Lightning Talk Abstracts: 
Curriculum & Assessment

All abstracts are listed in alphabetical order. To see the full abstract, click on the magnifying glass on the right side. Schedule details will be added to this page when the final schedule is set. 

Name Speakers Date & Time More Info
A Comparison of Cadaver Anatomy Tutoring to Virtual Reality Anatomy TutoringEllie Bryant, Rocky Vista University College of MedicineFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:15 AM - 10:29 AM
A Friend or a Foe: Can Instruction Promote Domestic/International Diverse Students’ Well-Being in Medical Education?Fatma Alzahraa Elkhamisy, King Salman International University, Egypt; Helwan University, Faculty of Medicine, EgyptThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:00 AM - 9:14 AM
Analysis of Students’ Metacognition During Examinations: Implications of Real-Time ProcessingEdgar Meyer, University of Mississippi Medical CenterFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Anatomy Puzzle: Can You Escape the Laboratory?Natascha Heise, Old Dominion UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:15 AM - 10:29 AM
Call for a Globalized Health Professions Curriculum: Perspectives of Medical Students Aspiring to Pursue a Career AbroadSreenidhi Prakash, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:15 AM - 9:29 AM
CASPer Situational Judgement Test Score as a Predictor of SuccessJohn Weinstein, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School Of MedicineThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Click, Analyze, Care: A Hands-On Big Data Course for Health ProfessionalsSherli Koshy-Chenthittayil, Touro University NevadaThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Clinical Anatomy Simulation Exercise (CASE) Sessions: A Hands-On Simulation Connecting Anatomy and Procedural SkillsEvan Cohen, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:30 AM - 10:44 AM
Creating a Student Engagement Leaderboard to Enhance Pre-Clerkship Curricular EngagementAnn Peiffer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Development of an Integrated Climate Change CurriculumKaterina Venderova, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:30 PM - 1:44 PM
Empowering Future Clinicians: Peer-Led Collaboration in Pre-Clerkship LearningRosemarie Marsala, Western Atlantic University School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Enhancing Early Student Success with the MedReady Checkup: Predictive Insights for Medical Foundations and BeyondJosie Suser, UpstateFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Enhancing Predictions of Competency Exam Performance through Learning Analytics in Medical EducationMohammad Aldalou, University of Alabama at BirminghamThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Evaluating the Effect of the Problem-Based Learning Instructional Methodology on Dispositional Learning of the Students: A Mixed-Method StudyAmin Shah, Wake Forest University School of MedicineThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Exploring Feedback as Empowerment: A Narrative Analysis of Learner Reactions to Developmental Assessment CommentsViveka Saravanan, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:30 AM - 10:44 AM
Exploring the Convergence of Student Expectations, Facilitator Characteristics, and Constructivist Ideals in Problem-Based LearningPatrick Tawil, Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Facilitating Clinical Transitions in a Multi-Campus Medical School Through a Two-Day BootcampMichaela Jansen, TTUHSC SOMFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
Failing Forward: A Brief Health Literacy Curriculum Improves Pre-Clinical Communication SkillsPiper Cramer, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Flipping the Script: How Team-Based Learning Boosts Medical Student Success - A Case StudyKerstin Honer zu Bentrup, Tulane UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
From Exploration to Empowerment: Designing and Assessing Healthcare Pathways for High School StudentsCheryl Vanderford, University of KentuckyWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Hybrid Physical Examination Training: Integrating Structured Peer Feedback with Standardized Patient EncountersShivani Srivastava, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:15 AM - 10:29 AM
I Belong Here Too: How International Medical Students Experience Inclusion in the CurriculumSmrithi Iyer, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:30 AM - 9:44 AM
Impact of Team-Based Learning on Medical Students’ MetacognitionDev Shah, Trinity Medical Sciences UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:45 AM - 10:59 AM
Incentivized Self-Assessment Quizzes Improve Prework Completion and Exam Scores in a Flipped Classroom CurriculumSung Rhee, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J Tyson School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:30 PM - 1:44 PM
Inclusive Curriculum and Assessment Approaches in Graduate Anatomy EducationGail Elliott, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers UniversityThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Interprofessional Learning Through a Book ClubKarim Amin, Quinnipiac UniversityWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Introducing Precision Medicine into an Undergraduate Medical Curriculum: An Interactive Lecture and Case-Based Learning ActivityMara Rao, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:00 PM - 12:14 PM
It Is Just Too Much!: Unmasking the Hidden or Unhidden Workload for the Flipped ClassroomStephanie Daugherty, University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicineFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Lessons Learned from Sim-Based EducationNancy Jacob, St. John's UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:45 AM - 10:59 AM
