2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference: Schedule

2025 Western GEA/GSA/OSR Conference

11:00am PDT

Registration Lloyd Center Ballroom

1:00pm PDT

CRIME Mt. Bachelor OSR Programming Mt. Hood OSR Programming Mt. St. Helens

3:30pm PDT

GSA New Member Bootcamp Three Sisters

4:15pm PDT

APQI Mt. Bachelor

5:30pm PDT

Pre-Conference Social Event / Meet and Greet (Optional) McMenamin's Broadway Pub

6:00am PDT

Western Well: Fun Run/ Walk TBA

7:00am PDT

Registration Lloyd Center Ballroom

8:00am PDT

Breakfast + Opening Plenary "Be in Medical Education: A Scholarly Commuter Community" Multnomah + Holladay

9:30am PDT

Oral Presentation 1 Mt. Bachelor A Seat At the Table: Enhancing the Role of Staff in Major Medical Education Initiatives Mt. St. Helens Voices of Change: Leveraging Narratives to Advance Black Perinatal Equity in Medical Education Mt. Hood Blueprint for Professionalism: Harnessing Synergy as Students and Faculty in Leadership Coaching Three Sisters Revolutionizing Assessment: Leveraging AI to Expand Test Banks and Enhance Rationales in MCQs Morrison/Ross Island Supporting Learner Well-Being by Proactively Addressing Educator Well-Being Sellwood/Hawthorne

10:45am PDT

Oral Presentation 2 Mt. Bachelor So much data so little time, data-driven advising in 2025 Mt. St. Helens What Everyone Needs to Know about FERPA Three Sisters Promoting Disability Inclusion, Anti-Ableism and Sense of Belonging in Medical Education and Academic Medicine Mt. Hood How to use Foundational and Clinical Science Integration Tools to Support Clinical Decision Making Skills Development Morrison/Ross Island Pathways to a Diverse Physician Workforce: Holistic Admissions Practices and Mission-Based Pathway Programs Sellwood/Hawthorne

11:45am PDT

Lunch + AAMC Updates Multnomah + Holladay

1:15pm PDT

Oral Presentation 3 Mt. Bachelor Community-Academic Partnerships to Advance Systems Change: Community-Engaged Learning in Medical Education Mt. Hood Thriving in the learning environment: Strategies to promote success and belonging for Under-represented groups in medicine Mt. St. Helens Advocacy and the Generation Divide: A Gentle Medium Sellwood/Hawthorne Imposter Syndrome: Implications and Interventions to Promote Student Success Morrison/Ross Island Keep Calm and Map On: Overcoming Barriers to LCME Accreditation Three Sisters

2:30pm PDT

Oral Presentation 4 Mt. Bachelor Assessment-Driven Models in Medical Education: Holistic Approach in Admissions and Student Success Mt. St. Helens Compassionate Off-Ramp Program Three Sisters Designing Dashboards in Assessment and Evaluation as a Continuous Quality Improvement Strategy in Medical Education Mt. Hood Leveraging Principle-Based AI Tools to Enhance Medical Education Sellwood/Hawthorne The Fight Against Human Trafficking: Empowering Healthcare Professionals Through Education and Action Morrison/Ross Island

3:45pm PDT

ERAS and Thalamus Update Multnomah + Holladay

4:45pm PDT

Poster Reception Broadway Weidler Halsey

6:00am PDT

Western Well: Yoga TBA

7:30am PDT

WGEA Networking Meeting Morrison/Ross Island WGSA Business Meeting Sellwood/Hawthorne Breakfast and Plenary "Advancing Opportunity in Health: Workforce Readiness in a Time of Change" Multnomah + Holladay Registration Lloyd Center Ballroom

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 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 Equity and 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 & Debreif Multnomah + Holladay