2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Full Schedule

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8:00am PDT

Breakfast + Opening Plenary

Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am PDT

Multnomah + Holladay

Saturday May 3, 2025 8:00am - 9:30am PDT
Multnomah + Holladay

Meal

9:30am PDT

Oral Presentation 1

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Mt. Bachelor

This session will include the following oral abstracts:
• A Phenomenological Study of Women Medical School Deans
• Application of Coaching Skills Across Contexts
• Curriculum Reform Impact on Preceptors: Retention, Motivators and Incentives
• Perspectives of Students' Learning with Subspecialty Preceptors in Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships

Speakers

Jennifer Adams

Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Melanie Dean, EdD

Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality Improvement, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering, Arizona State University

Lily Hitchner, MD

Assistant Professor, UCSF Fresno

Grace Bosma, MS

Research Instructor, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Tai Lockspeiser, MD, MHPE

Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Harrison Tran

Medical Student, University of California, San Francisco

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Mt. Bachelor

Oral Abstracts

9:30am PDT

A Seat At the Table: Enhancing the Role of Staff in Major Medical Education Initiatives

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Mt. St. Helens

Professional staff are often engaged in HOW to complete a major project, but less frequently in determining WHAT to do or WHY to do it. This session explores how the incorporation of staff depends on the several aspects of culture and structure at multiple institutions and a national initiative.

Speakers

Julie Youm

Associate Dean, Education Compliance & Quality
Director, Educational Technology, University of California Irvine

Brian Herman

Associate Director for Educational Standards, Stanford University School of Medicine

Sara Clemons

Executive Director of Assessment, Curriculum and Evaluation, UCSF

Michael Campion

Director, Academic & Learning Technologies, University of Washington School of Medicine

Michael Campion, M.Ed., serves as Director of Academic and Learning Technologies at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM), where his team partners with faculty and students in the effective use of technology and data to support medical student education. Examples... Read More →

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Mt. St. Helens

Panel, Professional and Leadership Development

9:30am PDT

Voices of Change: Leveraging Narratives to Advance Black Perinatal Equity in Medical Education

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Mt. Hood

This session uses medical humanities and patient narratives to address the Black perinatal crisis in Orange County. Through documentary screening, discussions, and brainstorming, participants will explore challenges faced by Black birthing patients and develop strategies for advancing culturally competent, patient-centered perinatal care.

Speakers

Femitan Ajayi

Medical Student, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Avery Robinson-Phelps

Medical Student, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Mt. Hood

Small Group Discussion, Expanding Knowledge, Practices, and Language in the Learning Environment

9:30am PDT

Blueprint for Professionalism: Harnessing Synergy as Students and Faculty in Leadership Coaching

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Three Sisters

Leadership and Professional development are critical components of medical education for learners. In this workshop, we will present an adaptable model for a leadership and professionalism development intervention. This will include identifying the needs of learners at your institution, developing programming for sessions, and conducting a needs assessment.

Speakers

Elizabeth Rizk

MS3, Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix

Rachel Jones, MAEd

Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Medical Education Learning Specialist, Instructor, Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Three Sisters

Workshop, Professional and Leadership Development

9:30am PDT

Revolutionizing Assessment: Leveraging AI to Expand Test Banks and Enhance Rationales in MCQs

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Morrison/Ross Island

This workshop equips participants with practical strategies for using AI to enhance assessments. Participants will learn how to efficiently expand test banks and improve MCQ rationales through hands-on activities and discover actionable AI techniques to elevate the quality of formative assessments and optimize the assessment development process at their institution.

Speakers

Rosemary Tyrrell

Director of the Office of Faculty Development and Assistant Professor, University of California Riverside

Sherif Hassan, MD

Executive Associate Dean, Pre-clerkship Medical Education, University of California Riverside

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Morrison/Ross Island

Workshop, AI, Simulation, and Technology

9:30am PDT

Supporting Learner Well-Being by Proactively Addressing Educator Well-Being

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This workshop will highlight the systemic and cultural factors that impact medical educator well-being. The goal is to help participants identify potential solutions for their institutions to ensure the well-being of their educators, success of their learners, and ultimately the development of a healthy, diverse, and inclusive physician workforce.

Speakers

Allison P. Knight, PhD

Assistant Vice Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Student Wellness, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

Margaret Rea, PhD

Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, and Director Student and Resident Wellness, UC Davis School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Wellbeing and Flourishing

10:45am PDT

Oral Presentation 2

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Mt. Bachelor

This session will include the following oral abstracts:
• ImmnoChat: AI tool-based self-directed learning in pre-clerkship curriculum
• The Use of Generative AI in Research at the Medical Student Level
• Enhancing Step 1 Success Through a Peer-Led Support Program in Response to USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Transition

Speakers

Jeffrey C. Riddell, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medical Education and Emergency Medicine, Assistant Dean for Medical Student Research, and Education Fellowship Director, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California

Konnor Davis, BS

Medical Student, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Chenyi Yang, BS

Medical Student, University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Harinder Singh, Ph.D.

