Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

and inpatient teaching activities. Other options for scholarly activity are found below. Facultyadvisors are available to assist residents in the preparation for their formal presentations. Thecore faculty physicians will evaluate the presentations in terms of relevancy and quality.Presentations that score marginally or do not adequately meet the objectives as outlined belowmay result in the need for an additional presentation at the discretion of the program director.Primary Care Case Presentation:During the second or third year, each resident is required to present a primary care case withwhich they have been clinically involved.a. The case may come from the health center or hospital serviceb. After describing how the patient presented to the clinic or hospital, the resident will thenask fellow residents what additional information they would like to know such as history,exam, labs, etc. with an emphasis on keeping the conference interactive. The residentmay request a scribe to write this information on the boardc. The case should be relevant to family medicine and the amount of detail appropriate,neither too detailed nor superficiald. In addition, the resident may invite specialists to elaborate on specific aspects of the casee. Following the presentation, the resident will discuss the following aspects of the case asapplicable:• Epidemiology• Clinical presentation• Diagnosis• Treatment• Prognosis• Prevention• Screening summaryf. The use of Power Point or overhead transparencies is encouraged to facilitate learningalong with handoutsg. Key learning points should be summarized at the conclusion of the talkh. Presentation should take around 45 minutes with 15 minutes for questionsSenior Grand Rounds:All third year residents must prepare and present a Grand Rounds lecture to the hospitalmedical staff. Their academic advisor or alternate faculty member will provide assistanceand consultation for the presentation.1. Presentations must include a thorough and critical review of the medical literaturewith at least 10 references sited in the bibliography.2. As appropriate during the presentation, the resident will make references to studies inthe medical literature that support or refute assertions made during the talk.3. The resident should prepare a handout, consisting of at least an outline to provide areference for attendees.4. The presentation should be done on Power Point.5. Technical assistance is available through the hospital library and/or faculty advisors.6. Grand Rounds at Mercy Medical Center Redding occurs on Friday at noon.7. Residents will coordinate the date for their grand rounds presentation with Dr.Namihas late in the second year or beginning of the third year.Page 74 of 153C:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc