2026 Education and Innovation Symposium
Academy of Medical Educators
Join the Academy of Medical Educators for the
2026 Education & Innovation Symposium
May 13 & 14
Schedule details and other information will be posted on this page once available.
(Submissions Closed)
Keynote: Patricia O'Sullivan, EdD, MS
Patricia S. O’Sullivan is Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and is still active in education research with fellows, master's, and doctoral students. For 20 years, she directed education research and faculty development for UCSF School of Medicine, overseeing programs for students, residents, fellows, and faculty to prepare them as scholarly educators. She developed a faculty development program that led to the 2016 ASPIRE for Excellence award from AMEE for UCSF. She participated in the successful UCSF 2022 ASPIRE for Excellence award for Student Assessment. Dr. O’Sullivan has held volunteer leadership positions in the AAMC, AMEE, and the American Educational Research Association. She is a fellow of the American Educational Research Association. Her educational research studies have collaborators from medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and health-related professions. She is honored to have received USCF’s Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring, SGIM’s Career Achievement in Medical Education, and the Association of Surgical Education Distinguished Master Educator Award.