GME Conferences and Activities

Faculty and Resident Development Series

When:  Second Monday of every month

Time:  Noon - 1 PM

Where:  Probasco Auditorium, Erlanger Baroness Campus

Target Audience:  All faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students are invited.  All core
faculty and residents are strongly encouraged to attend.

Click here for more information and upcoming schedules from the CME website.

Click on the link too view a list ofo Faculty and Resident Development sessions since they
 began in 2007:  Faculty and Resident Development Series since 2007

This educational series was developed by the Dean's Office to provide additional resources for faculty and residents in various General Compentency Domains that are not specifically related to one specialty or medical discipline:  Patient Care, Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, and Systems-Based Practice.

Topics include a Medical Legal Curriculum and Teaching Skills.

Institutional Core Curriculum Grand Rounds

 When:  Second Tuesday of each month

 Time:  Noon - 1 PM

 Where:  Probasco Auditorium, Erlanger Baroness Campus

 Target Audience:  Core faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students.  All residents,
 fellows,  medical students, and faculty are invited, but residents and fellows in the 1st, 2nd,
 and 3rd years of training are required to attend.

 This educational series was developed by the Office of Graduate and Medical Student
 Education  to provide a foundational curriculum in areas not specific to one discipline or
 specialty. 

 General Competency Domains covered in this series include:  Patient Care, Interpersonal  

 and Communication Skills, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism,

 and Systems-Based Practice.  Topics range from Malpractice for Residents, Practice-
 Management,  Financial Basics for Residents, Sleep and Fatigue Education, Medical 
 Ethics, etc.

 Click on the link to view:  Institutional Core Curriculum Grand Rounds since 2007.

For more informationi, contact the Office of Graduate and Medical Student Education --

phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  GME@erlanger.org 

2010 Annual Research Methods Nuts and Bolts Symposium

When:  Friday, August 27, 2010

Where:  UTC University Center, Chattanooga, TN

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga sponsors an annual conference to provide the "nuts and bolts" regarding research methods and to encourage and engage community and academic investigators in the development of research.  Faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students are encouraged to attend, and the Dean has required that all residents and fellows attend the conference at least once during their training.

Click here to view more information about the conference.

Click here to access links to research presentations from this and past events.

The Complete Practice Management Seminar (TM)

When:  Friday, September 3, 2010

Time:  7:30 AM - 5 PM (Breakfast, lunch, and breaks provided for all attendees)

Place:  UT Family Practice Center Conference Room

             1100 East Third Street

             Chattanooga, TN  37403

Target Audience:  Residents and fellows in their last two years of training.

Note:  The Complete Practice Management Seminar (TM) be conducted Friday,
September 10, 2010..

The University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanoga and Jack Valancy Consulting are sponsoring a one day conference on practice management and contract negotiation. 
Jack Valancy, MBA, is the speaker for the conference which will address:

Making career decisions.

Finding and evaluating practice opportunities.

Negotiating a fair employment agreement.

Succeeding in practice.

CLICK HERE to view more detailed information about the program.

CLICK HERE to register online for the conference.

Contact the GME Office for more information:

phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  GME@erlanger.org.

3rd Annual History of Medicine Symposium

When:  Thursday, October 7, 2010

Where:  Probasco Auditorium, Erlanger Baroness Campus

This annual event was developed by the Office of Continuing Medical Education in an effort
to educate physicians, residents, medical students, and other health care professionals about key historical events and milestones in the evolution of the medical profession.  It occurs annually on the first Thursday in October as a half-day conference.

Click here to view information about this year's conference.

Annual Resident Malpractice Seminar

When:  Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Time:  11 AM - 1 PM (Lunch served)

            1:30 - 3:30 PM (Refreshments served)

Place:  Probasco Audittorium, Baroness Erlanger Campus

The UT College of Medicine Chattanooga and State Volunteer Insurance Company jointly sponsor an annual Resident Malpractice Seminar.  Two sessions are conducted to allow all residents and fellows to attend one of the two required sessions each year.   

Note:  The Annual Resident Malpractice Seminar took the place of the regularly scheduled  Institutional Core Curriculum Grand Rounds for October 2010.

Contact the GME Office for more information:

phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  GME@erlanger.org

Harold Alper, MD, Humanitarian Award and Lecture

When:  Date To Be Announced

Where:  Lecture and Awards (Probasco Auditorium, Erlanger Baroness Campus)
              Community Lecture and Luncheon (UTC Conference Center)

Click here for an overiew about the Alper Humanitarian Award and Lecture.

For more information about the 2011 Alper Award and Lecture, contact Sally Caldwell, MBA,
Director of Continuing Medical Education -

Phone:  (423) 778-6884

email:  CME@erlanger.org

Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction

When:  Date to Be Announced (following the Alper Community Lecture and Luncheon)

Where:  UTC Conference Center

Click here for an overview of the GHHS Chapter in Chattanooga.

For more information about the 2011 GHHS Induction, contact Pamela D. Scott,
Director of Graduate and Medical Student Education

Phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  Pam.Scott@erlanger.org

2011 Annual Research Week

When:  Monday - Friday, April 11 - 15, 2011

Where:  Posters on display all week in the Erlanger Medical Mall

The Annual Research Week is a multidisciplinary event to highlight and recognize research and scholarly activity such as interesting case reports that have been conducted at the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga over the past year.  The week culminates with judging of posters and oral presentations on Friday, April 15, in Probasco Auditorium, and a dinner at which awards are presented that evening.  This year's dinner is planned for at the Walden Club in downtown Chattanooga.

Click here to view more information, review the schedule for submitting abstracts, and forms.