2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Full Schedule

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7:30am PDT

WGSA Business Meeting

Sunday May 4, 2025 7:30am - 8:00am PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

Sunday May 4, 2025 7:30am - 8:00am PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Meeting

9:30am PDT

Elevating the Role of Student Affairs in Medical Education Scholarship

Sunday May 4, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This interactive workshop will equip student affairs professionals with tools to elevate their contributions to medical education through scholarship. Participants will identify opportunities, overcome barriers, and develop practical strategies for initiating and sustaining scholarly projects to integrate scholarship into their roles, and advocate for the recognition of student affairs contributions.

Speakers

Cherie Singer

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Sunday May 4, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Professional and Leadership Development

10:45am PDT

Survey Design: A MESRE Workshop

Sunday May 4, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

This workshops will enable participants to describe conceptual and pragmatic issues in surveydesign, apply a framework for survey design, and compose high-quality survey items

Speakers

Sam Brondfield, MD, MA, FASCO

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of California San Francisco

Odinakachukwu (Odi) Ehie, MD, MAEd, FASA

Sunday May 4, 2025 10:45am - 11:45am PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Professional and Leadership Development

1:15pm PDT

Balancing the Demands of the Race for Competitiveness for Residencies with Medical Education

Sunday May 4, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

As students struggle to distinguish themselves for residency applications, more emphasis has been placed on achieving higher step 2 scores, significant experiences, and research. In this panel discussion, strategies for medical education and student affairs collaboration to address these challenges will be discussed.

Speakers

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

Lisa R. Shah-Patel, MD

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

Sunday May 4, 2025 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Panel, Advising Strategy and Models

2:30pm PDT

The NEXT STEP1 Project: Practical Strategies and Resources for USMLE/COMLEX Pass/Fail Transition

Sunday May 4, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT

Sellwood/Hawthorne

In 2022, the USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1 exams transitioned to Pass/Fail. The NEXT STEP1 Project, a collaboration of four AAMC groups, was launched to create strategies for adapting to this change. Participants will explore practical approaches to implement strategies at their institutions, focusing on curriculum, advising, and residency applications.

Speakers

Julie Youm

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

Nagaraj Gabbur

ObGyn Program Director, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health

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 →

Gordon J Green, MD, MEd, EdD

Senior Associate Dean for Simulation & Patient Safety
Professor of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine

Sunday May 4, 2025 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
Sellwood/Hawthorne

Workshop, Transitions in Student Affairs and Medical Education