didactics curriculum and other stuff

Jaime (Resident Didactic Curriculum Coordinator, R2) has been hard at work seeking out input from the other residents and support from faculty to put together the didactic curriculum for AY07-08. The list looks fairly comprehensive to cover a broad range of common FM topics. I'd like to thank Jaime for his hard work... the didactic curriculum seems to be always a "work in progress" but it looks like this upcoming year should see another great leap forward.

We're looking forward to significantly enhancing our Board Prep activities this year, with Dr. Houser's input and leadership.

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We are half-way through our spring Sports Physicals activity, with the two major high school sessions behind us. Today we will be at Boliver and Central Middle School. It's gone well and everyone has had a good time, with good learning opportunities and a fun atmosphere, being out in the community. Thanks to Dr. Cass and our colleagues at the GISD Athletic Department for your organization and leadership.

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I'm very pleased to welcome Dr. Jamal Islam, who is transferring from the Research Division in our department to the Residency Program. Dr. Islam has been very involved with residency education even during his time in the Research division, and it's wonderful that we will now have more of his time. Dr. Islam leads the Journal Club and co-leads the CQI curriculum with Dr. Kunchar every year. He has presented numerous lectures to the residents and mentored resident research efforts. He will lead the Resident Research effort as part of his duties with the transfer to Residency.