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!

Nancy Moreno
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor and Chair, Education, Innovation & Technology
PDWS: Employing Logic Models to Achieve Educational Program Success
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner
Baylor College of Medicine
Professor and Chair, Education, Innovation & Technology
PDWS: Employing Logic Models to Achieve Educational Program Success
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner

Kristy Motte
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Instructional Assistant Professor & Director of Academic Success
Focus Session: Engaging a New Generation of Struggling Learners: Holistic Interventions to Support Struggling Medical Learners
Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Instructional Assistant Professor & Director of Academic Success
Focus Session: Engaging a New Generation of Struggling Learners: Holistic Interventions to Support Struggling Medical Learners

Jyotsna Needamangalam Balaji
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute
Student
Understanding Educators' Experiences and Challenges in Adapting to Digital Transformation in Health Professions Education
Focus Session: In the Sustainability of Planet, We Find Our Own – A Targeted Approach to Integrating Planetary Health into Health Professions Curriculum
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute
Student
Understanding Educators' Experiences and Challenges in Adapting to Digital Transformation in Health Professions Education
Focus Session: In the Sustainability of Planet, We Find Our Own – A Targeted Approach to Integrating Planetary Health into Health Professions Curriculum


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

Vivek Nuguri
All American Institute of Medical Sciences
Dean of Basic Sciences
Focus Session: Mad-Libbing Multiverse of Multiple Choice Questions
All American Institute of Medical Sciences
Dean of Basic Sciences
Focus Session: Mad-Libbing Multiverse of Multiple Choice Questions

Malford Pillow
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Education
Integrating A Health Equity Framework within a Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Curriculum
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Education
Integrating A Health Equity Framework within a Multi-Institutional Interprofessional Curriculum
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner

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
Preclerkship Clinical Skills Education with AI Patient Actors: Improved Flexibility and Feedback
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
Preclerkship Clinical Skills Education with AI Patient Actors: Improved Flexibility and Feedback
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
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners

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

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