MIST Fellowship Consortium

Conferences

Consortium Journal Club/ M&M Conference

Held 2nd Wednesday of the month; 6:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Style of Journal Club
3 Articles – summary of article only; 15-20 minutes each article maximum
M&M /Interesting Case Presentation – 1 hour maximum
Fellows to submit a list of complications from previous month with one fellow presenting one case from each program

August 19, 2009 Host: Haas Topic: Laparoscopic Rectal Surgery
September 10, 2009 Host: Methodist Topic: Treatment of GERD
October 14, 2009 Host: UT Topic: Surgical Treatment of diabetes
November 11, 2009 Host: Methodist Topic: Treatment of Barretts
January 13, 2010 Host: Leggett Topic: Complex Ventral Hernia Repair
February 10, 2010 Host: Haas Topic: Robotic Colorectal Surgery
April 14, 2010 Host: UT Topic: Endoluminal Obesity Therapy
May 12, 2010 Host: Leggett Topic: SILS

All Consortium fellows and faculty are expected to attend. Three articles on the topic is picked by the responsible program fellow one month prior to the club and given to the Program Coordinator, Marcy Medrano. All articles will then be circulated to faculty, fellows and residents who will review the articles.

Each fellow is to submit a list of complications from previous month which was complicated or interesting. Intraoperative video or pertinent films are encouraged for the discussion.

SURGICAL SKILLS CONFERENCE

Early in the year all fellows will meet at least twice on a Saturday for skills testing and competition. The skills examined will be those described in the operative skills curriculum. In addition, the fellows at Memorial Hermann Hospital will meet every Thursday of each week to practice MIS skills and teach the residents and medical students on the MIST service.

DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY GRAND ROUNDS

Dr. Wilson is in charge of grand rounds for the surgery department and thus promotes minimally invasive speakers for grand rounds. Each MIST faculty member is asked to present at grand rounds at least once every two years. Each MIST fellow is required to present at grand rounds a topic of their choosing. Fellows should designate their date of presentation for some time in the year with the chairman’s office within the first two months of the fellowship. (schedule)