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Mt. Bachelor

Oral Abstracts

10:45am PDT

So much data so little time, data-driven advising in 2025

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Mt. St. Helens

Recently, application and match data have proliferated. Program signaling amplifies the need for those data. Tools like Residency Explorer, Texas STAR, and others have emerged to help students and advisors assess fit. A panel of Career and Residency Advisors will discuss how they use these tools to guide their advising.

Speakers

Lisa R. Shah-Patel, MD

Director, Career and Professional AdvisingClinical Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix

Ben Schneider, MD

Assistant Dean, UME Student Affairs and Associate Professor, FM, OHSU

Stephanie K. Zia, MD, MACM, FAAP, FACP, FHM

Assistant Dean for Career Advising, Office of Student Affairs
Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics & Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine of USC
University of Southern California

Lauren Sigman, MD

OASIS Career Advisor, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Sarah Thomson, MEd

Director & Career Advisor for Seattle (Mt. Baker and Mt. St. Helens) and Wyoming students, University of Washington

Valinda M Lee, MA

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Mt. St. Helens

Panel, Advising Strategy and Models

10:45am PDT

What Everyone Needs to Know about FERPA

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Three Sisters

A multi-institutional interactive session will engage participants in a discussion on possible solutions for when policy (FERPA and institutional) and practice (“we have always done it this way”) collide.

Speakers

Celeste Fowles Nguyen, EdD

Assistant Dean, Medical Student Affairs
Registrar, Stanford

Teresa L. Cook, M.Ed.

Assistant Dean, Educational Administration, USC

Erik D. Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D

Assistant Dean for Equity and Medical Student Engagement
Associate Teaching Professor, Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Three Sisters

Panel, Professionalism and Academic Performance/Progression

10:45am PDT

Promoting Disability Inclusion, Anti-Ableism and Sense of Belonging in Medical Education and Academic Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Mt. Hood

People with disabilities, apparent or invisible, are severely underrepresented in medicine - presumably due to pervasive barriers such as ableism (belief that people with disabilities are less valuable), bias, and lack of accessible accommodations. We will describe strategies we have employed at KPSOM to begin tackling some of these issues.

Speakers

Delores Amorelli, EdD

Director of Faculty Educator Development, Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine

Katerina Venderova

Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Kirsten Ludwig

Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Nicole Lawson

Faculty Director of Inclusive Curriculum, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

EID; environmentalism; anthropology; curriculum management; instructional design

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Mt. Hood

Small Group Discussion, Expanding Knowledge, Practices, and Language in the Learning Environment

10:45am PDT

How to use Foundational and Clinical Science Integration Tools to Support Clinical Decision Making Skills Development

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Morrison/Ross Island

Cognitive integration is foundational for development of the master adaptive learner leading to adaptive expertise in clinical practice. This workshop provides evidence for the value of cognitive integration, then introduces practical tools that can be applied in pre-clerkship and clerkship settings to promote cognitive integration in teaching and learning.

Speakers

Khiet DT Ngo, D.O., MSc.

Associate Professor Associate Dean for Clinical Skill Education & Innovation, University of California Riverside School of Medicine

Kathryn E. Miller, M.D.

Director Sciences and Art of Medicine Integrated
Assistant Dean for Longitudinal Clinical Education
Associate Professor Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Associate Professor Department of Bioethics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Morrison/Ross Island

Workshop, Curriculum: Teaching and Learning Pedagogies and Curricular Innovation

10:45am PDT

Pathways to a Diverse Physician Workforce: Holistic Admissions Practices and Mission-Based Pathway Programs

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This workshop will introduce holistic admissions practices, our institution’s outcomes in diversifying the physician workforce, and highlight formalized mission-based pathway programs as one framework to recruit and retain diverse trainees in medicine. Participants will explore strategies and best practices in holistic admission review, recruitment, and retention.

