Focus Session Presenters

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

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



Princy Palatty
Princy Palatty
Amrita Vishwa Vidhyapeetham, School of Medicine
Professor & Head of the Department of Pharmacology
Focus Session: Heights are Defined by Roots: Emphasizing the Imperative for Strengthening Bioethical Foundations in the Growing Era of Health Professions Education



Kia Parsi
Kia Parsi
Texas A&M College of Medicine
Executive Director Rural and Community Health Institute
Focus Session: Advancing Rural Medical Education: Strategies for Success



Malford Pillow
Malford Pillow
Baylor College of Medicine
Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development, Huffington Department of Education, Innovation & Technology
Focus Session: Active Learning for All: Rethinking Your Teaching to Engage Every Learner




Roshini Pinto-Powell
Roshini Pinto-Powell
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Professor of Medical Education and Family Medicine and the Associate Dean for Admissions
Focus Session: From Bot to Bedside: AI Patient Actors for Training in Clinical Reasoning and Communication Skills



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



Kirsten Porter-Stransky
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




Amy Prunuske
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



Kelly Quesnelle
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



Dan Richards
Dan Richards
The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Associate Chair of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Focus Session: Hack Our Way to Create Effective Longitudinal Interprofessional Learning



Heather Rissler
Heather Rissler
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Program Manager for Faculty Development
Focus Session: Across the Academy: Building Co-Curricular Professional Development with Student Input to Strengthen Programs




Sol Roberts-Lieb
Sol Roberts-Lieb
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Faculty Director, Faculty Teaching and Learning Ce
Focus Session: Get Your ACT Together: Rediscovering Joy as Health Professions Educators and Learners



Mary Rojek
Mary Rojek
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
Director of Faculty Affairs & Development
Focus Session: Integrating Sex and Gender into Medical Education Using a Novel Toolkit for Curricular Assessment and Revision



Kara Sawarynski
Kara Sawarynski
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Foundational Medical Studies; Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement
Focus Session: Moving Past “Kids These Days”: Leveraging Intergenerational Perspectives to Unlock Teaching & Learning Together




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