{"id":452,"date":"2019-07-26T18:03:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T18:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utlsom.wpengine.com\/lsom-anesthesiology\/?page_id=452"},"modified":"2025-07-03T16:09:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:09:45","slug":"didactics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/education\/residency\/curriculum\/didactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Didactic Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Didactics are an integral part of resident education, and in-classroom education goes hand-in-hand with in-OR teaching to reinforce acquisition of medical knowledge related to anesthesia. Didactics takes on a variety of formats to help residents prepare for clinical practice, the ITE, the ABA Basic &amp; Advanced written exams, the ABA Applied Exam (oral exam and OSCE). The list is not meant to be comprehensive, and subspecialty rotations may have altered didactic schedule to fit with rotation specific schedules and topics of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a sample of the different didactic conferences held on a regular basis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In-OR teaching with problem-based learning discussions (PBLDs)<\/li>\n<li>Department wide Grand Rounds<\/li>\n<li>Department wide Journal Clubs<\/li>\n<li>High Fidelity Monthly Simulation<\/li>\n<li>Workshops \u2013 airway, regional, ultrasound<\/li>\n<li>Mock Oral Board (6 ABA Oral Board Examiners on staff) Exams<\/li>\n<li>Mock Objective Structured Clinical Exam<\/li>\n<li>Interesting Case Conference Presentations<\/li>\n<li>Mortality and Morbidity Conferences<\/li>\n<li>Chairman\u2019s Conference<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button \" href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/145\/2025\/05\/Block-12-Didactic-Schedule.pdf\" 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