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| TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND CURRICULUM |
 The teaching activity of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at AUBMC
consists of the following:
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Grand Rounds
The grand rounds are presented every Tuesday at 8:30 am in room
SB101. Some grand rounds are presented by the senior residents.
The senior residents present cases that were admitted and were
problematic to be discussed. Other grand rounds are presented by attendings from different specialties and by international speakers
visiting AUB.
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Hematology/Oncology Lectures
These are lectures in core hematology and oncology and are
presented every Tuesday at 1:30 pm in the Children's Theater on
the sixth floor. These lectures are presented by the hematology/oncology team (attending physicians and fellows).
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X-ray Conference
The X-ray Conference is held every Friday at 12 noon in
the Radiology Suite by the resident radiologist and Dr Maurice
Haddad. The team will present the clinical presentation of the
case, and the speaker will show the X-rays and discuss the
findings.
The cases are usually chosen by the chief resident from the pool
of cases from all the units.
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Journal Club
The Journal Club meets every Thursday at 1:00 pm in the Pediatric
Library. Every Thursday, three articles are presented by the
residents (all levels). The articles should be chosen after
agreement with the chief resident on the topic to avoid
redundancy. After choosing the article, the resident is supposed
to choose a moderator for this session and discuss with the
latter the
strengths and weaknesses of the article before the presentation.
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Housestaff Lectures
These lectures are given by the residents to the housestaff
every Wednesday and Friday at 1:00 pm in the Children's Theater. The topics cover all the pediatric core and subspecialties. The
topic will be assigned to the resident by the chief resident at
the beginning of the year. The residents are also encouraged to
attend parts of the medical students' assigned lectures, at least.
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Mortality and Morbidity (M & M)
This activity takes place every Friday at 8:00 am in the Pediatric
Library. The residents will prepare all the charts of the
discharged patients. The attending physicians will choose the
most didactic cases to be presented. All mortalities have to be
presented on the first M & M after the death. No delay in
mortalities' presentation is allowed. The list of the charts to
be presented should be documented in a special form that should
be handed to the chairman’s secretary or
to the chief resident a
day ahead of time or on Friday at 7:00 am, at most.
 The attendance of the lecture is mandatory to all the housestaff.
Any absenteeism exceeding the 30% should be taken seriously, and
the resident will have to present the reason for this
absenteeism and try to correct the cause. It is also worth mentioning that the arrival at the lecture
should be sharp on time.
The department provides, as well, several courses for certification of the
housestaff. These courses include:
- Radiation Safety Course
All residents are supposed to be certified for radiation safety
before the beginning of the academic year as they will be
dealing with biohazardous material through the training. This
course will be given by Mr. Malik Shatila and is followed by a
written exam before certification.
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Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
This course is given on an elective basis and should be
scheduled with Dr Nabulsi ahead of time. It is mandatory to be
certified for EBM before graduation.
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Practice-Based Learning
The topic is simulated by resident awareness of a practice behavior
that needs improvement. The topic is related to a needed change
in medical care processes and/or outcome.
The resident, along with her/his advisor, shall think of a current
theme in her/his own Continuity Clinic practice and focus on one
specific question s/he wants to address. A complete project
includes information about the practice behavior that was
changed and data regarding the impact of the change.
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Basic Life Support (BLS) / Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Basic and advanced life support are taught by specialized staff
during a session given at the beginning of the academic year.
All residents should be certified for BLS/PALS before the
training starts.
To read the curriculum of teaching activities click here. (pdf format)
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