The chief resident, firm director, associate program director at each facility, and faculty supervisor for electives will identify other required and optional conferences for residents to attend.

Attendance at these other conferences is expected as long as they do not interfere with patient care responsibilities. Residents are expected to schedule their routine or non-emergent patient care responsibilities so that they can attend and/or participate in these conferences.

Residents are expected to be active participants in conferences. When asked to prepare a presentation, the resident is expected to do all that is necessary to design a quality presentation.

Morning Report

All inpatient medicine rotations include a morning report conference, which occurs at least three times per week. The conference is supervised by the Chief Medical Resident and by the Directors of Medical Education. Often, additional subspecialty attending physicians also attend these conferences. Though the format may vary between the two main inpatient sites, Kuakini and the Queen’s Medical Centers, the most common format includes a case presentation, a didactic session conducted by a supervising resident, and discussion led by the Chief Medical Resident and Directors of Medical Education.

There are other required rotation-specific conferences, including Ambulatory Journal Club, Cardiology Case Conferences, HIV Conferences, and Psychiatry Conferences.

Hospital-specific Conferences for Housestaff

Kuakini Medical Center

Evidence-Based Medicine Conference
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Neurology Rounds
Professor’s Rounds
Tumor Board

The Queen’s Medical Center

Department of Medicine Conference
EKG Rounds
Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Pathology Rounds
Radiology Rounds
Tumor Board
Pulmonary Conference
Infectious Disease Conference
MICU Conference