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2026 AAMC CGEA Conference

Christine Tsai

Rush University Medical Center

Director of Clinical Skills

About me

Director of Clinical Skills, RMC; Associate Professor of Hospital Medicine

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Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

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

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Poster Session and Reception Doctors Mayo Hall (level 4)

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Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) Section Meeting Doctors Mayo Hall-1 (level 4)Colleen Hayden, EdD, MS Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

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Breakfast Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

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

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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

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Self-Directed Learning in the Age of Generative AI: Traversing Accreditation Compliance, Artificial Intelligence, and Lifelong Learning Doctors Mayo Hall-2 (level 4)Jason Booza, PhD • Colleen Hayden, EdD, MS • Joel Shenker, MD, PhD

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

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Oral Presentaion IME 2 Franciscan Sisters-2 (level 4)Nadine Alamy, EdD • Aaron Pendl • Edwin Rosas • Domenic DiSanti, DO • Evan Symons, DO • Robert Treat, PhD

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Writing, Reading, and Rethinking LORs: A Workshop for Medical Educators Doctors Mayo Hall-1 (level 4)Debra Rusk, MD • Stephanie Calato • Nagaraj Gabbur, MD • Mildred (Millie) Willy, MD

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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

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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

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Directors of Clinical Skills Courses (DOCS) SIG Meeting Doctors Mayo Hall-1 (level 4)Scott Mead, MD Breakfast Noseworthy Hall (level 3) Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

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Welcome and Housekeeping Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

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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

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Facilitating Change: Implementation Science 101 for Medical Educators Doctors Mayo Hall-2 (level 4)Rebecca L Williams-Karnesky, MD, PhD, MEdPsych • Kelli Scott

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Shaping Organizational Culture from Where You Are: Practical Levers for Change in Medical Education Doctors Mayo Hall-12(level 4)Sookyung Suh, PhD • Kelly Hurst, EdD • Boyung Suh, PhD