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2026 AAMC CGEA Conference

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Kristina Aldridge, PhD

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine

Assistant Dean for Accreditation

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Assistant Dean for Accreditation

1:00pm CDT

Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

4:00pm CDT

Welcome Plenary: The Irreducible Clinician: Humanism for a Changing Profession Noseworthy Hall (level 3)Andrea Leep Hunderfund, MD., MHPE

5:30pm CDT

Poster Session and Reception Doctors Mayo Hall (level 4)

7:00am CDT

Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

7:30am CDT

Breakfast Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

8:00am CDT

Welcome and Address by the Dean Noseworthy Hall (level 3)Tracey Taylor, PhD • Komal Kochhar, MD • Nadine Alamy, EdD • Nneka Comfere, MD

8:30am CDT

Plenary: Holding Onto Humanity: The Art of Connection in a Disconnected World (Moderated Panel Discussion) Noseworthy Hall (level 3)Tane Danger • Anna Cianciolo, PhD • Sara Amini, BS • Alexander Niven, MD • Theresa Villerot, MEd, MLS(ASCP)CM

10:00am CDT

Oral Presentation IME 1 Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Theresa Pesavento, PhD • Abhishek Mahesh, B.S. • Marianne E Reeves, PhD • John Lowry, PhD • Beth Altschafl, PhD

11:00am CDT

Lunch Noseworthy Hall (level 3) AAMC Updates Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

1:45pm CDT

Teaching with Trust: Applying Trauma-Informed Communication Across the Medical Education Continuum Doctors Mayo Hall-2 (level 4)Heather Laird-Fick, MD, MPH, FACP • Jason Booza, PhD

3:00pm CDT

Breaking Down Silos: Connection and Community Between Medical School Classes Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Lamya Augusthy, MA • Kit (Catherine G.) Knier Srivastava • Ahmad Abu-Mahfouz, BS • Sara Amini, BS

5:15pm CDT

CGEA Awards & Legacy Celebration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)Live music by LaSonya Natividad with the Madison Parish Ensemble • Participatory art with Anne Labovitz: CGEA Sharables – Pieces of a Whole

7:00am CDT

Program Evaluation & Accreditation SIG Meeting Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Jason Booza, PhD Breakfast Noseworthy Hall (level 3) Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

8:00am CDT

Welcome and Housekeeping Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

9:30am CDT

Teaching Observation Programs for Medical Educators: Successes and Barriers to Implementation at Two Medical Schools Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Nicole Wright, MBA • Mary Kate Worden PhD • Sarah Jones, MD

10:45am CDT

When Socio-Academic Needs Go Unmet: The Downstream Impact on Socio-Educational Safety and Professional Identity Formation (Pr) Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Philisha Mesidor, MSGH