2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Full Schedule

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

2:30pm PDT

Enhancing Equity and Access in Elective Away Rotations for Medical Students

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

Mt. St. Helens

This session will explore the current landscape of elective away rotations and the barriers that many medical students face in accessing these opportunities. Through interactive discussion and case studies, we will assess the impact of these barriers and explore effective approaches to equitable access to elective away rotations.

Speakers

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

2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference

1:15pm PDT

Erick Hung

Lee Miller, MD

Sharad Jain, MD

Emma Simmons, MD

2:30pm PDT

Robin Clay, MEd

Rosalynn LeNoir

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