Douglas Spegman, MD, MSPH, FACP, Chief Clinical Officer, El Rio Health Center

Luis Isea Mercado, MD, Internal Medicine Faculty, AdventHealth Orlando

Glenda Sundberg, NP, Family Medicine, Aurora Health Care

How does one empower and nurture the physician/provider-patient relationship during a time of national political and cultural chaos?  How did a change in status from “health care hero” to negative scrutiny and widespread misinformation during a 100-year pandemic affect our providers and their relationships with the patients they serve?  This session will address these issues and more and will include success stories from fellow AIAMC-member colleagues that will inspire conference attendees.

Donna L. Lamb, DHSc., MBA., BSN., President and Chief Executive Officer, National Resident Matching Program

While the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent decision about affirmative action on medical education infrastructure remains to be seen, the current landscape, including approaches undertaken by states that have banned use of race as a factor in college admissions, provides cases and research to continue building toward a physician workforce representative of the community served. This presentation will provide a brief history of affirmative action and overview of the recent Supreme Court decision, will review the STEM pipeline/population seeking residency positions with relevant demographic data intended to better understand the possible impact across the transition to residency, and will explore case studies/examples of states with bans on utilization of race in college admissions. Additionally, the presentation will review research that shows physician preference for practicing in places that match their ideologies; research on diversity in physician’s impact on health outcomes; and objectives of holistic review: community-centric, life experiences.

Teaching Hospitals and Medical Schools: Moving Beyond Affiliation Agreements to Impactful Strategic Partnerships: Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital (Salon G)

 Moving Beyond Affiliation Agreements to Impactful Strategic Partnerships: Guthrie/Robert Packer Hospital (Salon G)

Victor O. Kolade, MD, FACP, Clinical Professor of Medicine & Regional Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

Deborah Biggs, JD, Principal and Director of Academic Medicine Consulting Services, PYA

All AIAMC members have affiliation agreements with medical schools, and many have multiple agreements.  As was presented in the AIAMC’s August webinar, truly successful agreements are strategically created and nurtured.  Our members’ C-Suites are acutely aware of physician shortages and workforce development challenges, not to mention DEI issues and funds flow.  Addressing these issues requires a continuum of education and partnership from UME to GME to CME.  This session will allow a deep dive into these key issues and provide tangible tools to put in participants’ toolkits to use upon return to their home institutions.

Making the Case for a GME-Facilitated Population Health Clinic: Advocating Health Equity for Vulnerable Communities: OhioHealth (Salon H)

Liz Zmuda, DO, Director of Medical Education at Doctors Hospital

Todd Weihl, DO, Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Doctors Hospital

Miriam Chan, PharmD, MHA, Program Director, System MedEd Quality and Safety

G. Joy Walton, MD, Associate Program Director, Doctors Hospital Internal Medicine Residency

Join us for an engaging workshop as we discuss strategies to align medical education and the C-suite around population health!  Our expert panel composed of leaders in the C-suite and of graduate medical education will share their experiences with making the case for a GME-facilitated population health clinic at Doctors Hospital.  We will have small group sessions to develop best practices and action plans for leveraging GME to advocate for greater health equity among our vulnerable communities.

“What Do I Do Now?” An Educational Consult Service to Support Faculty and Program Directors with Complex Struggling Learners: OhioHealth (Salon I)

Phil Clark, Advisor, Clinical Learning Environment

Jennifer Middleton, MD, Program Director, Faculty Development

Sara Sukalich, MD, Senior Director Medical Education/DIO

Supporting complex struggling leaners is a challenge that program directors and faculty will most certainly face during their tenure. Program directors and faculty may not be comfortable or have the knowledge and skills to support learners with challenges that may vary from communication and professionalism to medical knowledge and procedural ability. Complex struggling learners who don’t respond to initial personal development plans often require a significant amount of time and effort for faculty and program directors. Resources to support complex struggling learners within a program may be insufficient. In response to the need for increased support for our educators, OhioHealth created a system level Educational Consult Service made up of experienced educators from across our five teaching hospitals and various specialties. Learn how to identify resources, provide support for consultants, and set up the process of completing a consult. We will review our experience over the past few years and will share our templates and process. You will leave with a better understanding of how to develop this type of resource at your home institution. 

We are so pleased to announce a NEW and FIRST-EVER service project to take place at our annual meeting and Meeting Two in Tucson.  This meaningful addition to our program will take place outdoors at the resort on Friday, April 5th from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.   The AIAMC will cover the costs of this event; however, pre-registration is required and limited to the first 75 people who sign up.

In 2002, Jeannette Maré’s life changed forever when her son, Ben, died suddenly just before his third birthday. In the months following his death, Jeannette and her friends and family began making ceramic wind chimes – the first Ben’s Bells – in her backyard studio. Being surrounded by supportive people and working with clay toward a common goal was therapeutic for her family and their healing.  Hear her moving story first-hand here: https://bensbells.org/about/founder-story/ 

Since 2003, Ben’s Bells has been operating as a nonprofit, growing kindness education programs, and continuing to distribute thousands of Bells every year. Today, Bells are found all over the world and their free kindness education programming has reached over 1.6 million students.

The leadership team at Ben’s Bells assures us no artistic talent is required and that all materials are non-toxic and non-staining.  There will be one-half hour between the end of this event and the start of our awards dinner, allowing you plenty of time to change clothes if you wish.  You also do not need to stay the entire 90 minutes, as the activity is organized for come-and-go-flow.

Enjoy a most memorable evening as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the AIAMC and honor the 2024 Weinberg and Innovation Award winners.  Please note that seating is limited and that a separate registration fee is required.  The registration fee covers your dinner and one complimentary drink ticket.