• Grand Rounds
  The grand rounds are presented every Tuesday at 8:30 am in room SB101. Review and update of topics and state of the art lectures are given by the department members, or visiting faculty. Once a month Grand Rounds are given by senior residents. Grand Rounds are usually attended by members of the department, students and visiting pediatricians from the community, from Makassed General Hospital, and RHUH.
  
  
• Hematology/Oncology Lectures
  These are lectures in core hematology and oncology and are presented every Wednesday at 8:30 am in the Pediatric library on the sixth floor. These lectures are presented by the hematology/oncology team (attending physicians and fellows).
  
  
• X-ray Conference
  The X-ray Conference is held every other Thursday at 12:30 pm in the Pediatrics Department by the resident radiologist and Dr Maurice Haddad. The team will present the clinical presentation of the case, and the speaker will show the X-rays and discuss the findings. The cases are usually chosen by the chief resident from the pool of cases from all the units.
  
  
• Journal Club
  The Journal Club is held every other Thursday at 12:30 pm in the Pediatric Classroom. In every Journal club, three articles are presented by the residents (all levels). The articles are usually chosen after agreement with the chief resident on the topic to avoid redundancy.  After choosing the article, the resident chooses a moderator for his session and discusses with the latter the strengths and weaknesses of the article before the presentation.
  
  
• Housestaff Lectures
  Housestaff lectures are given by members of the department and by attendings with other specialties or given by house officers and moderated by attendings. These are Multidisciplinary didactic lectures covering essential topics in Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine which are held every Wednesday and Friday at 1:00 pm in the Pediatric library and attended by the new and old Pediatric house officers.
   
• Charts and Complications Review:
  The charts and complications review or mortality morbidity meeting (M & M) is held every Friday at 8:00-9:00 am in the Pediatric Library. It is attended by the house officers, faculty members, and clinical associates. The charts of patients discharged during the week are discussed and signed. Complications and diagnostic problems are also discussed. Deaths are presented and reviewed at length. Once a month, the departmental staff meeting is held instead where departmental matters are discussed with faculty members and minutes kept.
   
• Obstetric-Neonatal Conference:
  This is a joint teaching activity held in collaboration between the Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine and Obstetrics/Gynecology Departments. Attendings and house officers present interesting developments in obstetrics and neonatal care and research, the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30-8:30 in SB101.

  

• Neonatal-Perinatal Journal Club:
  Attendings and house officers present interesting developments in neonatal-perinatal care and research as they appear in the literature, held every Tuesday at 7:30 am in the Pediatric library.
   
• Rounds:
  Teaching rounds are held daily by the attending physicians on the Wards (general pediatrics and hematology-oncology), and in the NICU, PICU, and nursery, and are attended by the house officers, and 4th and 3rd year medical students.
   

• Specialty Conference and Case Discussion:

  Lectures and case discussions are held on Mondays 12:00 Noon-1:00 pm by the attending specialists with the ward team.

   

• Morning Report:

  Every Tuesday & Friday at 11:00 am Dr Samir Najjar discusses with the house officers and medical students recent admissions on the floor.
   

The department provides, as well, several courses for certification of the housestaff. These courses include:

• Radiation Safety Course
  All residents are supposed to be certified for radiation safety before the beginning of the academic year as they will be dealing with biohazardous material through the training. This course is followed by a written exam before certification.
  
  
• Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)
  This course is given on an elective basis and should be scheduled with Dr Mona Nabulsi ahead of time. It is mandatory to be certified for EBM before graduation.
  
  
• Practice-Based Learning
  The topic is simulated by resident awareness of a practice behavior that needs improvement. The topic is related to a needed change in medical care processes and/or outcome.
  
  The resident, along with her/his advisor, shall think of a current theme in her/his own Continuity Clinic practice and focus on one specific question s/he wants to address. A complete project includes information about the practice behavior that was changed and data regarding the impact of the change.
  
  
• Basic Life Support (BLS) / Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  Basic and advanced life support are taught by specialized staff during a session given at the beginning of the academic year. All residents should be certified for BLS/PALS before the training starts.
  
  To read the curriculum of teaching activities click here. (pdf format)