Schedule: IAMSE 2026 Annual Conference

Friday, June 5, 2026
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM																Board of Directors Meeting (Closed Session) 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM																Foundations in Health Professions Education (Pre-Registration Required) 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM (EDT)
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM																Coffee Break 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM (EDT)
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM																Board Lunch (Closed Session) 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)																																										Foundation Lunch (Pre-Registration Required) 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM																Coffee Breaks 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM (EDT)

Saturday, June 6, 2026
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM																Registration Desk Open 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EDT) Prefunction Foyer
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM																Foundations (Pre-Registration Required) 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Olmstead Second Floor Pre-Function														PDWS: AI Foundations & Tool Exploration 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Lamar A AI in Health Professions Education Theme														PDWS: Designing Assessments to Drive Critical Thinking 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Oglethorpe H Assessment & Evaluation Theme														PDWS: Evidence-Based Coaching Techniques to Help Preclinical Students Through the Learning Paradigm Shift from Memorization to Application 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Oglethorpe F Engaging Students with Coaching and Outreach Theme														PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 1 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Hamilton Aquifer Workshop														PDWS: Quantitative Research in Medical Education 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT) Oglethorpe G Methods for Health Sciences Education Research Theme
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM																Coffee Break 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM (EDT) Plaza Prefunction Foyer
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM																Lunch for Professional Development Workshop Attendees ONLY 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT) Plaza Prefunction Foyer
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM																Exhibitor Setup 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT) Prefunction Foyer
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM																IAMSE Mentoring Program, IM-REACH (Pre-Registration Required) 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Lamar B														PDWS: Advanced Applications in Health Professions Education 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Lamar A AI in Health Professions Education Theme														PDWS: Beyond Satisfaction Ratings: Building a Comprehensive Program Evaluation 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Oglethorpe H Assessment & Evaluation Theme														PDWS: Establishing, Sustaining, and Evaluating the Impact of Outreach and Service-Learning on Preclinical Student Professional and Personal Development 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Oglethorpe F Engaging Students with Coaching and Outreach Theme														PDWS: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment Part 2 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Hamilton Aquifer Workshop														PDWS: Mixed-Methods in Health Sciences Educational Research 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM (EDT) Oglethorpe G Methods for Health Sciences Education Research Theme
1:00 PM - 6:30 PM																Registration Desk Open 1:00 PM - 6:30 PM (EDT) Prefunction Foyer
1:30 PM - 1:45 PM																Coffee Break 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM (EDT) Plaza Prefunction Foyer
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM																IAMSE Fellowship (Pre-Registration Required) 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT) Walsh																																										Student Reception hosted by the IAMSE Student Professional Development Committee 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM (EDT) Olmstead Second Floor Pre-Function
6:00 PM - 7:15 PM																Opening Ceremony 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM (EDT) Olmstead B
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM																Opening Reception 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT) First Floor Olmstead Pre-Function

Sunday, June 7, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM																Roundtable Discussions 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Olmstead B
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM																Registration Desk Open 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM Prefunction Foyer
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM																Welcome 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM Olmstead B
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM																Plenary: Leading With Purpose in Turbulent Times: Reconnecting to What Matters Most 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Olmstead B
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM																Coffee Break and Networking with Exhibitors 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Prefunction Foyer
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM																Poster Setup 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM Oglethorpe Ballroom
9:45 AM - 11:15 AM																CANCELLED* Focus Session: Active Learning in Pathophysiology: Applications of AI-Enabled Physiology Models 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM									Focus Session: Adapting Leadership Frames for Personal Growth and Professional Flourishing 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Lamar A								Focus Session: A New Era of Learning: Curricular Innovation for a Pass/Fail World 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Estes A								Focus Session: Connecting the Dots: Assessing Competency in Medical Knowledge Integration 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Walsh								Focus Session: Developing Reflective Practitioners: Using Learning Objectives as Metacognitive Scaffolds for Pre-Clerkship Self-Assessment 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Oglethorpe H								Focus Session: Expanding Perspectives: International Opportunities for Medical Science Educators 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Oglethorpe G								Focus Session: Flourishing Amidst Contemporary Leadership Challenges: Frameworks and Resources for Success 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Oglethorpe F								Focus Session: Leveraging Generative AI for Open Education Resources (OER): Accelerating Accessible Health Professions Education for All 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Lamar C								Focus Session: Transforming Case-Based Learning (CBL): Biomedical Scientists as Personal Storytellers to Enhance Interdisciplinary Learning 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Hamilton								Focus Session: Using the Novel SHIFT (Session-Level Horizontal Integration Fit for Teaching) Conceptual Framework for Horizontal Integration in Health Professions Education 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM Lamar B
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM																Networking Lunch 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Olmstead B																																										New Member Lunch (Ticket Required) 11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Oglethorpe ABC
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM																Plenary: Human and AI Partnerships in Health Professions Education 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Olmstead B
2:15 PM - 3:45 PM																Membership Recognition & Business Meeting 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM Olmstead B
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM																Coffee Break and Networking with Exhibitors 3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Prefunction Foyer
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM																Oral Presentation Session Block 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM																Foundations (Pre-Registration Required) 5:00 PM - 5:45 PM Olmstead Second Floor Pre-Function
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM																Poster & Exhibitor Reception - Even Numbered Posters to Present 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Oglethorpe Ballroom

