Vanderbilt University School of Medicine will be a strong presence at the November AAMC Meeting in Philadelphia, with more than 30 attendees. The AAMC annual meeting is one of the largest annual conferences bringing together educators, administrators, residents and students in the health sciences to discuss the future of health care.
Additionally, the 10th Annual Learning Communities Institute (LCI) will take place concurrently and bring participants together for networking, research and learning to promote the growth and development of health professions learning communities. Vanderbilt presenters for both conferences are listed below.
Friday, November 1
Learning Communities Institute Annual Meeting within AAMC meeting
Oral Presentation: “Personalized Learning Plans: Using a Social Network Interface”—William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd; Gretchen Roth, VMS4; Jacob DeVolder, VMS3; S. Toufeeq Ahmed, PhD; Mario Davidson PhD; Michael Pilla, MD; and Amy Fleming MD
Oral Presentation: "Mock Residency Interviews: Utilizing Learning Community Faculty for Success in the Match"— Michael Pilla, MD and Amy Fleming, MD
Poster Presentation: “Mentoring in Learning Communities: Description of a New, Highly Interactive Student Portfolio Interface Using Personalized Learning Plans (PLPs) and Social Networking”—Jacob DeVolder, VMS3; Gretchen Roth, VMS4; Jason Johnson; William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd; Mario Davidson PhD; Amy Fleming MD; Michael Pilla, MD; and S. Toufeeq Ahmed, PhD
AMA Section on Medical Schools within the AAMC meeting
2:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Loews Hotel Philadelphia, Congress Room A/B/C
Panel: Teaching Students and Residents about Stewardship of Health Care Resources—Bonnie Miller, MD
Saturday, November 2
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Center - 124
“Creating Change through Storytelling”—Jill Austin (moderating)
Sunday, November 3
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Marriott Grand C/D
"Building Bridges to Move Mountains: Clinical Learning Leadership”—Donald Brady, MD (moderating)
12:15 - 2:30 PM
Maggiano’s, located at 12th and Filbert (near the Marriott)
AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium—Competency-based Assessment / UME Milestones Interest Group
Facilitator: Kim Lomis
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Center 115 A/B/C
“Activating the Public’s Perception of Academic Medicine”—Jeffrey Balser, MD, PhD (moderating)
Monday, November 4
2:00 to 3:30 PM
Marriott Grand E
“Promoting the new (and changing) culture of learning: Maintenance of Certification and CME"—Donald Moore, PhD
This presentation is part of the joint AAMC-SACME session titled “Innovations and Impact: Current Topics in Continuing Education and Professional Development and Their Role in Change”
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Marriot 407/408/409
Showcasing Harvard Macy Institute Scholars' Innovations (open to all)
Poster Presentation: “Personalized Learning Plans: Using a Social Network Interface”— William B. Cutrer, MD, MEd; Gretchen Roth, VMS4; Jacob DeVolder, VMS3; S. Toufeeq Ahmed, PhD; Mario Davidson PhD; Michael Pilla, MD; and Amy Fleming MD
Poster Presentation: “A Junior Faculty Development Program: Measuring Changes in Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes” —Geoffrey Fleming, M.D.; Jill H. Simmons, M.D.; Meng Xu; Rebekah F. Brown, M.D.; William B. Cutrer, MD, M.Ed.; Joseph Gigante, M.D.; and William O. Cooper, M.D
Poster Presentation: “From Theory to Practice: Defining and Implementing Milestones”—Kimberly Lomis, MD (Acknowledgements: Bill Cutrer, Amy Fleming, Geoff Fleming and members of the Vanderbilt Standing Assessment Committee)
Tuesday, November 5
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Center 120B
GEA Digitalized Posters on Simulation and Technology
“Design and Effectiveness of Pulmonary E-learning Module to Teach Integrated Basic and Clinical Sciences to Medical Students”—Cathy Pettepher, PhD; Voranaddha Vacharathit, VMS4; Vimvara Vacharathit; and John Newman, MD
6:00 PM
Center 121B
GEA/GSA Small Group Discussions: “Mentor, Evaluator, Advisor, Assessor: Mitigating Potential Conflicts in the Roles of Medical Educators”—Bonnie Miller, MD and Amy Fleming, MD
Wednesday, November 6
10:00 – 11:30 AM
Center 121C
Research in Medical Education Conference (RIME)—Education Technology Oral Abstract
“Design and Effectiveness of Novel E-Learning Module in Teaching Integrative Pulmonary Pathophysiology to Medical Students”—Voranaddha Vacharathit, VMS4; Vimvara Vacharathit; John Newman, MD; and Cathy Pettepher, PhD
