2025 Educator Conference

Welcome/Mingle
10:00 - 10:30  Large Flat Classroom, 3rd Floor

Wake Forest University School of Medicine Teaching and Staff Awards – Hybrid
10:30 - 10:50  Large Flat Classroom, 3rd Floor

 

Schedule: 11:00 - 12:00

Keynote, with Dr. Karl Wold, 2022 Wake Forest University School of Medicine MD Program Graduate

Large Flat Classroom, 3rd Floor

Title: The Roads We Travel

Key takeaways:

• Despite plans, people wind up in unexpected places
• Our paths are meaningfully shaped by our teachers
• It is valuable to cultivate a sense of thankfulness for this

Bio:

Karl Wold is a proud alumnus of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine class of 2022. He is thrilled to be back amongst his many teachers, who demonstrated everyday what it means to be a capable and compassionate physician. In his time at Wake, he served as chair of the Honor Council and helped run a group connecting homeless residents of Winston-Salem to care during the early days of the pandemic. He is now in his third year of neurology residency at the Mass General Brigham program in Boston, Massachusetts. He plans to pursue a fellowship in movement with further academic interests in teaching and global health.

Schedule

12:15 - 1:15

Learning Communities, 6th floor

• Amin Shah, PhD, Associate Professor. Evaluating the effect of the problem-based learning instructional methodology on medical dispositional learning of the medical students: A mixed method study
• Brittany Watson, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor. Bridging the Gap: A Novel Medical Student Elective in Safety Net Healthcare
• Chelsea Riley, Bachelor of Science in Applied Sociology, Master of Arts in College Student Development, Clerkship Coordinator. Pulling back the curtains on the hidden curriculum: Using an administrative coaching curriculum to facilitate learners' time management, organization, and administrative skills.
• Cynthia Van Horn, PhD, Staff Scientist. The Center for Precision Medicine Summer Research Internship Program: An Immersive Research Opportunity for Undergraduate and High School Students
• Daryl Rosenbaum, MD, associate professor and senior associate dean of MD admissions. Can natural language processing models identify potential blind spots in a holistic admissions process?
• David W. Mullins, PhD, Professor/Associate Dean. A Backward Design Framework for Creating Vertical Integration of Clinical Content in Pre-Clerkship Courses
• Douglas Meardon, BS, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor. Increasing HIV primary care training with an Area of Concentration for Family Medicine Residents
• Dr. David Gass, MD, MS, Associate Professor. Utilizing the Complete Blood Count (CBC) to Create a Path to Understanding of Hematology: Pediatric Resident Education in Hematology
• Elim Chao, MD, MS, Junior Faculty. AI curriculum development for family medicine residents: utilization and implementation of DAX AI transcription tool in a family medicine residency setting
• Emily Manlove, MD, MPH, Associate Program Director, Elizabeth Family Medicine, CMC Family Medicine Residency. Resident-facilitated evidence-based medicine workshop: Providing tools to answer clinical questions
• Erin Deery, MD, Internal Medicine Resident. Implementing a Pilot Procedure Curriculum for Internal Medicine Interns
• Jarrett Dobbins, BSE, Medical Student, Class of 2028. Exploring the Integration of Extended Reality (XR) in Medical Education at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
• Jonathan Seibert, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Academic Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. LGBTQ+ Healthcare Training for OB/GYN Residents using Simulation-based Learning Experience
• Kiandra Austrie, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Clinical Research Nurse. Understanding and Addressing Health Literacy Gaps within Research Study Informed Consents as a Research Clinician
• Nicole Barrett, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor. Child Protection Education for Medical Trainees
• Omari Baines-Waiz, D.O., Psychiatry PGY-2 Resident. Establishing a Psychiatry Resident Liaison to Improve Fourth Year Medical Student Engagement and Communication
• Peter M. Waters, MD MMSc, Wake Forest School of Medicine Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery. Formal leadership curriculum for surgical residents, fellows and attendings: Supporting non-technical skill acquisition
• Rodney Villanueva, M.D., Psychiatry Clerkship Director (Charlotte Campus). Breaking the Silence: Using AI Generated Case-Scenarios Based on Landmark Court Decisions Regarding Patient Confidentiality
• Rodney Villanueva, M.D., Psychiatry Clerkship Director. Crafting Your Story: Guidelines for Helping Medical Students Highlight Their Lived Experiences when Applying to Psychiatry Residency Programs
• Sarah A. Martin, BS, Medical Student. Evaluating the Impact of Student-Run Free Clinic Volunteering on Clinical Confidence in Pre-Clerkship Medical and PA Students
• Veena B. Krishnan, MD, Resident Physician. Performing a Chart Biopsy: Creating a Checklist for Third-Year Medical Students to Effectively Pre-Chart on the General Medicine Wards
• Yasmain Rice-Greene, MSL, Program Manager. "Empowering Faculty with AI for Administrative Task Efficiency"
• Zachary Gibson, DO, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow. Kids on your nerves? Stay CALM! Clinical Acuity Learning Mastery in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Zachary Gibson, DO, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow. A comparison of pediatric endotracheal tube cuff choice in academic, community and rural emergency departments

1:20 - 2:30 - Large Flat Classroom, 3rd Floor

• Cheryl B Masters, PhD, Clinical Psychology, Co-director, CFMR Behavioral Medicine. Innovations in Resident Wellness: Embracing Vulnerability, Strengthening Personal Narratives and Building Resilience.

