Vania Zayat
UCF College of Medicine
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Make the Match: Designing Interactive Lab-Clinical Correlation Games for Medical Learners
Dr. Zayat is an Associate Professor of Pathology at University of Central Florida, College of Medicine. She is a medical educator that focuses on active learning, clinical reasoning, and technology integration. She developed a novel EHR-integrated Team-Based Learning activity used in preclinical medical education and is passionate about equipping educators with innovative, practical tools to enhance student engagement and real-world readiness.
UCF College of Medicine
Associate Professor
Focus Session: Make the Match: Designing Interactive Lab-Clinical Correlation Games for Medical Learners
Dr. Zayat is an Associate Professor of Pathology at University of Central Florida, College of Medicine. She is a medical educator that focuses on active learning, clinical reasoning, and technology integration. She developed a novel EHR-integrated Team-Based Learning activity used in preclinical medical education and is passionate about equipping educators with innovative, practical tools to enhance student engagement and real-world readiness.
Yuan Zhao
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor and Department Chair
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Structured Formative Assessments in Scientific Foundations Course in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
Focus Session: Harnessing AI for Communication Skills Training in Medical Education: From Pilot Study to Practical Implementation
Dr. Yuan Zhao, PhD, is a Professor and Chair of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has led national and institutional initiatives advancing medical education innovation, securing extramural funding and publishing widely on curriculum design and pedagogy. As principal investigator of a recent pilot study on AI-assisted training, Dr. Zhao brings recognized leadership in integrating emerging technologies into health professions education.
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professor and Department Chair
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Structured Formative Assessments in Scientific Foundations Course in Undergraduate Medical Curriculum
Focus Session: Harnessing AI for Communication Skills Training in Medical Education: From Pilot Study to Practical Implementation
Dr. Yuan Zhao, PhD, is a Professor and Chair of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Department at Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has led national and institutional initiatives advancing medical education innovation, securing extramural funding and publishing widely on curriculum design and pedagogy. As principal investigator of a recent pilot study on AI-assisted training, Dr. Zhao brings recognized leadership in integrating emerging technologies into health professions education.
Denise Zwahlen
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Focus Session: When Education Innovations Fail: Adaptive Responses to Regroup and Recover
Denise Zwahlen, MD is a board-certified family medicine-geriatrician in academic practice at the University of Kansas. Dr Zwahlen is an Assistant Dean in the Office of Student Affairs and oversees the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum in the School of Medicine. In these roles Dr Zwahlen provides guidance for medical students from arrival on campus to graduation and leads both training and faculty development for PBL.
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
Focus Session: When Education Innovations Fail: Adaptive Responses to Regroup and Recover
Denise Zwahlen, MD is a board-certified family medicine-geriatrician in academic practice at the University of Kansas. Dr Zwahlen is an Assistant Dean in the Office of Student Affairs and oversees the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum in the School of Medicine. In these roles Dr Zwahlen provides guidance for medical students from arrival on campus to graduation and leads both training and faculty development for PBL.