our recurring didactic SCHEDULE

Weekly conferences are held at the Hand Center during which Hand Center attendings lecture on various hand and upper extremity topics.  The fellows also present interesting cases once per month. Journal club is held monthly at either an attending’s private residence or at a restaurant or at the Hand Center.  Dr. Green hosts a monthly “Fellow’s Conference” during which he lectures to the fellows on a predetermined topic. There are monthly Anatomy and Hand Therapy conferences, as well. 

A Visiting Professor is invited annually. Past speakers have included Peter Stern, Robert Medoff, Graham Lister and others.

In addition, there are gross anatomy labs scheduled throughout the year.  Past presenters have included Rob Medoff who led local residents and our fellows through fragment-specific fixation principles and surgical exposures.

TUESDAY AM HAND CONFERENCE/Journal Club, 6:00 AM-7:00 AM

• Our major teaching conference is every Tuesday morning at 6:00AM. A copy of the conference schedule is in this packet.

• Journal Club is Thursday evening once per month TBD

Cadaver Lab: Monthly, PRN

OT Lectures: once per month: 5-5:30 pm, please see separate schedule

DR. GREEN LECTURE SERIES

At the suggestion of former fellows, Dr. Green now gives a lecture series on various topics of his choice (hand surgery, giving lectures, etc.) once a month on a selected Monday morning. This gives you a chance to get to know Dr. Green better and the recipient of his wisdom. He will give you a schedule for this series.

SELF ASSESMENT EXAMINATION REVIEW, Thursdays once per month, TBD
Review self-assessment questions every Friday. Likely 5 to 10 questions will be reviewed.

ASSH CANDIDATE MEMBERSHIP
I hope that you all have at least applied for Candidate membership in the American Society for Surgery of the Hand. The fee is relatively small and includes a subscription to the Journal of Hand Surgery. This is a fairly inexpensive way to get the Journal, and sort of sets you up for membership when you are ready. It also gives you access to the ASSH listserv which is a valuable source of information. If you haven’t already done this, please do so.

EVALUATIONS
Each fellows’ performance is evaluated quarterly by the attending on that rotation. These are on file and available for review with you and you will sign. The fellows also will evaluate each of the staff at the end of each rotation. They also should do an evaluation of the program at the end of the year.

As mandated by the ACGME accredited training program, we have begun the process of “360 degree” evaluations. It means that you will be evaluated at some point by everyone- from patients to staff.

GRIEVANCES
As an ACGME accredited training program, we have a Grievance Policy on file with the University. We have never needed this in the past, but it does exist. Carla has a copy for your perusal. By far the best way to handle issues is to deal with them before they become “grievances.” Please come and talk to me if anything that seriously bothers you arises. By the same token, if I see an issue related to performance, we will talk about it- hopefully before it becomes a problem.

MOONLIGHTING
Moonlighting is not allowed during the Fellowship, except under specific, rare circumstances.

OTHER POLICIES
We adhere to all other policies of TIGMER in terms of residency training, etc. These are all spelled out in the “Fellows Handbook” which is part of this packet.