2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Schedule

2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference

6:00am PDT

Western Well: Yoga Registration Desk

7:30am PDT

WGEA Networking Meeting Morrison/Ross Island WGSA Networking Meeting Sellwood/Hawthorne Breakfast Multnomah + Holladay Registration Lloyd Center Ballroom

8:00am PDT

Plenary: "Advancing Opportunity in Health: Workforce Readiness in a Time of Change" Multnomah + Holladay

9:30am PDT

Oral Presentation 5 Mt. Bachelor Best Practices to Help Applicants Tell Their Stories: Utilizing "Other Impactful Experiences (OIE)" in the AMCAS Application Process Mt. St. Helens Collaborating on the Development of Health Systems Science Assessments in Clinical Environments: Insights from Three Schools on the AMA HSS Innovation Groundwork Team Mt. Hood Developing Trauma-Informed Clinical Skills Curricula across UME/GME settings Three Sisters Elevating the Role of Student Affairs in Medical Education Scholarship Sellwood/Hawthorne Med School Marble Fill Frenzy: A Game Approach to Normalizing the Ups & Downs and Support Services during Medical School Morrison/Ross Island

10:45am PDT

Oral Presentation 6 Mt. Bachelor A Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program that Prepares Students for Success in Medical School: Perspectives from Medical Students and Residents from Different Medical Schools Mt. St. Helens Embracing Your Worth: Confronting Impostor Phenomenon Three Sisters Envisioning Anti-Oppressive Curriculum Development Mt. Hood A WISE Way to Teach Sharing Difficult News Morrison/Ross Island Survey Design: A MESRE Workshop Sellwood/Hawthorne

11:45am PDT

Lunch + Round Table Discussions (See Description for Table Assignments) Multnomah + Holladay

1:15pm PDT

Oral Presentation 7 Mt. Bachelor Balancing the Demands of the Race for Competitiveness for Residencies with Medical Education Sellwood/Hawthorne Examining Best Practices in Medical Peer Tutoring and Coaching from an Interinstitutional Lens: UC Irvine x UC San Diego Mt. St. Helens Auditing medical school planetary health curricula--where do we start and where can we go? Mt. Hood Approaches to Equitable and Effective Professionalism Feedback Conversations Morrison/Ross Island Trends in Debt, Cost, and Repayment, with a focus on 2025 graduates Three Sisters

2:30pm PDT

Oral Presentation 8 Mt. Bachelor Enhancing Access in Elective Away Rotations for Medical Students Mt. St. Helens Preclinical Academic Struggles: Assessing Before Intervening Mt. Hood The Ideal Neighborhood For a Medical School...Is It Houses, Learning Communities, Small Groups, Mentoring Teams or ? Three Sisters Generative AI as Co-pilot for Developing High Quality MCQ Items Morrison/Ross Island The NEXT STEP1 Project: Practical Strategies and Resources for USMLE/COMLEX Pass/Fail Transition Sellwood/Hawthorne

3:45pm PDT

Plenary "Positioning Learners for Success" Multnomah + Holladay

5:15pm PDT

NRMP 2025 Main Residency Match Outcomes and Future Directions Multnomah + Holladay

7:30am PDT

Registration Lloyd Center Ballroom

8:00am PDT

Breakfast and Awards Multnomah + Holladay

9:00am PDT

Clinical Skills Assessment of Medical Students in a Post-Step 2 CS World: Discussion of opportunities for innovation and ways to mitigate challenges Mt. St. Helens Paving the Path: A Model of Integrated Support From Pre-Medical Education through GME Sellwood/Hawthorne Storytelling…a Skills Workshop to Enhance Professional Identity Formation Morrison/Ross Island

10:15am PDT

How to Build a House – Implementing a House Model in Medical School Mt. Bachelor Transition into Clinical Workplace Learning: Becoming a Medical Professional Three Sisters Exploring Transitions in Block Clerkships: Challenges, Opportunities, and Practical Strategies to Enhance Medical Student Learning and Professional Identity Development Morrison/Ross Island

11:30am PDT

Closing & Debrief Multnomah + Holladay