Calvin Chou
Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco

Calvin Chou, MD, PhD is Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and staff physician at the VA in San Francisco. As faculty with the Academy of Communication in Healthcare, he leads workshops in relationship-centered communication, feedback, conflict, and remediation in health professions education. He was a fellow of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in 2025-26. He is co-editor of the books Remediation in Medical Education: A Midcourse Correction; Communication Rx: Transforming Healthcare Through Relationship-Centered Communication; and Spiritual Care and Clinical Practice Transformed: At the Intersection of Vulnerability & Awe.

Adina Kalet
Chair, Department of Medical Education
CUNY School of Medicine

Adina Kalet, MD, MPH, Sophie Davis Class of 1982, previously served as Professor of Medicine and Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she led federally funded teams linking medical education research to long-term outcomes for learners and patients. In 2015 she piloted Night onCall, a simulation program later expanded with Josiah Macy Foundation support into a national platform and consortium. She co-directs the U.S. site of the University of Maastricht’s master’s in health professions education and leads multiple mentor development programs. Widely published, Dr. Kalet co-authored the second edition of Remediation in Medical Education: A Midcourse Correction (2023). Her leadership has been recognized with the NBME’s John P. Hubbard Award and the AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education. She currently chairs the International Academic Review Committee for Ben Gurion University’s School of Medicine. Dr. Kalet earned her MD at Cornell University and MPH at Columbia University.

Laurah Turner
Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics
University of Cincinnati

Dr. Laurah Turner, PhD, is the Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics and Associate Professor of Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences, and Medical Education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is also co-founder of 2-Sigma, an educational technology company developing AI-powered platforms for personalized learning in healthcare.

An interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, fuzzy logic, and educational informatics, Dr. Turner leads national and international initiatives to integrate AI responsibly into medical education. Her work focuses on leveraging multi-agent architectures, learning analytics, and adaptive assessment systems to advance precision medical education and reduce disparities in training.

She has secured multiple competitive grants, holds several patents pending on AI-driven educational platforms, and has been invited to contribute to advisory committees for the AAMC, AMA, ABMS, and the International Advisory Committee on AI in Health Professions Education.

Widely recognized as a thought leader, Dr. Turner has delivered invited keynotes, grand rounds, and workshops at leading institutions around the world. Her vision is to democratize access to individualized, mastery-based medical training by harnessing AI to scale feedback, foster equity, and capture the richness of clinical reasoning.