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Friday School: Protected Time for Learning
Friday School: Protected Time for Learning
One of the unique flagships of our program is Friday School, a four hour block of protected didactic time that occurs every Friday afternoon at the University. Residents are excused from their clinical duties and faculty or fellows hold all service pagers so that residents are free to focus on learning. Friday School also provides a time for all of our residents, including G1s, to be together every week and bond as a group.
Basic Structure
Basic Structure
12-1 pm: Grand Rounds are held during this time most weeks. Other conferences are held throughout the year on off-weeks:
M&M (co-presented by 2 PGY-3s): 3 times per year
Neuroanatomy Review (Draw it to Know it): Every week during August then every other month (during faculty meetings)
Resident-led and resident-taught neuroanatomy review.
1-2 pm: Typically a resident presentation, alternating between:
Parry Rounds & Case Presentations: Cases are presented by residents and discussions are facilitated by master clinicians (such as retired department chair, Dr. Parry) lead residents through the though process of neurologic diagnosis and clinical reasoning.
Journal Club: We seek to avoid the stereotype of journal clubs as dry, dull and defeating with an invigorated new format designed to train residents how to systematically analyze a journal article in small group discussions then a large group discussion facilitated by our biomedical librarian, Jonathan Koffel, who brings his expertise in evidence-based medicine to the discussion. To further increase the utility of these sessions, we have our subspecialty faculty members choose landmark papers within their fields that all neurology residents should read.
Skills Workshops
Board Review: Q & A or Jeopardy-style board review sessions led by our G4s.
G1 Mini-lecture Series: During board review sessions, a senior resident leads a 'chalk talk' on important intro neurology topics to our G1s.
Chief Chats: Opportunities for residents to openly discuss any issues or concerns without faculty present.
3-4 pm: Didactics by faculty
2-year curriculum divided into subspecialty blocks which integrate neurology, neuropathology and neuroradiology:
- Epilepsy/EEG
- Neuromuscular
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuro-opthalmology
- Pediatric Neurology
- Neuro-Oncology
- Cognitive/Behavioral Neurology
- Neurophysiology
- Sleep Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Pain/Headache
- Neurovascular
- Neurocritical Care
- Systemic Manifestations of Neurologic Disease
- Movement Disorders
Miscellaneous Friday School Activities:
Simulations
Skills Workshops
Reading Bowl
OSCE
Training in Leadership, Communication, Business of Medicine
AAN Headquarters Tour
Simulation Days
Simulation Days
Our residency collaborates with the Hennepin County Medical Center Interdisciplinary Simulation and Education Center (ISEC) to provide a guided, safe environment for our trainees to practice real-life medical situations and procedures.
Annually, trainees participate in high-fidelity simulations designed for learning about and practicing acute stroke care, management of status epilepticus, brain death examination, and lumbar puncture. Faculty members observe the teams of residents during each case and provide feedback in a group debrief afterwards.
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