Monday, June 8, 2026
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM																Committee Member Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast (Invitation Only) 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM Olmstead B
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM																Registration Desk Open 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM Prefunction Foyer
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM																Welcome & Membership Committee Presentation 8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM																Plenary: Future Flourishing: A Proposal for Health Sciences Learner Leadership Development 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Olmstead B
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM																IAMSE 2027 Presentation 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Olmstead B
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM																IAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum Presentation 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Olmstead B
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM																Coffee Break and Networking with Exhibitors 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Prefunction Foyer
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM																Focus Session: AI-Enhanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning in Health Sciences: Designing Questions and Bots for Deep Learning 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lamar A									Focus Session: Changing the Psychological Air in Your Learning Environment – How Instructor Signals Impact Well-Being 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lamar B								Focus Session: Flourishing as Role Models: Empowering Basic Science Educators to Drive Competency-Based Medical Education 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lamar C								Focus Session: Humanizing Medical Education: Bioethics as the Foundation of Flourishing in the Contemporary Educational Revolution 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Hamilton								Focus Session: Make the Match: Designing Interactive Lab-Clinical Correlation Games for Medical Learners 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Oglethorpe F								Focus Session: Practicing in a Polarized World: Teaching Civility to Trainees 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Oglethorpe G								Focus Session: Professional Development of Medical Educators Using the GLASS Tool: Designing Faculty Development Sessions for Leadership in Longitudinal and Integrated Curricula 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Estes B								Focus Session: Protecting Gender Equity in Times of Political Uncertainty: Institutional Strategies for Adaptability and Growth 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Oglethorpe H								Focus Session: Teaching Students to Fail Well: Applying the Science of Productive Failure 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Estes A								Focus Session: Using a Coaching Approach to Level-Up Your Mentoring 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Walsh
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM																CoG: AI in Health Professions Education Community of Growth Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Olmstead B														CoG: Black Medical Educators Community of Growth Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Lamar C														CoG: Community Outreach, Research, and Engagement (C.O.R.E.) Community of Growth Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Estes A														CoG: Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education Community of Growth Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Estes B														CoG: Nutrition and Health Promotion Community of Growth Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Oglethorpe F														Networking Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Olmstead B
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM																Oral Presentation Session Block 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM																Coffee Break and Networking with Exhibitors 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM Prefunction Foyer
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM																Focus Session: Advancing Your Career in Health Professions Education Scholarship 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Lamar A									Focus Session: Beyond Words: Voice-Native AI Patient Actors with Personality and Prosody Analysis for Diagnostic Reasoning and Communication Skills 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Lamar B								Focus Session: Flourishing as a Health Sciences Educator: Personal Development, Curriculum Development, and Professional Development 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Lamar C								Focus Session: Grow Through What You Go Through: Turning Educational Setbacks into Breakthroughs 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Hamilton								Focus Session: How Do You Measure Non-Curricular Program Success Beyond Satisfaction? 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Oglethorpe F								Focus Session: Innovation Exchange: Advancing Cumulative Learning in the Pre-Clerkship Phase of Medical Education 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Estes A								Focus Session: Restorative Justice in Academic Medicine: Healing Harm, Building Trust, Cultivating Resilient Communities 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Oglethorpe G								Focus Session: Supporting Struggling Learners in International Medical Education Programs: Applying Self-Regulated Learning Theories in Practice 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Oglethorpe H								Focus Session: The Quest for Gamified Learning: Play Your Way Through Educational Game Development with AI Tools at Your Side 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Estes B								Focus Session: Understanding and Maximizing the Suspension of Disbelief in Experiential Learning 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Walsh
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM																Foundations (Pre-Registration Required) 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM Olmstead Second Floor Pre-Function
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM																Exhibitor Session: Beyond Generative AI: Bridging Learning, Progress, and Teaching 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Oglethorpe H																												Exhibitor Session: Osmosis AI: Trusted, Seamless Support at the Point of Learning 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Oglethorpe G																												Exhibitor Session: Transforming Health Professions Education with AI-Powered Learning, Virtual Patients, Clinical Reasoning and Simulation 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Walsh
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM																Exhibitor Session: Building a Curriculum with AI: From Learning Objectives to Modular Content to Assessments in Real Time 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM Oglethorpe F
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM																Poster & Exhibitor Reception - Odd Numbered Posters to Present 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Oglethorpe Ballroom

Tuesday, June 9, 2026
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM																Poster Tear Down 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Oglethorpe Ballroom
7:00 AM - 1:00 PM																Registration Desk Open 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM Prefunction Foyer
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM																CANCELLED* Focus Session: DEI in Transition: Lessons from the US for Health Sciences Communities Worldwide 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM									Focus Session: A Toolkit for Integrating AI into Medical Education 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Lamar A								Focus Session: Competence, Efficiency, and Confidence: A Framework for Supporting Adaptability and Growth in Health Professions Learners 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Walsh								Focus Session: Cultivation of Pre-Professional Identity Formation: Lessons Learned from Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program Students 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Lamar B								Focus Session: Flourishing Through Change: The Transformative Power of Validation in Health Professions Education 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Oglethorpe F								Focus Session: Harnessing AI for Communication Skills Training in Medical Education: From Pilot Study to Practical Implementation 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Estes A								Focus Session: Navigating Integrated Curriculum Challenges 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Lamar C								Focus Session: Self-Directed Mentorship: A Mentee-Centered Framework for Scalable, Equitable Growth 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Oglethorpe G								Focus Session: Using Team-Based Learning to Bridge Perspectives on AI in Health Professions Education 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Estes B								Focus Session: When Education Innovations Fail: Adaptive Responses to Regroup and Recover 8:15 AM - 9:45 AM Oglethorpe H
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM																Coffee Break and Networking with Exhibitors 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Prefunction Foyer
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM																Oral Presentation Session Block 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM																Plenary: MicroSkills to Navigate Your Career 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Olmstead B
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM																Exhibitor Tear Down 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Prefunction Foyer
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM																Awards and Closing Ceremony 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Olmstead B
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM																Foundations Working Lunch (Pre-Registration Required) 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Oglethorpe AB