The Department of Medicine (DOM) Education Day is an annual full-day event that begins with a Grand Rounds presentation followed by professional development workshops and interactive lunch activities.

This event is relevant to faculty and staff at all career stages. Everyone is encouraged to attend and participate.

Education Day 2025

Education Day 2025 will take place on February 28, 2025.

The event will be held in person at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC). Grand Rounds and the awards ceremony will be live-streamed via Zoom for those unable to attend in person.

Registration is open until February 13, 2025

Questions? Please contact Katherine Vaughan.

Agenda

7:30-8:00: Check-in and Breakfast (HSLC Atrium)

8:00-9:00: Grand Rounds with Q&A (Zoom and HSLC 1325):

  • "Bringing Compassion to Clinical Education," presented by Sonja Raaum, MD, FACP, University of Utah

9:00-9:30: Education Awards (Zoom and HSLC 1325)

9:45-11:00: Poster Session (HSLC Atrium)

11:05-12:05: Breakout Sessions (HSLC 1306/ILC)

  • "Building Advocacy in Education: Creating Supportive Learning Environments" presented by Leila Famouri, MD, MPH
  • "AI in Education: Harnessing Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning" presented by Peter Kleinschmidt, MD, and Heidi Twedt, MD

12:10-1:10: Lunch (HSLC Atrium)

1:15-2:15: Breakout Sessions (HSLC ILC)

  • "Leveling Up Learning: Engaging Students with Video Shorts and Gamification" presented by Tiffany Lin, MD,  Christine Sharkey, MD, and Sarah Donohue, MD
  • "Communication Pearls to Increase Engagement, Impact and Success" by the DOM Communications Team

2:20-3:20: Breakout Sessions (HSLC ILC)

  • "Coaching for Impact: Cultivating Better Learning Environments" presented by Justin Endo, MD, Kelly Herold, MD, Jami Simpson and Julia Marie Yates
  • "Peer Observation and Feedback: Tools for Collaborative Growth in Teaching" presented by Jeremy Smith, MD, and Laura Zakowski, MD

3:30-3:45: Poster Awards Presentation (HSLC Atrium)

3:45-5:00: Social Hour (HSLC Atrium)

Posters

DOM faculty, staff, residents, fellows, and students are invited to present posters about their educational projects. We encourage submissions for posters previously presented at other conferences and posters that are newly developed for Education Day. Submissions are due January 17, 2025.

 

Past Events

2024

View a Department of Medicine story and video recapping the event.

2023