2026 AAMC CGEA Conference has ended

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2026 AAMC CGEA Conference

Jennifer Allen, M.Ed.

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

Director, Office of Wellness and Academic Success

Rochester, Minnesota

https://college.mayo.edu

1:00pm CDT

Registration Noseworthy Hall Atrium (Level 3)

2:00pm CDT

Poster Set-Up Doctors Mayo Hall (level 4)

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

Mirror Coaching: Applying Coaching Techniques to Strengthen Educators’ Practice Franciscan Sisters-1 (level 4)Grazyna Drzazga, PhD, PMP • Stacy Craft, M.Ed.

11:00am CDT

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

3:00pm CDT

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

The Learning Leader—Building Adaptive Expertise for Lasting Impact Franciscan Sisters-1 (level 4)Bill Cutrer, MD MEd

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

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

9:30am CDT

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

10:45am CDT

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