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Outpatient Didactics
When residents are on the continuity clinic block, Thursday afternoons are protected for didactics. Didactics include a 1-hour session with Dr. Hanna Jensen to stimulate scholarly activity including research and quality improvement projects, followed by simulation and point-of-care ultrasound training using the GUSI curriculum with Dr. Glenda Patterson.
Time: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
Academic Half-Day Sessions
Starting in the 2025-2026 academic year, we transitioned to an academic half-day model for most of our didactics to provide dedicated in-person learning sessions that build camaraderie among the residents and our faculty. This is protected 4 hours of time for learning, engagement, and reflection each week.
Time: Tuesday afternoon, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Mercy Northwest Hospital
Content: Board Prep lectures, Resident prepared lectures, High Value Care, Research and Library Series, Financial Health, Wellness and Resident Fatigue Mitigation, Residents as educators, Life After Residency
Case Reports
Residents present cases which could be a rare presentation of a common illness or a “zebra”; the cases presented represent actual pathology seen in the hospital. The learners engage in discussions with one another regarding differential diagnosis, schema development, and presenting illness scripts, focusing on clinical pearls. Presenting case reports is a wonderful way for residents to learn to be educators.
Time: Tuesdays during Academic Half Day, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Mercy Northwest Hospital
Journal Club/Doctor’s Dilemma/Patient Safety Conference (M&M)
These sessions occur monthly on a rotating schedule during the academic half-day. Occasionally, journal club will be hosted in the evenings as a social learning environment at the home of a host (resident or faculty)
Time: Tuesdays during Academic Half Day, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Mercy Northwest Hospital
Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
Time: Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 p.m., weekly
Location: Virtually connect to Little Rock COM Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
All Resident Meeting (ARM)
Time for residents to meet confidentially with each other for 30 minutes, led by the chief residents, to provide program feedback and brainstorm actionable solutions. Afterward, the program leadership (PD, APD, PCs) join to discuss what we can work on to support continuous program improvement and to provide updates.
Time: Once a month on Tuesdays during the Academic Half Day
Location: Mercy Northwest Hospital