Lectures & Grand Rounds

Curriculum

Each Wednesday morning (8am-1pm) is dedicated exclusively to didactics to complement and enhance the learning experience.  During this time, residents are free from all clinical responsibilities.  Attending physicians cover the resident's pagers and all clinical service. The didactic program consists of eight modules: Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Ultrasound, Electrodiagnostics, Musculoskeletal, Prosthetics & Orthotics, and Spine.  Each module is designed by a Stanford PM&R faculty leader.  Didactics include lectures from Stanford PM&R faculty and guest lectures from faculty in other fields: neurosurgery, orthopedics, physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics, urology, radiology.

Sample Module Schedule

In addition to Wednesday morning protected didactics sessions, our residents receive both formal and informal lectures during each rotation.

Grand Rounds

These are usually held once per month and include lectures by Stanford faculty as well as visiting lectures from leaders in the field of PM&R.

Recent topics:

• Outcomes, Value-Based Care and New Opportunities for PM&R
• Trauma and Healing: Adaptive Lifestyle Skills and Motivational Strategies

VA Musculoskeletal Clinic

• Monday and Fridays-Musculoskeletal Exam Basics
• Monday- EMG Lecture
• Tuesday-Resident lecture series (topics chosen by residents)
  

Spine Clinic

• Monday-Case presentations
• Tuesday- Sport/Spine lectures

Sports Clinic

Tuesday Lecture Series

VA SCI Inpatient

• Monday- EMG lecture
• Tuesday- Resident lecture
• Tuesday- Ultrasound basics
• Tuesday- Sports Journal Club
• Thursday- Neuroradiology Rounds
• Thursday- Urology lecture
• Thursday- SCI Journal Club

VA Polytrauma Inpatient

• EMG lecture 
• Resident lecture series