2026 Education and Innovation Symposium

Academy of Medical Educators

2026 Education &
Innovation Symposium 

GME Leadership Retreat

Photos from past sympoiums

May 13 & 14

Schedule details and other information posted below.


This year, we are excited to partner with the Graduate Medical Education Office for programming throughout the day to collaborate and showcase the innovative work happening across the continuum of medical education. 

Patricia O'Sullivan

Keynote Speaker

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 UCSF’s Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring, SGIM’s Career Achievement in Medical Education, and the Association of Surgical Education Distinguished Master Educator Award.

Featured GME Speaker

Hadar Duman, MHI

Hadar Duman, MHI, is the Senior Director of Accreditation and Digital Innovation in the Graduate Medical Education Office at the University of Washington. With nearly two decades of experience, she has supported a large portfolio of ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs and led initiatives to improve institutional oversight and processes. Her current work focuses on applying artificial intelligence in GME, with an emphasis on responsible use, institutional readiness, and cross-functional collaboration.

Hadar Duman


Award Winners


AME Education Awards

Presented by the Office of Graduate Medical Education

Daniel Gergen

Education Technology Innovator Award

Daniel Gergen | Medicine

Reem Hanna

Trailblazer Award

Reem Hanna | Medicine

Gabrielle Whitmore

Equity Ambassador Award

Gabrielle Whitmore | OBGYN

Jamie Anderson

Everyday Excellence Award

Jamie Anderson | Medicine

Tyra Fainstad

Stunning Scholar Award

Tyra Fainstad | Medicine

Oral Presentation Awards

Presented by the Academy of Medical Educators and the Office of Graduate Medical Education

GME Innovations​

Elizabeth Troy​ | Pediatrics — The ABCs of child neurology: Evaluating the quality and feasibility of an article-based curriculum created for child neurology residents​

 

The Learner Journey

​Ariel Davydov​ — Exploring Careers in Healthcare an Onward (ECHO): A community outreach program to promote healthcare career interest in K-8 students surrounding the CU Anschutz medical campus​

 

Teaching Innovations I​

Emma Greenberg — The Clerkship Compass: Using personal manifestos to guide medical students through the clerkship year​

 

Teaching Innovations II

​Kimberly Indovina | Medicine — Patient perspectives on collaborative care: Integrating geri-educators into interprofessionaleducation

Assessment

James Wykowski​ | Medicine — Development and validation of the Denver Critical Illness Intubation Entrustment (D-CITE) tool​

GME Excellence Awards

Presented by the Office of Graduate Medical Education

Program Coordinator Excellence Award

Amanda Garza
Amanda Garza
Urology
Mallory Priddy

Mallory Pridy
PM&R

Mallory Pridy will also be put forth as CU SOM’s nominee for the prestigious ACGME Debra L. Dooley GME Program Coordinator Excellence Award.​

Program Director Excellence Award

Christine Conageski
Christine Conageski
OBGYN
Tristan Hui

Tristan Huie
Medicine

Tristan Huie will also be put forth as CU SOM’s nominee for the prestigious ACGME Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award. ​

Poster Presentation Awards

Presented by the Academy of Medical Educators

First Place

Haley Morgan — Exploring a virtual reality escape room with cardiac anatomy​

 

Second Place

Daniel M. Chien​ — The use and creation of analogies as a teaching tool for health professional trainees​

 

Third Place

Zoe Caswell — Medical Spanish student interest group: Connecting medical Spanish learning with the core curriculum​

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Program


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Schedule


May 13

8:00am - 7:00pm —  Anschutz Health Sciences Building

All sessions located in Don Elliman Conference Center unless otherwise noted

* Indicates GME sessions

May 14

8:45 am - 1:15 pm —  Zoom

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