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Kathleen Zoppi, PhD, Assistant DIO, Indiana University School of Medicine, Co-Facilitator

Dania Mosquera, GME Program Manager & REDCap Administrator, St. Luke’s University Health Network, Co-Facilitator

Caroline Diez, MBA, Manager, GME, JPS Health Network, Co-Facilitator

Diana Singer, PhD, Executive Director, Academic Affairs, JPS Health Network, Co-Facilitator

Featuring WOLFPACK: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game

Please note that seating is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Joseph Portoghese, MD, AIAMC Board of Directors President

Jake Bidwell, MD, AIAMC 2025 Annual Meeting Chairman

Nancy Spector, MD, Senior Vice Dean for Faculty, Drexel University College of Medicine

As the healthcare landscape evolves, the state of the workforce presents both opportunities and challenges, underscored by persistent issues in inclusion and equity. Academic medicine faces notable headwinds, including financial pressures, burnout, and shifting expectations for education, research, and patient care. To foster resilience and success, this presentation will explore key strategies for empowering professionals across career stages. These include strategic career planning, conflict resolution, negotiation, leading from middle and managing change in a dynamic environment. By prioritizing these strategies, we can ensure all members of the academic medical community are equipped to advance and thrive, even in these complex times.

Innovative Climate & Health Education Strategies – Let’s Shark It! Aurora Health Care/ Advocate Health

Deborah Simpson, PhD, Director Education – Academic Affairs

Aaron A. Levy, DO, FAAP, Pediatric Hospitalist, Atrium Health

Suzette Surratt Caudle, MD, Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Atrium Health

Eric Anderson, EdD, Director, GME, Atrium Health

Jacob Bidwell, MD, DIO and Vice President, Academic Affairs

Session leaders will briefly describe several innovative strategies to supporting climate education in medical education.  Following these examples, participants will break up into small groups and each group will brainstorm viable approaches to educate clinicians on climate impacts on patients’ health and/or sustainability (e.g., reduce waste, reuse). The best approaches will be presented “shark tank” style to spur creativity and engagement. 

 The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education NexusIPETM Learning Model: An Approach to Engage Learners and Clinical Teams in Practice Transformation

This interactive session will introduce the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (National Center) NexusIPETM Learning Model and toolkit as an approach to facilitate iterative, sustainable change in the clinical learning environment with measurable impact on health (Quintuple Aim) and learning outcomes. Christine Arenson, MD, Director of the National Center will introduce the approach. She will then guide participants through an exercise using the Institute of Medicine Interprofessional Learning Continuum model to facilitate defining specific health, system and learning outcomes for their transformation or practice improvement goals, as well as better understand the factors that may enable and interfere with progress at a national, regional, and local level. Participants will leave with new insights into their clinical learning environment and gain experience with a novel, comprehensive model to drive positive change at the local or health system level.

Simulation Improves Critical Incident Knowledge and Skills: OhioHealth

Brad Gable, MD, System Medical Director, Simulation

Andrew Kalnow, DO, Care Site Simulation Medical Director - Doctors Hospital; Core Faculty - Emergency Medicine

Resident and fellow health and wellness is front of mind for their program faculty. The high-stress high-stakes environment in which our learners work, places them at risk for burnout and untoward health effects. Specifically, repeated exposure to critical incidents without proper defusing and stress mitigation techniques can be especially detrimental. Here we describe the implementation of a simulation-based critical incident education. This education not only was well-liked by learners, but also lead to a change in the number of critical incidents reported, increased the number of peer mentors to support residents, and aligned graduate medical education with our practitioner health and wellness team. By the end of this session learners will be able to 1) explain the benefits of a simulation-based critical incident education at their institution 2) create a plan for implementation of a similar education 3) analyze enablers and barriers to implementation of the education.

Back by popular demand is the AIAMC World Cafe.  A world cafe consists of timed rounds, with participants gathering in small groups.  Each group explores the same question for each round. After a round is complete, one person remains at the table as a host, while the others travel to new tables and conversations – spreading the insights from previous discussions.  The AIAMC World Café will explore key points of Dr. Spector’s keynote address, and she will join this session to offer her feedback on the groups’ reports-out. Please note that seating is limited, and pre-registration is required.

Take a first look at the 50+ posters accepted for display while enjoying a complimentary beverage.

Wind down from day one with hors d-oeuvres and beverages in a gorgeous outdoor setting immediately adjacent to the conference hotel.  To help us plan and control costs, pre-registration is required.  There is no charge for meeting registrants to attend the reception.  Your guest may join you with a paid guest registration fee.