April 17 - April 18, 2026
Friday, April 17th
NI X Meeting Two Agenda
1:15 – 1:30
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Welcome and Opening Remarks
NI X Co-Chairs Theresa Azevedo Rousso, MPA, Regional Senior Director and Designated Institutional Official, Kaiser Permanente Northern California and
Victor O. Kolade, MD Core Faculty, Internal Medicine Residency, The Guthrie Clinic; Professor of Medicine & Regional Clerkship Director for Internal Medicine
1:30 – 1:35
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Cohort Breakout Instructions
1:35 – 3:45
Gardenia 1 & 2
Camelia and Daisy
Cohort Breakouts: Sharing of Storyboard Posters
4:00 - 4:30
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Reports Out
National Advisory Council (NAC) members
6:00
Valley Promenade
Annual Awards Dinner
Please note that seating is limited, and a separate registration fee is required. The registration fee covers your dinner and one complimentary drink ticket.
Saturday, April 18th
7:00-8:00
Poinsettia 3
Breakfast and Networking (Exhibits Open)
8:00-8:15
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Welcome Back and Plans for the Day
8:15-8:45
Poinsettia Foyer
Staffed Poster Displays
Posters will be displayed throughout the Annual Meeting as well; this session is dedicated to a staffed display of the 30 National Initiative Storyboards.
8:45-10:00
Gardenia 1 & 2 and Camelia
CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSIONS (Three Offered; Choose One)
Turbulent Waters: Partners in Navigating Changing Immigration Policies: Cleveland Clinic
Janice Bianco, Director, Visa & Immigration Services
Application of Working Genius to Team-Building: An Innovative Approach to Medical Education – Guthrie Clinic
Leading Through Disruption: Stories that Shape Resilient Leaders and Systems – JPS Health Network
Diana Singer, PhD, RN, CCRN, CNE, C-TAGME, Executive Director, Academic Affairs
Tricia Elliott, MD, FAAFP, Sr. Vice President, Academic & Research Affairs
Caroline Diez, EdD, Director, Graduate Medical Education
10:00-10:30
Poinsettia 3
Break; Exhibits Open
10:30-11:45
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Plenary 3: National Initiative X Top Storyboards Slam and Boxed Lunch
Select National Initiative X Teams and National Advisory Council Members (NAC)
Instead of our traditional Poster Slam, residents and junior faculty from National Initiative X teams will share innovative approaches taken in the following areas: AI, Professionalism, Professional Identity Formation, and others that support our Annual Meeting theme. The top storyboards – one from each of the four cohorts – will be selected on-site by National Advisory Council (NAC) members. The four presenters will share their storyboards in rapid, ten-minute presentations, and will be awarded a free meeting registration to NI X Meeting Four. You will definitely want to stay until the end of the meeting to see who is chosen….might it be someone from your home institution?
11:45-12:00
Poinsettia 1 & 2
Annual Meeting and National Initiative X Meeting Two Closes
Closing Remarks: Reham Shaaban, DO, 2027 Annual Meeting Chair, and Theresa Azevedo-Rousso, MPA, NI X Co-Chair