Speakers

Melody Tran-Reina, MD

Executive Director, Community Health Scholars, UC Davis School of Medicine

Lisandra Franco, MD, FACP

Assistant Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine

Stephany Sánchez, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine

Sara Teasdale, MD, FACP

Associate Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine, UC Davis School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Expanding Knowledge, Practices, and Language in the Learning Environment

11:45am PDT

Lunch + AAMC Updates

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT

Multnomah + Holladay

Saturday May 3, 2025 11:45am - 1:15pm PDT
Multnomah + Holladay

Meal

1:15pm PDT

Oral Presentation 3

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Mt. Bachelor

This session will include the following oral abstracts:
• Red Eye Rounds: A High-Yield, Sustainable Curriculum for Nighttime Resident Education
• It’s what they don’t know that matters: Program Directors’ perspectives on the information they want from medical schools in Learner Educational Handovers
• A qualitative analysis of program director feedback about interns who did not meet performance expectations
• Application of a Seven-Step Questionnaire Design Process to Identify Educational Strategies for Store-and-Forward Teledermatology Teaching in U.S. Dermatology Residency Programs

Speakers

Kimberly A. Indovina, MD

Associate Professor, University of Colorado; Denver Health

Judith L Bowen, MD PhD

Professor, Education Researcher, Oregon Health & Science University

Dawn M Cooper, PhD

Associate Dean for Assessment, Evaluation, and Accreditation, Simon Fraser University

Lisa Howley, PhD, MEd

Senior Director, Transforming Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges

Kristen D Enriquez, BS

Medical Student, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Mt. Bachelor

Oral Abstracts

1:15pm PDT

Community-Academic Partnerships to Advance Systems Change: Community-Engaged Learning in Medical Education

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Mt. Hood

This panel explores anti-racist/anti-oppressive approaches to community-engaged learning. Using examples from various community-academic partnerships, we demonstrate how to prioritize community voice in research and advocacy. Such collaborative efforts are essential for effectively addressing health inequities and driving meaningful systems change.

Speakers

Aisha Mays

CEO & Founder, Dream Youth Clinic

Leanna Lewis

Assistant Clinical Professor, Health Sciences, UC Berkeley - UCSF Joint Medical Program

Jessa Culver, MS

Medical Student, University of California, San Francisco

Michelle Burroughs, MPH, DHA candidate

Director, Community Engagement & Outreach for the Center for Healthy Communities (CHC), University of California, Riverside School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Mt. Hood

Panel, Curriculum: Teaching and Learning Pedagogies and Curricular Innovation

1:15pm PDT

Thriving in the learning environment: Strategies to promote success and belonging for Under-represented groups in medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Mt. St. Helens

This panel discussion explores strategies for promoting success and belonging for under-represented groups in medicine through the lens of different domains that impact the learning environment (personal, social, organization, physical spaces, and virtual spaces).

Speakers

Erick Hung

Associate Dean for Students, University of California, San Francisco

Lee Miller, MD

Associate Dean for Students Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles

Sharad Jain, MD

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, University of California, Davis

Emma Simmons, MD

Senior Associate Dean, Student Affairs, University of California, Riverside

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Mt. St. Helens

Panel, Expanding Knowledge, Practices, and Language in the Learning Environment

1:15pm PDT

Advocacy and the Generation Divide: A Gentle Medium

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This workshop offers a conversational model for learners and educators in medical education, focused on bridging the generational differences. The workshop aims to improve a sense of belonging, address generational gaps, and support DEI values by using self-advocacy in supporting learners.

Speakers

Susan Guralnick, MD

Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Designated Institutional Official (DIO), UC Davis Health

Sheetal Shah, Ph.D.

Psychologist, UC Davis Health

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Professional and Leadership Development

1:15pm PDT

Imposter Syndrome: Implications and Interventions to Promote Student Success

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Morrison/Ross Island

This workshop will present a model of well-being and academic success of health professions students developed in a longitudinal study. Participants will explore findings related to impostor syndrome and its relationship to pre-matriculation variables and the learning environment, and design interventions to be used at their home institutions.

Speakers

Karl Jandrey, DVM

Professor and Associate Dean Admissions and Student Programs, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Michael Wilkes, MD, PhD

Professor, University of California, Davis

Margaret Rea, PhD

Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine, and Director Student and Resident Wellness, UC Davis School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Morrison/Ross Island

Workshop, Wellbeing and Flourishing

1:15pm PDT

Keep Calm and Map On: Overcoming Barriers to LCME Accreditation

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Three Sisters

Participants will explore numerous case studies that highlight the complexities of overseeing a school's curriculum map. They will gain skills to use curriculum mapping effectively to satisfy accreditation requirements, manage responses to accreditation criteria amid curricular changes, and engage with key leadership to secure resources and support for mapping initiatives.

