Conferences and Activities

Healthcare Principles in Practice Series

When:  Second Tuesday 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.  All 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.   It is also intended 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, Malpractice for Residents, Practice-Management, Financial Basics for Residents, Sleep and Fatigue Education, Medical Ethics, Physician Impairment, etc.

Annual Research Methods Nuts and Bolts Symposium

Annually in August

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 access links to research presentations from past events.

The Complete Practice Management Seminar (TM)

Next Seminar:  August 9, 2013

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 next Complete Practice Management Seminar (TM) be conducted Friday, 
August 3, 2013.  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.

Contact the GME Office for more information:

phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  GME@erlanger.org.

Annual Resident Malpractice Seminar

Annually in September or October

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.   

Contact the GME Office for more information:

phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  GME@erlanger.org

Harold Alper, MD, Humanitarian Award and Lecture

April 12, 2013

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 2013 Alper Award and Lecture, contact Bill Reynolds, MBA,
Director of Continuing Medical Education:

Phone:  (423) 778-6884

email:  CME@erlanger.org

Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction

When:  May 15, 2013

Where:  Erlanger POB Conference Room

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

For more information about the 2013 GHHS Induction, contact Pamela D. Scott,
Director of Graduate and Medical Student Education

Phone:  (423) 778-7442

email:  Pam.Scott@erlanger.org

2013 Annual Research Week

When:  Monday - Friday, April 15 - 19, 2013

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 19, 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.