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Curriculum

Weekly conferences

• Selected readings (Thursday, 6:30-7 a.m.)
• Academic conference (Thursday, 7-8 a.m.)
• Grand Rounds
• Clinical pathology conference
• Anesthesia conference
• Dentofacial deformity
• Mortality and morbidity conference
• Clinical conference (Thursday, 8-9 a.m.)
• Journal Club (Thursday, 5-6:30 p.m.)
• MF trauma conference / tumor board / craniofacial conference

Academic conferences

• Grand Rounds - 1st week of month (7-8 a.m.)
• Pathology - 2nd week of month.  Chief residents assign each junior resident one case to present (7-8 a.m.)
• Anesthesia - 3rd week of month (7-8 a.m.)
• DFD – 4th week of month (7-8 a.m.)
• Journal Club – 4th week of month, off-site location, (5-6:30 p.m.)
• Tumor board – Upper level resident prepared and presents cases succinctly at the tumor board.
• Craniofacial conference – Resident who sees CF clinic patients will present the findings and recommendations as well as coordinate with other services.
• Maxillofacial trauma - Interdisciplinary conference with ENT, plastics

Other didactics

• Cadaver labs
  • Once a year +/- invited speaker
  • UMMC or MET anatomy lab
• Saw bone exercises – Maxillofacial fixation techniques – twice a year
• Vendor-sponsored courses
  • Zimmer/Biomet courses
  • Stryker courses
  • SORG / AO modules
  • Junior or chief year
• Webinars/miscellaneous – Tuesdays or Thursdays