Chicago campus - College of Medicine West Tower | May 14, 2025 | 8:00-4:15 pm

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Contact Alina Miller, abades2@uic.edu, and Ariah Long, along34@uic.edu, if you are interested in participating.

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8:00-8:30 am Breakfast and Welcome CMWT 106
8:30-10:00 am Plenary & Panel Discussion Session

Educational Affairs Presentation
Readiness for Residency Data
CMWT 106
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Program Directors Panel
Ready or not: Knowledge, skills & attitudes our graduates bring to residency


Laura Brown, MD, PhD
    Program Director, General Surgery, Peoria
Tatiana Dixon, MD
    Program Director, Otolaryngology, Chicago
Karen Liao, MD
    Associate Program Director, Family Medicine, Rockford
Adam Mikolajczyk, MD
    Program Director, Internal Medicine, Chicago
Catherine Wheatley, MD
    Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago
CMWT 106
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10:00-10:15 am Break
10:15-11:45 am Breakout Session 1
Pro Tips for Keeping Your Clerkship Organized + Q&A on the Canvas Transition (for Coordinators)

Angie Fanuke, M.Ed.
    Medical Education Program Coordinator, Chicago
Nabeela Rabbani
    Internal Medicine Clerkship Advisor, Chicago
Cheryl McKearin
    Director of Instructional Technology and Design, Office of Educational Affairs
CMWT 316
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Standardized clinical assessment program: Current & future state

Emily Hall, MD
     Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
     Course Director, Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning
     Family Medicine, Chicago
CMWT 429
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11:45-1:00 pm Lunch CMWT 220
1:00-2:00 pm Keynote
Promoting equity and transparency in clinical grading

Amber Pincavage, MD
    Co-Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine
    University of Chicago
CMWT 429
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2:00-2:15 pm Break
2:15-4:00 pm Breakout Session 2
Building a Positive Learning Environment

Alejandra M. Perez-Tamayo, MD
   Assistant Professor of Surgery, General Surgery Associate Program Director, Chicago
CMWT 220
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New Foundational Competencies and optimizing the clinical performance form for assessment and evaluation (for faculty only)

Ananya Gangopadhyaya, MD
   Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Chicago
Asra Khan, MD
   M3/M4 Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine, Chicago
Peggy Shiels, MD
   Phase 2/3 Curricular Director, DoCS Associate Director, Rockford
Katherine Simeon, PhD
  Director of Assessment and Evaluation, UI College of Medicine
CMWT 429
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4:00-4:15 pm Wrap-up and closing statements CMWT 429
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Program Directors’ Panel

Jessica Ryan Hanks, MD, FAAP, FACP

Jessica Ryan Hanks, MD, FAAP, FACP

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Head, Department of Health Sciences and Pathology;
Associate Professor of Clinical Health Sciences Education and Pathology;
Clinical Associate Professor, Medicine and Pediatrics

Session Moderator

Laura Brown, MD, PhD

Laura Brown, MD, PhD

Program Director, General Surgery, Peoria

Tatiana Dixon, MD

Tatiana Dixon, MD

Program Director, Otolaryngology, Chicago

Karen Liao, MD

Karen Liao, MD

Associate Program Director, Family Medicine, Rockford

Adam Mikolajczyk, MD

Adam Mikolajczyk, MD

Program Director, Internal Medicine, Chicago

Catherine Wheatley, MD

Catherine Wheatley, MD

Program Director, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago

 

Keynote Speaker

Amber Pincavage, MD

Amber Pincavage, MD

Co-Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine
University of Chicago

 

Presenters and Session Leaders

Ananya Gangopadhyaya, MD

Ananya Gangopadhyaya, MD

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Chicago

Emily Hall, MD

Emily Hall, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine
Course Director, Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning

Asra Khan, MD

Asra Khan, MD

M3/M4 Clerkship Director, Internal Medicine, Chicago

A. Perez-Tamayo, MD

A. Perez-Tamayo, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
General Surgery Associate Program Director, Chicago

Peggy Shiels, MD

Peggy Shiels, MD

Phase 2/3 Curricular Director, DoCS Associate Director, Rockford

Katherine Simeon, PhD

Katherine Simeon, PhD

Director of Assessment and Evaluation, UI College of Medicine

The College of Medicine West Tower (CMWT) is located at 1853 W Polk St in Chicago, IL and is easily accessible by train (Pink Line to Polk) or by bus (#7 or #157).

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