IAMSE 2025 Conference
JUNE 14-17, 2025 CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA
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Focus Session Presenters
Presenters are listed alphabetically by last name. Click on the magnifying glass to read each speaker's bio!

Alliyah Francis
Motivate Lab
Focus Session: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students
Motivate Lab
Focus Session: Promoting Well-Being and Resilience in Historically Underserved Students

Collin Freking
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Medical Student
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Medical Student
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs

Carl Frizell
University of Central Arkansas
Graduate Student
Focus Session: Embracing Neurodiversity: Enhancing Inclusivity and Support for Neurodivergent Health Professions Faculty, Staff, and Students
Rebuilding the Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) Pathway: Addressing Barriers to Entry and Factors that Affect the Well-Being of Marginalized PA Students
University of Central Arkansas
Graduate Student
Focus Session: Embracing Neurodiversity: Enhancing Inclusivity and Support for Neurodivergent Health Professions Faculty, Staff, and Students
Rebuilding the Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) Pathway: Addressing Barriers to Entry and Factors that Affect the Well-Being of Marginalized PA Students

Zoé Garceau-Tremblay
University of South Carolina - Greenville School of Medicine
Sex & Gender Fellow, Emergency Physician, Clinical Instructor
Focus Session: Integrating Sex and Gender into Medical Education Using a Novel Toolkit for Curricular Assessment and Revision
University of South Carolina - Greenville School of Medicine
Sex & Gender Fellow, Emergency Physician, Clinical Instructor
Focus Session: Integrating Sex and Gender into Medical Education Using a Novel Toolkit for Curricular Assessment and Revision

Steve Garwood
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medic
Director of Faculty Development
Focus Session: Teaching Students to Provide Effective Feedback with the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Framework
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medic
Director of Faculty Development
Focus Session: Teaching Students to Provide Effective Feedback with the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Framework

Catherine Gathu
Aga Khan University
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Focus Session: From Bot to Bedside: AI Patient Actors for Training in Clinical Reasoning and Communication Skills
Aga Khan University
Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Focus Session: From Bot to Bedside: AI Patient Actors for Training in Clinical Reasoning and Communication Skills

Kristine Gibson
Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Focus Session: Allyship in Action: Building the Next Generations of Inclusive and Equitable Medical Educators
Western Michigan University Stryker School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Focus Session: Allyship in Action: Building the Next Generations of Inclusive and Equitable Medical Educators

Amanda Gray
University of Kansas - School of Medicine
Director of Student Affairs
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs
University of Kansas - School of Medicine
Director of Student Affairs
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs

Rebecca Greenblatt
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Assistant Dean for Phase 1 Foundational Sciences
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Assistant Dean for Phase 1 Foundational Sciences
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners

Aviad Haramati
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professor
Foundations in Health Professions Education (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
PDWS: Human Flourishing Guided Medical Education: Strategies to Thrive in Medical School and Life
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Operationalizing Human Flourishing to Improve the Well-Being of Medical Students and Faculty
Focus Session: One World or Many? Challenges and Blind Spots in Contemporary Health Professions Education
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations Working Lunch (Pre-Registration Required)
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Professor
Foundations in Health Professions Education (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
PDWS: Human Flourishing Guided Medical Education: Strategies to Thrive in Medical School and Life
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Operationalizing Human Flourishing to Improve the Well-Being of Medical Students and Faculty
Focus Session: One World or Many? Challenges and Blind Spots in Contemporary Health Professions Education
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations Working Lunch (Pre-Registration Required)

Amber Heck
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Associate Professor
Foundations in Health Professions Education (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Focus Session: Empowering Educators: Strategies for Incorporating AI Tools into Case-Based, Self-Directed Learning Experiences
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Associate Professor
Foundations in Health Professions Education (Pre-Registration Required)
Foundations (Pre-Registration Required)
Focus Session: Empowering Educators: Strategies for Incorporating AI Tools into Case-Based, Self-Directed Learning Experiences

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

Megan Holmes
Duke University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator
Focus Session: Applying a Health Humanities Framework to Enhance Medical Education
Duke University School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Academic Coordinator
Focus Session: Applying a Health Humanities Framework to Enhance Medical Education

Shing Chuan Hooi
National University of Singapore
Professor
Focus Session: Navigating Generational Shifts: A Roadmap for Mentorship, Active Apprenticeship, and Communities of Practice in Modern Education
National University of Singapore
Professor
Focus Session: Navigating Generational Shifts: A Roadmap for Mentorship, Active Apprenticeship, and Communities of Practice in Modern Education

Jennifer Hotzman
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor of Anatomy
The Meaning of Neurodiversity and Applying Universal Design Principles to Support Our Neurodiverse Students
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor of Anatomy
The Meaning of Neurodiversity and Applying Universal Design Principles to Support Our Neurodiverse Students
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment

Pedro Jimenez
nova southeastern university
Medical Student
The Modern Medical Student: Exploration of the Evolving Landscape of Study Resources
Focus Session: I Am the Very Model of A Modern Medical Student: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Study Approaches
nova southeastern university
Medical Student
The Modern Medical Student: Exploration of the Evolving Landscape of Study Resources
Focus Session: I Am the Very Model of A Modern Medical Student: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Study Approaches

Nicole Johnson
University of Calgary
Clinical Associate Professor
Focus Session: Allyship in Action: Building the Next Generations of Inclusive and Equitable Medical Educators
University of Calgary
Clinical Associate Professor
Focus Session: Allyship in Action: Building the Next Generations of Inclusive and Equitable Medical Educators

Rahim Kachra
University of Calgary
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Reimagining Undergraduate Medical Education
University of Calgary
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Reimagining Undergraduate Medical Education

Marissa Kalkman
Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine
Senior Manager, Learning and Engagement
Focus Session: Strengthened by Differences, Connected in Community: Bridging Toward Belonging in Health Professions Education
Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine
Senior Manager, Learning and Engagement
Focus Session: Strengthened by Differences, Connected in Community: Bridging Toward Belonging in Health Professions Education

Anna Karwowska
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Vice President, Education
Focus Session: AFMC's Report and Recommendations on the Final Year of Medical School
Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada
Vice President, Education
Focus Session: AFMC's Report and Recommendations on the Final Year of Medical School