Focus Session Presenters
Presenters are listed alphabetically by last name. Click on the magnifying glass to read each speaker's bio!

Poh Sun GOH
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor and Senior Consultant
PCWS: Using Micro-Scholarship to Incentivize Faculty Professional Development
FS: Enhancing Leadership Skills through Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
National University of Singapore
Associate Professor and Senior Consultant
PCWS: Using Micro-Scholarship to Incentivize Faculty Professional Development
FS: Enhancing Leadership Skills through Emotional and Cultural Intelligence

Jeremy Grachan
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Assistant Professor
FS: Method to your Mechanics: Design and Integration of Games for Health Professions Education
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Assistant Professor
FS: Method to your Mechanics: Design and Integration of Games for Health Professions Education

Kelsey Grellinger
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Ideal Versus Practical: Strategies to Provide Medical Education Pedagogy to Transform Medical Students Into Exceptional Future Educators
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Ideal Versus Practical: Strategies to Provide Medical Education Pedagogy to Transform Medical Students Into Exceptional Future Educators

Charles Gullo
The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor
PCWS: Using Micro-Scholarship to Incentivize Faculty Professional Development
FS: Becoming a Generalist Leader: Defining the Concept and Competencies
The Valley College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor
PCWS: Using Micro-Scholarship to Incentivize Faculty Professional Development
FS: Becoming a Generalist Leader: Defining the Concept and Competencies

Aviad Haramati
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professor, Director of CENTILE
FS: How to Develop Into an Educational Leader and Avoid Common Pitfalls
FS: Empowering Basic Science Medical Educators: Exploring Career Evolution and Professional Identity
FS: Empowering Educators by Improving their Well-being Through Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion
FS: Leadership and Followership in Health Professions Education: From Principles to Practice
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professor, Director of CENTILE
FS: How to Develop Into an Educational Leader and Avoid Common Pitfalls
FS: Empowering Basic Science Medical Educators: Exploring Career Evolution and Professional Identity
FS: Empowering Educators by Improving their Well-being Through Self-Awareness and Self-Compassion
FS: Leadership and Followership in Health Professions Education: From Principles to Practice

Amber Heck
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Professor
PCWS: New Educator and Scholar Training (NEST): A Professional Development Workshop for Students
FS: Heads You Broach, Tails You Coach: Supporting Student Outcomes Through Flipped Learning
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Professor
PCWS: New Educator and Scholar Training (NEST): A Professional Development Workshop for Students
FS: Heads You Broach, Tails You Coach: Supporting Student Outcomes Through Flipped Learning

Zachary Himmelberger
Motivate Lab
Lead Data Science Manager
FS: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students
Motivate Lab
Lead Data Science Manager
FS: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students

Lisa Howley
AAMC
Sr. Director, Transforming Medical Education
FS: Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education: Results of a National Initiative
AAMC
Sr. Director, Transforming Medical Education
FS: Foundational Competencies for Undergraduate Medical Education: Results of a National Initiative

Chris Hulleman
Motivate Lab
Professor of Education and Public Policy
FS: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students
Motivate Lab
Professor of Education and Public Policy
FS: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students

Suzan Kamel-ElSayed
OUWB School of Medicine
Professor
FS: Empowered Learning: Integrating Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Team-Based Learning (TBL)
OUWB School of Medicine
Professor
FS: Empowered Learning: Integrating Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Team-Based Learning (TBL)

Anna Karwowska
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Physician
FS: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Physician
FS: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)

Sarah Keyes
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Choose Your Own Adventure: A Guided Exploration of Professional Self-Determination
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Choose Your Own Adventure: A Guided Exploration of Professional Self-Determination

Rachel King
Cleveland Clinic
Director, Educational Equity
FS: Building a More Inclusive Culture: Addressing Microaggressions - A Skills-Based Workshop
Cleveland Clinic
Director, Educational Equity
FS: Building a More Inclusive Culture: Addressing Microaggressions - A Skills-Based Workshop

Susan Kirk
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Professional Identity Formation: Exploring Humanities in Medical Education
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
FS: Professional Identity Formation: Exploring Humanities in Medical Education

Martha Laud
Larner College of Medicine - University of Vermont
Student
FS: Mastering The Art of Teacher-Student Interaction: The Cornerstone of High Quality Medical Education
Larner College of Medicine - University of Vermont
Student
FS: Mastering The Art of Teacher-Student Interaction: The Cornerstone of High Quality Medical Education

Tao Le
ScholarRx
Assistant Clinical Professor
PCWS: New Educator and Scholar Training (NEST): A Professional Development Workshop for Students
FS: AI Prompt Engineering in Health Professions Education
ScholarRx
Assistant Clinical Professor
PCWS: New Educator and Scholar Training (NEST): A Professional Development Workshop for Students
FS: AI Prompt Engineering in Health Professions Education

Constance LeBlanc
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
President and CEO
FS: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
President and CEO
FS: The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC)

Adam Lerchenfeld
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine
Medical Student
Developing a Framework for Spaced Repetition Incorporation into Curriculum
FS: A Framework for Incorporating Spaced Repetition Tools Into Medical School Curriculum
Nova Southeastern University College of Allopathic Medicine
Medical Student
Developing a Framework for Spaced Repetition Incorporation into Curriculum
FS: A Framework for Incorporating Spaced Repetition Tools Into Medical School Curriculum

Sarah Lerchenfeldt
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interim Co-Chair and Associate Professor
FS: Empowered Learning: Integrating Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Team-Based Learning (TBL)
The Impact of Team Based Learning (TBL) on Student Response to Medical Uncertainty
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Interim Co-Chair and Associate Professor
FS: Empowered Learning: Integrating Self-Directed Learning (SDL) in Team-Based Learning (TBL)
The Impact of Team Based Learning (TBL) on Student Response to Medical Uncertainty

Mildred Lopez
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Head of the Educational Process Division
FS: Enhancing Leadership Skills through Emotional and Cultural Intelligence
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Head of the Educational Process Division
FS: Enhancing Leadership Skills through Emotional and Cultural Intelligence