Med-Peds Core Curriculum Lecture Series

Our four-year rotating conference schedule of combined medicine-pediatrics topics is designed so that no matter when you join our program, you’ll receive all the topics during your residency.

Interactive and Simulation Sessions Included

In addition to attending morning reports, journal clubs and lectures in both the internal medicine and pediatrics program during your rotations, our med-peds program has developed a four-year rotating core curriculum lecture series.

Med-Peds Conference is held one afternoon per month where lectures in topics in internal medicine, pediatrics and medicine-pediatrics are presented by both faculty and residents.

There is also an interactive session where special topics such as phone triage, end-of-life palliative care, WIC, breastfeeding and pediatric medicine taste-testing are covered by our chief resident or guest speakers.

The program has also developed a simulation curriculum, with 1-2 conferences per year taking place at the Behling Human Simulation Center. The main focus is immersive simulation, placing you in simulated clinical settings. The simulations will stress certain core topics like communication and patient safety. Procedures can also be included in simulation such as central venous line placement and lumbar puncture. 

Board Review Conference Series

We also conduct our own board review sessions on both internal medicine and pediatrics topics. They are held monthly before Core Curriculum Lecture Series topics and are presented by faculty. 

Presentation Schedule and Topics

Schedule Residents Faculty — Adult Faculty — Pediatrics

Core Topics for Resident Presentations

Allergy-Rheumatology

  • common allergic disorders
  • degenerative joint disease
  • inflammatory arthritides
  • SLE
  • vasculitides

Cardiology

  • CAD for the primary care physician
  • CHF
  • congenital heart disease
  • hypertension
  • vascular disorders

Endocrinology

  • growth disorders
  • hyperlipidemia
  • outpatient dilemmas in diabetes
  • thyroid disease

Gastroenterology

  • chronic diarrhea and malabsorption
  • gastritis, GERD & PUD
  • hepatitis
  • jaundice
  • ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s

General

  • maternal medicine
  • obesity
  • pediatric development
  • preoperative evaluation
  • women’s health issues

Hematology

  • outpatient approach to anemia
  • outpatient approach to coagulation disorders

Infectious Disease

  • acute diarrhea and infectious gastroenteritis
  • community-acquired pneumonia
  • HIV for primary care physician
  • STD
  • tropical medicine
  • UTI

Nephrology

  • chronic renal failure
  • nephrolithiasis and outpatient acute renal failure

Neurology

  • cerebral vascular disease
  • dementia
  • Parkinson’s disease and degenerative CNS disorders
  • peripheral neuropathy
  • seizure disorders

Oncology

  • leukemia
  • lymphoma
  • oncology for the primary care physician

Psychiatry

  • anxiety
  • depression
  • substance abuse

Pulmonary

  • asthma
  • COPD restrictive/interstitial lung diseases

Frequency

The conferences are monthly, on the second Thursday of each education module. They are held in the afternoon for three hours with lunch provided.

Location

Conventus
1001 Main Street, Buffalo