Speakers

Kate Forkner

Curriculum and Assessment Manager, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Julie Youm

Associate Dean, Education Compliance & Quality
Director, Educational Technology, University of California Irvine

Alexis Rossi

Director, Medbiquitous, AAMC

Saturday May 3, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Three Sisters

Workshop, Accreditation

2:30pm PDT

Oral Presentation 4

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Mt. Bachelor

This session will include the following oral abstracts:
• Bridging the Gap for Students Returning from Extended Leaves
• Pathways to Medical School: Building Self-Efficacy and Belonging in Medically Underserved Pre-Medical Student in Postbaccalaureate Programs
• Predicting Student Success in a Shared Health Science Curriculum
• Enhancing Postdoctoral Fellows’ Confidence in Career Choice and Transition to Clinical Practice Through a Structured Longitudinal Career Guidance Program

Speakers

Michelle E Park

Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Over the course of my twenty-year career in the field of Higher Education, I’ve had the opportunity to work hand-in-hand across departments, greatly enriching my knowledge and skillset, while focusing on the health and growth of my students. I am passionate about advocating for... Read More →

Steve Schneid

Director of Educational Development & Scholarship, University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine

Katharina Brandl

Professor, UC San Diego

Marisa K. Orser, MEd

Associate Director of Clinical Education, Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific

Kristine Snyder, MPH

Associate Director of Research and Science, University of Utah

Elizabeth Thottacherry, MBBS

Assistant Clinical Professor, Stanford University

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Mt. Bachelor

Oral Abstracts

2:30pm PDT

Assessment-Driven Models in Medical Education: Holistic Approach in Admissions and Student Success

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Mt. St. Helens

Medical school admissions often lack feedback on student outcomes and may not align with performance data. Collaboration across admissions, assessment, and curriculum supports fair selection aligned with mission and resources. A holistic, data-informed approach can enhance transparency, improve admissions criteria, and better guide applicants, fostering diverse and successful student populations.

Speakers

Jennifer Handrop

Manager of Admissions Operations, Admissions Committee, and Internal Communications, University of Utah Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine

Tejal M Parikh MD

Associate Dean, Admissions
Director, Comprehensive Education Center, University of Arizona
College of Medicine-Tucson

Raquel Hernandez Givens PhD

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Mt. St. Helens

Panel, Transitions in Student Affairs and Medical Education

2:30pm PDT

Compassionate Off-Ramp Program

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Three Sisters

A need exists for compassionate off-ramp programs (ORP) to help medical students navigate into other programs that allow them to leave medical school without discrediting their hard work or incurring insurmountable amounts of debt. This session will examine various off-ramp programs, gain insights into their processes and best practices.

Speakers

Megan Boysen Osborn, MD, MHPE

Senior Associate Dean for Students, UCI School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Three Sisters

Small Group Discussion, Transitions in Student Affairs and Medical Education

2:30pm PDT

Designing Dashboards in Assessment and Evaluation as a Continuous Quality Improvement Strategy in Medical Education

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Mt. Hood

The Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine will share its experiences in developing assessment and evaluation dashboards emphasizing the importance of cross-functional teams and iterative feedback for better user engagement. Participants will also have opportunities to share their own experiences with data systems and analytics at their institutions.

Speakers

Rocele S. Estanislao, MA

Program Manager/Supervisor, Curricular Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Mt. Hood

Small Group Discussion, Assessment and Evaluation

2:30pm PDT

Leveraging Principle-Based AI Tools to Enhance Medical Education

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This interactive workshop will apply the new AAMC Principles for Responsible AI in MedEd and will equip attendees with practical skills to integrate AI into medical education, advisement and support. Participants will leave with actionable strategies and a tools they can implement in their teaching, advisement, and administrative roles.

Speakers

Lisa Howley, PhD, MEd

Senior Director, Transforming Medical Education, Association of American Medical Colleges

Christy K. Boscardin, PhD

Professor, Department of Medicine and Anesthesia, UCSF

Christy Boscardin, Ph.D. is a professor in the Department of Medicine and Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and the Director of Student Assessment in the School of Medicine. Dr. Boscardin is also the Director of the Medical Education Scholarship for the Department of... Read More →

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, AI, Simulation, and Technology

2:30pm PDT

LIFTing Healthcare Professionals to Learn, Identify and Fight Trafficking

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Morrison/Ross Island

This workshop equips healthcare professionals to identify and support human trafficking victim-survivors using trauma-informed care. Participants will engage in case-based learning, role-playing exercises, and expert panels, gaining practical skills to integrate anti-trafficking education within healthcare settings while prioritizing personal wellbeing.

Speakers

Mikayla Mefford, MPH

AMWA-PATH Student Research & Education Chair; Medical Student, UCLA, American Medical Women's Association-Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans; University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Elizabeth Berdan, MD, MS

AMWA-PATH Physician Research and Education Chair; Mary Bridge Children's Hospital, Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgeon; American Medical Women's Association-Physicians Against the Trafficking of Humans

Saturday May 3, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Morrison/Ross Island

Workshop, Expanding Knowledge, Practices, and Language in the Learning Environment