Department of Pediatrics
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Conferences

Residents learning outdoors

Pediatric Education and Active Resident Learning (PEARL) Conference

  • Weekly afternoon-blocked conference that is interactive, case-based educational sessions lead by our dedicated pediatric faculty
  • These conferences are multidisciplinary, providing perspectives from different specialties
  • To promote resident education, pagers are forwarded to faculty during this conference (12:30-4pm)

PEARL CONFERENCE

Morning Conferences

Morning Report

  • This dynamic, resident-driven conference focuses on the problem-oriented approach to both inpatient and outpatient cases of interest
  • The chief residents facilitate discussion about the differential diagnoses, management, and plan with support from faculty in attendance
  • This conference is held Monday and Wednesday from 8-9am

Problem Conference

  • This popular, chief-led conference emphasizes in-depth, critical thinking in the development of differential diagnosis, evidence-based evaluation and treatment of an interesting case
  • Conference is held Tuesdays 8-9am

Grand Rounds

  • Local and national speakers discuss state-of-the-art research, clinical initiatives, health care delivery practices, and a comprehensive review of important pediatric topics
  • Grand rounds are hosted in the medical school every Thursday from 730-830 am

M&M (Morbidity AND Mortality)

  • Once monthly, a third year resident present a case conference focusing on areas for improvement in patient care

EBM (Evidenced-based medicine)

  • Monthly presentations, led by senior residents, reviewing a journal article of their choosing, addressing a PICO question

Advocacy

  • Our interns present the projects they created during their advocacy month

Other Resident-Focused Learning

Chair Rounds

  • The Chair of Pediatrics, Dr. Wald (a pediatric infectious disease specialist), attends rounds on Tuesday mornings with the inpatient team to offer additional teaching and guidance

Schwartz Rounds

  • Bi-monthly forum for professional caregivers from different departments to discuss the social and emotional aspects of caring for patients. Each session emphasizes a specific theme or topic and is regularly attended by professionals in multiple disciplines

Advocacy

Board Review

  • Every other Friday morning our senior residents meet with an attending to discuss board review questions pertaining to that faculty’s specialty.

Intern Conference

  • Interns gather together every other Friday morning to have either an intern-only morning report session with the chiefs or an “intern boot camp” lecture given by faculty on a core pediatric topic.

Subspecialty conferences

  • Each specialty has weekly conferences that residents are encouraged to attend