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2026 AAMC CGEA Conference

Carrie Bernat

University of Iowa

Associate Director, Pre-Clinical Curriculum

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

JumpStart: From Acceptance to First Day: Helping Students Start Strong. A Collaboration between Admissions and Student Affairs Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Nikki Dixon,DNP, M.Ed • Monique D. Jones, MD, FACOG • Netali Ginsberg, MD

3:00pm CDT

Advancing Medical Education by Unmasking Your Inner Scholarship Superhero Franciscan Sisters-1 (level 4)Elissa Hall • S. Beth Bierer, PhD, MEd • Janice Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH • Deborah Simpson, PhD

4:15pm CDT

Living with Tiers: Annual Review, Student Trust, and Residency Signaling in H/HP/P/F Systems Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Monica L. Lypson, MD MHPE

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)

8:15am CDT

If We Build It, Will They Thrive? Strategies for Student Spaces that Foster Positive Learning Environments Franciscan Sisters-1 (level 4)Kristina Aldridge, PhD • Eva Waineo, MD • Adrian Peacock, BS • Donna Lancianese, PhD The New Foundational Competencies in Undergraduate Medical Education: How to Approach Threats to their Usage and Utility Doctors Mayo Hall-1 (level 4)Colleen Hayden, EdD, MS • Elissa Hall • Bill Cutrer, MD MEd • Katherine A. Forkner, EdD, MA

9:30am CDT

How to Be Scholarly When Performing Program Evaluation: Lessons Learned From Your MESRE Colleagues Franciscan Sisters-1 (level 4)Anna Cianciolo, PhD • Rachel Moquin, EdD, MA • Janice Hanson, PhD, EdS, MH • Kelli Qua, PhD