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!

Khiet Ngo
University of California Riverside School of Medicine
Associate Professor
PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 1
PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 2
Focus Session: Generative AI as Co-Pilot for Developing High Quality Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Items
University of California Riverside School of Medicine
Associate Professor
PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 1
PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 2
Focus Session: Generative AI as Co-Pilot for Developing High Quality Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) Items

Carol Nichols
Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine
Associate Dean and Chair Foundational Sciences
Focus Session: Furthering Innovation: Merging Clinical Presentation Decision Trees with Case-Based Learning
Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine
Associate Dean and Chair Foundational Sciences
Focus Session: Furthering Innovation: Merging Clinical Presentation Decision Trees with Case-Based Learning

Diego Niño
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Associate Professor
PDWS: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
PDWS: Optimizing Teaching and Assessment with AI
Focus Session: Integrating AI in Medical Education: A Future-Focused Framework
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
Associate Professor
PDWS: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
PDWS: Optimizing Teaching and Assessment with AI
Focus Session: Integrating AI in Medical Education: A Future-Focused Framework

Malford Pillow
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Education
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner
Integrating A Health Equity Framework within a Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Curriculum
From Principles to Practice: Educator Development for Active Learning, Creation of Educational Products and Community Building
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Education
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner
Integrating A Health Equity Framework within a Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Curriculum
From Principles to Practice: Educator Development for Active Learning, Creation of Educational Products and Community Building

Adi Pinkas
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Focus Session: Blueprints for Success: Crafting High-Impact Preparation Materials for Flipped Classroom Sessions
Baylor College of Medicine
Assistant Professor
Focus Session: Blueprints for Success: Crafting High-Impact Preparation Materials for Flipped Classroom Sessions

Roshini Pinto-Powell
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of On Doctoring
Focus Session: From Bot to Bedside: AI Patient Actors for Training in Clinical Reasoning and Communication Skills
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Associate Dean of Admissions, Director of On Doctoring
Focus Session: From Bot to Bedside: AI Patient Actors for Training in Clinical Reasoning and Communication Skills

Rachel Porter
Duke University Physician Assistant Program
Director of Preclinical Education
Focus Session: Applying a Health Humanities Framework to Enhance Medical Education
Duke University Physician Assistant Program
Director of Preclinical Education
Focus Session: Applying a Health Humanities Framework to Enhance Medical Education

Kirsten Porter-Stransky
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners
Designing an Integrated Pre-Clerkship Neuroscience Course: Application and Synthesis of Knowledge Through Weekly Team-Based Learning
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners
Designing an Integrated Pre-Clerkship Neuroscience Course: Application and Synthesis of Knowledge Through Weekly Team-Based Learning

Jacqueline Powell
Morehouse School of Medicine
Professor
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment
Morehouse School of Medicine
Professor
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment

Amy Prunuske
Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners
Validation of a Tool to Assess Faculty Leadership in Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum (LILIC)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners
Validation of a Tool to Assess Faculty Leadership in Longitudinal Integrated Curriculum (LILIC)

Kelly Quesnelle
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Clinical Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Focus Session: Integrating Sex and Gender into Medical Education Using a Novel Toolkit for Curricular Assessment and Revision
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Clinical Professor & Chair, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Focus Session: Integrating Sex and Gender into Medical Education Using a Novel Toolkit for Curricular Assessment and Revision

Daniel Richards
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Hack Our Way to Create Effective Longitudinal Interprofessional Learning
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Hack Our Way to Create Effective Longitudinal Interprofessional Learning

Heather Rissler
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Program Manager for Faculty Development
Strengths-Based Coaching and Empathy Resilience: Curricular Approaches to Flourishing
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Program Manager for Faculty Development
Strengths-Based Coaching and Empathy Resilience: Curricular Approaches to Flourishing
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs

Raquel Ritchie
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Utilizing the IAMSE DEI Assessment Toolkit: A Rich Resource for Individual, Curricular, Programmatic, and Organizational DEI Assessment

Sol Roberts-Lieb
Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore
Faculty Director, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners
A Multidisciplinary Open Educational Resource on Female Reproductive Organs and Women's Health: An Innovative Model for Integrating Science, Humanities, and Technology
An Innovative Approach to Teaching Female Reproductive Anatomy Using a Comprehensive 3D Printed Model
Univeristy of Maryland, Baltimore
Faculty Director, Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners
A Multidisciplinary Open Educational Resource on Female Reproductive Organs and Women's Health: An Innovative Model for Integrating Science, Humanities, and Technology
An Innovative Approach to Teaching Female Reproductive Anatomy Using a Comprehensive 3D Printed Model

Kara Sawarynski
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Associate Professor & Assistant Dean for Accreditation & CQI
Focus Session: Moving Past “Kids These Days”: Leveraging Intergenerational Perspectives to Unlock Teaching & Learning Together
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Associate Professor & Assistant Dean for Accreditation & CQI
Focus Session: Moving Past “Kids These Days”: Leveraging Intergenerational Perspectives to Unlock Teaching & Learning Together

Corey Shafer
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Medical Student
Empowering Students in Curriculum Reform: A Case Study of a Clerkship Evaluations Task Force
Focus Session: Moving Past “Kids These Days”: Leveraging Intergenerational Perspectives to Unlock Teaching & Learning Together
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Medical Student
Empowering Students in Curriculum Reform: A Case Study of a Clerkship Evaluations Task Force
Focus Session: Moving Past “Kids These Days”: Leveraging Intergenerational Perspectives to Unlock Teaching & Learning Together

Dawn Shell
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Phase Director of Curriculum, SGL Year 1
Focus Session: Teaching Students to Provide Effective Feedback with the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Framework
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Phase Director of Curriculum, SGL Year 1
Focus Session: Teaching Students to Provide Effective Feedback with the Situation-Behavior-Impact (SBI) Framework


Amy Stone
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada Las Vegas
Assistant Professor
PDWS: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
PDWS: Optimizing Teaching and Assessment with AI
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners
Focus Session: Leveling Up Your Generative AI Tool Kit: Crafting custom GPTs for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Education
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada Las Vegas
Assistant Professor
PDWS: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
PDWS: Optimizing Teaching and Assessment with AI
Focus Session: NextGen Course Directing: Adapting Our Approaches for the Evolving Needs of Adult Learners
Focus Session: Leveling Up Your Generative AI Tool Kit: Crafting custom GPTs for Tomorrow’s Healthcare Education