Medical Student Perspectives on Chronic Pain and Opioid Prescribing: Addressing Curricular Gaps through Longitudinal AssessmentSarah Kazemeini, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Kirk Kerkorian School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:45 PM - 1:59 PM
Medical Students’ Experiences With Self-Assessment and Personal Goal Setting in Competency-Based Medical Education CurriculumSanjeev Vinod, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:00 AM - 9:14 AM
Med School Dad Jokes: A Novel Approach to Enhancing Student-Faculty Engagement through Humor in Medical EducationHala Khasawneh, Oakland University William Beaumont School of MedicineFriday, October 24, 2025, 11:00 AM - 11:14 AM
Narrative Inquiry into Student Experiences of Assessment Fairness Across Diverse Cultural ContextsShivani Babu, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:15 AM - 9:29 AM
Near-Peer Teaching to Integrate Medical Imaging into the Medical School CurriculumAndrew Warfield, University of Vermont Larner college of medicineThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
One Minute to Speak: A Novel Approach to Evaluating Communication in Pre-Clerkship AnatomyJoshua Costin, Nova Southeastern UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:30 AM - 10:44 AM
Outcomes from Focus Group Discussion: Developing Guidelines for Crafting High-Impact Preparation Materials for Flipped Classroom SessionsRachel Welch, Albert Einstein College of MedicineThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Phenomenological Study on How Learners Make Sense of Their Role in Co-Designing Educational ContentArthana Jaikumar, Panimalar Medical College Hospital and Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:30 AM - 9:44 AM
Preparing Incoming Undergraduate Medical Students via a Virtual Pre-Matriculation CourseSuzanne Zeid, University of Texas at Tyler School of MedicineFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Pump Up The Jam: A Cardiac Simulation Combining Hip Hop and Murmurs for Preclinical Medical LearnersBenjamin Dadagian-Goldman, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolFriday, October 24, 2025, 10:45 AM - 10:59 AM
Resident Peer Support Program: Because Not Every Emergency Is MedicalCory Gerwe, Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion UniversityFriday, October 24, 2025, 11:00 AM - 11:14 AM
Standardized Patients, Subjective Scores: Exploring OSCE Evaluation Variability in a Distributed Campus ModelBrendan Olson, Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of MedicineFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Student Engagement and Performance with Formative Assessments in Preclinical Medical EducationTyler Hattaway, Mercer University School of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Teaching Abdominal Sonography Using Fourth-Year Medical Student Teaching AssistantsUsman Toor, Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Teaching Global Health Locally: Faculty Reflections from Low-Resource Medical SchoolsSrinithi Ragunatham, panimalar medical collegeThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:45 AM - 9:59 AM
Teaching the Importance of Lifestyle Factors and Nutrition via Pharmacology and Pathology Courses to Medical StudentsMuhammad Nabeel Ghayur, University of PikevilleWednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:00 PM - 2:14 PM
The Competitive Competitor: A Pilot Study Exploring Self-Regulated Learning Across a UK–China Medical Education ContextOke-Oghene Akpoveso, University of LeicesterFriday, October 24, 2025, 11:00 AM - 11:14 AM
The Fundamental Role of the Arts and Humanities In Medical Education (FRAHME)Sumitra Miriyala, Kirksville College of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:15 PM - 2:29 PM
The Influence of Pre-Medical Anatomy Coursework on Medical School Anatomy Performance: A Comparative AnalysisJoshua Khorsandi, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine-University of Nevada, Las VegasWednesday, October 22, 2025, 2:00 PM - 2:14 PM
Towards Inclusive Medical Education: A Qualitative Investigation on Medical Students Engagement with Gender Inclusive CareSarikasri Surendrakumar, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research InstituteThursday, October 23, 2025, 9:45 AM - 9:59 AM
Training Medical Students to be Health Care Advocates: Finding the Voice to Make a ChangeAmany Hassan, Texas College of Osteopathic MedicineThursday, October 23, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Upholding Our PROMISE: Exploring Underrepresented in Medicine (UIM) Pediatric Residents’ Perspectives on Support for Belonging, Well-Being, and Professional GoalsAudrea Burns, Baylor College of MedicineWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:15 PM - 12:29 PM
Using an MCI Simulation to Evaluate UME LearnersJeffrey Pearl, University of Texas at TylerWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:30 PM - 12:44 PM
Using Simulation to Reinforce Anatomy and PhysiologyJeffrey Pearl, University of Texas at TylerWednesday, October 22, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
Using Student Schedule Data to Update the Post-Clerkship Phase CurriculumKaren Szauter, University of Texas Medical BranchWednesday, October 22, 2025, 1:45 PM - 1:59 PM
Weaving the Fabric Together: Integration of Foundational Science Thread Content into Third-Year ClerkshipsApril Hatcher, University of KentuckyFriday, October 24, 2025, 12:45 PM - 12:59 PM
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