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2026 AAMC CGEA Conference

Emma Nguyen

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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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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

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

From Numbers to Narratives: Data Storytelling for Medical Education Doctors Mayo Hall-1 (level 4)Melissa Chairez, M.Ed. • Valerie Strobel

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

12:30pm CDT

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

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

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Oral Presentation MESRE 3 Franciscan Sisters-3 (level 4)Amulya Vankayalapati, BS • Sneha Kesaraju, BS • Emily Rush, PhD • Jessica Byram • Isabella Varea, BS

4:15pm CDT

Oral Presentation IME 4 Franciscan Sisters-3 (level 4)John Lowry, PhD • David Feldstein, MD • Amy Seegmiller Renner, PhD, MS • Stacey Pylman, PhD

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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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Breakfast Noseworthy Hall (level 3) Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

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Welcome and Housekeeping Noseworthy Hall (level 3)

8:15am CDT

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

10:45am CDT

Oral Presentation MESRE 5 Franciscan Sisters-3 (level 4)Carolyn Dufault, PhD • Rachel Bright, MD • Marissa Zhu • Emma Nguyen • Christian Steciuch