Didactic Sessions

Didactic Sessions

  1. Clerkship School
    • Monday and/or Friday Afternoons in the 7th floor Student Classroom (room 7150) at in the SOM building (aka Hutch). See Calendar on left side of page.
    • Each Clerkship School will have a dedicated subject (i.e. Infectious Disease, Cardiology, etc) so that you may read before attending.
    • This is mandatoryand trumps all other clinical responsibilities irrespective of on-call/post-call obligations.
    • You may bring lunch and snacks, but please clean up after yourself and be on time.
  2. EKG Lectures
    • EKG lectures on three afternoons (generally on Wednesdays) in room 7150.
    • Due to Dr. LeDoux's schedule, be prepared for a cancellation or a couple of weeks without lecture. This is mandatory – and trumps all other clinical responsibilities; you are expected to be present, even on-call or post-call.
  1. Grand Rounds
    • Wednesday at 12:00 PM in room 7062 in 1430 Tulane Avenue. There should be a sign-in sheet at the front. Students should attend Grand Rounds with their team. If the team is late, students will not be held accountable. If this happens, send an email to the clerkship coordinator (Leigh-Ann). It is the resident’s responsibility to get the team to Grand Rounds on time, but if your team is at Grand Rounds, you should be as well.
  2. Afternoon Report – this occurs Tuesday and Thursday, at UMCNO, VA, and Tulane.
    • UMCNO afternoon report takes place in the 1st floor conference room at UMCNO
    • VA & Tulane report takes place in Room 1114 on the 1st floor of Tulane Hospital.