EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES
Educational conferences in the Department of Surgery consist of the following conferences:
Combined Conferences (Altru Hospital & VA Medical Center) (All Mandatory)
M & M (Quality Improvement) Conference
(Altru Hospital, Rm G; Rm 227, UND Medical Education Center, Fargo, Office of Nursing Practice Room MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
Every Thursday from 7:00 am– 8:00 am
Basic Science Conference
(Altru Hospital, Rm G; Rm 227, UND Medical Education Center, Fargo, Office of Nursing Practice Room MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
1st Thursday of each month from 8:00 am-8:30 am
Professionalism & Ethics Conference
(Altru Hospital, Rm G; Rm 227, UND Medical Education Center, Fargo, Office of Nursing Practice Room MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
2nd Thursday of each month from 8:00 am-8:30 am
Critical Care Conference
(Altru Hospital, Rm G; Rm 227, UND Medical Education Center, Fargo, Office of Nursing Practice Room MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
3rd Thursday of each month from 8:00 am-8:30 am
Curriculum Review
Friday following test on assigned readings from 7:00 am-8:00am
Journal Club
Hillsboro Medical Center, Hillsboro, North Dakota
August through November and February through May (evenings)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 7:00-9:00 pm
Surgery Grand Rounds
(Altru Hospital, Conf Rms A & B, ground floor; Rm 227, UND Medical Education Center, Fargo, Office of Nursing Practice Room MeritCare Medical Center, Fargo)
1st and 3rd Fridays of each month from 12:00 noon-1:00 pm
(see Grand Rounds policy)
Conferences at Altru Hospital
Critical Care Rounds (Mandatory)
(Surgical Critical Care Unit, 2nd floor, Altru Hospital)
1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 7:00 am-8:00 am
Trauma Rounds (Mandatory)
(Altru Hospital, Rm G, ground floor)
2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 7:00 am-8:00 am
Ward Rounds with Attending Physicians (Mandatory)
(3 West, Altru Hospital)
Every Monday from 4:30 pm-5:30 pm
Conferences at Altru Hospital (cont’d)
Surgical Pathology Conference (Mandatory)
(Pathology, 3rd floor, Rm 3104, UNDSOM&HS building)
4th Tuesday of each month from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Vascular Conference (Mandatory)
(Altru Hospital, Conf Rms A & B, ground floor)
1st Wednesday of each month from 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Cancer Conference (Optional)
(Altru Hospital, Conf Rms A & B, ground floor)
Every Thursday from 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Merck Noon Conference (Optional)
(Altru Hospital, Conf Rm C, ground floor)
2nd Tuesday of each month from 12:00 noon-1:00 pm
Conferences at VA Medical Center
Tumor Board (Mandatory)
(VA Medical Center, Rm 3154)
1st Tuesday of each month from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Pre-Op Rounds (Mandatory)
(VA Medical Center, Rm 2107)
Every Thursday from 8:30 am – 9:30 am
Med/Surg/Path Conference (Mandatory)
(VA Medical Center, Rms 3155-56)
3rd Thursday of each month from 3:30 pm-4:30 pm
Surgical Anatomy Lectures (Mandatory)
(UND Medical Education Center, Rm 141)
Date and time to be determined by Dr. Jensen
Critical Care Rounds (Mandatory)
(VA Medical Center, ICU)
Date and time to be determined by Dr. Antonenko or Dr. Becker
Program Director Rounds (Mandatory)
(VA Medical Center)
Date and time to be determined by Dr. Sticca
Revised 6/2005