGYN.  If you find this information at all surprising, you are not reading your conference news!

Last week’s academic highlights included our blockly in-service review and our weekly academic conference.  For the in-service review, Dr. Jones did an encore performance of her conference lecture, this time with enhanced and expanded Rash-O-Rama fun.  Almost a third of the residents attended!

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Conference News for September 17, 2009

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Congratulations, you have all successfully endured the first three blocks of 2009-2010 academic year!  Its only 14 days to ACEP, 157 days to the in-service and 283 days to freedom for the R3s.  Grit your teeth and bear down; it’s time to “empuje” your way through block 4 and the world of OBGYN.

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