2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Full Schedule

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9:30am PDT

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

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

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

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

Blueprint Worksheet pdf

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

Workshop, Professional and Leadership Development

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/ Registrar, USC Keck School of Medicine

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

Panel, Professionalism and Academic Performance/Progression

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

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

Nancy Guirguis, EdD, MSW

Assistant Dean, Student Affairs Director, Student Support, University of California, Irvine |School of Medicine

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