Didactics and Training
Overview
Our program offers a variety of didactic and conference opportunities for our fellows to participate in, creating a comprehensive educational experience that uplifts and enforces the clinical training they receive here at UK. Fellows are required to attend at least 90% of all conferences offered. In addition to the regularly scheduled series below, we offer various other didactic opportunities throughout the year. In addition, our program holds a weekly board review session where ABIM board exam style questions are reviewed.
Curriculums and Conferences
Rheumatology Curriculum
This weekly didactic series offers our fellows a comprehensive curriculum on rheumatological diseases. This series incorporates review of disease states along with practice improvement, trial discussions, board review and inbox questions, and relevant therapeutics each week.
1 disease state per week
Monday
8:30 am – Practice Improvement (Guidelines)
9:30 am – Trial Discussions
10:15 am – Inbox Questions/Board Review Questions
10:30 am – Therapeutics
Tuesday
12 pm – Grand Rounds Lecture
Rheumatology Curriculum
This weekly didactic series offers our fellows a comprehensive curriculum on rheumatological diseases. This series incorporates review of disease states along with practice improvement, trial discussions, board review and inbox questions, and relevant therapeutics each week.
1 disease state per week
Monday
8:30 am – Practice Improvement (Guidelines)
9:30 am – Trial Discussions
10:15 am – Inbox Questions/Board Review Questions
10:30 am – Therapeutics
Tuesday
12 pm – Grand Rounds Lecture
MSKUS Curriculum
Our program boasts a year-long MSK ultrasound curriculum, taught by our RhMSUS certified Associate Program Director. These monthly lectures are paired with hands-on training sessions for our fellows to practice what they learn in real time.
MSKUS Curriculum
Our program boasts a year-long MSK ultrasound curriculum, taught by our RhMSUS certified Associate Program Director. These monthly lectures are paired with hands-on training sessions for our fellows to practice what they learn in real time.
Immunology Curriculum
The program’s immunology curriculum consists of immunopathology/pathophysiology of disease states, an immunodeficiency lecture, and a 12-part lecture series on introduction to immunology. This part of our core curriculum is taught by our PD in partnership with the Director of our Translational Rheumatic Disease Research Program.
Immunology Curriculum
The program’s immunology curriculum consists of immunopathology/pathophysiology of disease states, an immunodeficiency lecture, and a 12-part lecture series on introduction to immunology. This part of our core curriculum is taught by our PD in partnership with the Director of our Translational Rheumatic Disease Research Program.
Grand Rounds
We hold weekly grand rounds which is set up to align with our core curriculum schedule. The fellows present throughout the year along with faculty from our division and faculty from other subspecialties.
Grand Rounds
We hold weekly grand rounds which is set up to align with our core curriculum schedule. The fellows present throughout the year along with faculty from our division and faculty from other subspecialties.
Research Conference
This monthly conference is for faculty and fellows to update each other on their ongoing research projects. Additionally, this time provides the fellows with education on clinical, basic science, and bench research.
Research Conference
This monthly conference is for faculty and fellows to update each other on their ongoing research projects. Additionally, this time provides the fellows with education on clinical, basic science, and bench research.
ILD Conference
This monthly conference is hosted by our radiology and pulmonary colleagues. This multidisciplinary conference offers our fellows the opportunity to collaborate with other faculty and fellows, learn how to interpret CT scans & X-rays from a multidisciplinary perspective, and ask questions about their patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
ILD Conference
This monthly conference is hosted by our radiology and pulmonary colleagues. This multidisciplinary conference offers our fellows the opportunity to collaborate with other faculty and fellows, learn how to interpret CT scans & X-rays from a multidisciplinary perspective, and ask questions about their patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
Multidisciplinary Conference
We have quarterly combined conferences with the pulmonary division and bimonthly combined conferences with nephrology. Our fellows collaborate with the fellows in the other divisions to present cases that require a multidisciplinary approach along with review of differential diagnosis, management strategies, and up-to-date guidelines and research pertinent to the cases.
Multidisciplinary Conference
We have quarterly combined conferences with the pulmonary division and bimonthly combined conferences with nephrology. Our fellows collaborate with the fellows in the other divisions to present cases that require a multidisciplinary approach along with review of differential diagnosis, management strategies, and up-to-date guidelines and research pertinent to the cases.
Journal Clubs
We hold a monthly clinic-oriented journal club at which we discuss basic science papers relevant to rheumatology patient care. Our faculty, fellows, and advanced practice providers participate in this conference. Additionally, we hold a monthly immunology journal club for faculty and fellows to discuss immunology related papers as relevant to rheumatology. Each fellow presents at both journal clubs at least once per year.
Journal Clubs
We hold a monthly clinic-oriented journal club at which we discuss basic science papers relevant to rheumatology patient care. Our faculty, fellows, and advanced practice providers participate in this conference. Additionally, we hold a monthly immunology journal club for faculty and fellows to discuss immunology related papers as relevant to rheumatology. Each fellow presents at both journal clubs at least once per year.