   

• Chris Gillette, PhD, Professor. What are new medical graduates evaluating when they are choosing their first job? A qualitative study to improve recruitment to rural Appalachia

   

• Claudia Olivier, PhD, Program Director III. The Training in Research Affecting Child Health (TRAC)-Implementing an Innovative Transdisciplinary Research Training Program for Learners across Multiple Educational Stages

   

• Deeksha Sikri, MD, Pathology Discipline Director. Exploring the Intersection of Social Media, MedEd and Visual Learning- Insights from the Pathodoodles Experience

   

• Mary Dover, BS, Medical Student. The impact of structured peer-facilitated learning on student performance in clinical anatomy and physiology 

2:45 - 4:15 - Large Flat Classroom and 3 Flex Classrooms, 3rd Floor

Human and Planetary Health

Presenter: Aaron Levy

Objectives:

1. Briefly introduce the relationship between our environment and human health.
2. Review Planetary & Human Health educational initiatives at WFUSM, highlighting The Planetary Health Report Card
3. Demonstrate an example of a recent Planetary and Human Health active learning session using gamification.
4. In small groups (including breakout rooms for virtual attendees), brainstorm and create a short active learning approach that integrates planetary and human health into medical education.

Delivery: Hybrid

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Making professionalism curriculum Taboo^©: a practical workshop with fun and prizes!

Presenter: Jennifer Jackson

Objectives:

• Describe WFUSM’s definition and framework for professionalism, including the 4 trustworthiness domains and the associated value commitments, behaviors, tasks, and skills relevant to each domain.
• Review best-practice methods for optimizing professionalism instruction and assessments for health professions learners.
• Apply the new WFUSM professionalism framework to identify opportunities for improving instruction in existing curricular activities.
• Practice using the new WFUSM professionalism framework to describe professionalism performance concerns and provide feedback to learners more effectively.

Delivery: In person only

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AI and Multiple Choices Item Writing

Presenter: David Mullins

Objectives:

• Recognize the potential and limitations of AI tools (e.g., Copilot or ChatGPT) in generating and revising test items that align with medical education competencies and cognitive frameworks such as Bloom’s taxonomy and NBME item-writing standards.
• Develop high-quality multiple-choice and short-answer questions using AI assistance, ensuring clinical relevance, appropriate difficulty level, and avoidance of common flaws such as cueing, ambiguity, or construct-irrelevant variance.
• Critically appraise AI-generated or AI-revised test items for accuracy, fairness, and educational alignment by applying best practices in medical assessment and peer review standards.

Delivery: Hybrid

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Tips for Precepting

Presenters: Jonathan Seibert, David Manthey, Catherine Trigonis, Kevin Zou Chang, Ryan Maves, Iris Cheng, Danielle Englert

Objectives:

• Understand the educational theories that support just-in-time and goal-focused teaching.
• Identify specific teaching challenges within their clinical practice.
• Develop micro-innovations to address these challenges and enhance teaching efficiency.
• Share and learn from the collective experiences of peers.
• Implement practical teaching strategies in their clinics to improve learner outcomes and efficiency.

Delivery: In person only

Schedule

4:15 - 5:00

Forum, 1st Floor, and 2nd Floor open walking area outside Auditorium

• Aaron Levy, DO, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. Using a 'Shark Tank' Format to Facilitate Climate Directed Innovations During Resident Orientation
• Aaryn Hammond, MD, MPH, Clinical Assistant Professor. From Classroom to Community: A Guided Health Equity Elective for Future Physicians
• Abigail Smith Wehner, MD, Wilderness Medicine Fellow. Expedition Med School: A Novel Longitudinal Wilderness Medicine Curriculum
• Alyssa Simon, MD, Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellow. Addressing Education In Systems-Based Practice With Gamification: Pulmonary Critical Care Fellows Tackle Friday Night At The ER®
• Bradley Rowland, MD, Clinical Instructor. A Longitudinal Graduate Medical Education Curriculum in Clinical Informatics: Function, Structure, and Evaluation
• Brandon S. Hays, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Medical Education: Point-of-care Ultrasound Evaluation for Coarctation of the Aorta
• Caitlyn Perrone, BS, MD Student. Exploring the Effects of Community Outreach on Medical Student Clinical Competence and Engagement with Underserved Populations
• Catherine G. Trigonis, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor. The Summary Statement: Evaluating Student Problem Representation in Observed Structural Clinical Examinations
• Christiana Agbonghae, Doctor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine Resident. A Pilot Study on the Development and Validation of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Index (DEII): A Tool for Assessing DEI in Medical Education Lectures
• Christopher A. Jones, DrPH, MHA, Assistant Professor. Connecting with the Community: Perceptions of a Community Tour
• Claudia Olivier, PhD, Program Director III. Collaborating across multiple summer training programs to build a supportive scientific community and develop the next generation of biomedical researchers
• Darla Morton, MS, Senior Research Associate. The Development of the Engagement Scale for Simulation-Based Education (ESSBE): Item generation and early psychometric findings
• Dawn Caviness, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine. Rural Curriculum in a Suburban Family Medicine Residency Program: 3-Part Rural Health Training for Resident Doctors
• Elizabeth Zieser-Misenheimer, BS, MBA, Medical Student. Engaging Fourth-Year Medical Students in Teaching Radiology
• Garrett Reid, B.S., Medical Student. Is policy inhibiting opportunity? A survey of third and fourth-year students at WFSOM
• Geetika Verma, BS, Medical Student. White Coat Beginnings A Student Led Initiative Shaping First-Year Medical Students’ Journeys
• Iris Cheng, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine. A Medical Student led Health Professions Pathway Program Reaches Its Tenth Year: How are we doing?
• Justin Linden, BA, Presidential Fellow in the Office of the CEO. Expanding Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Care and Education: A Decade of Growth at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
• Kenneth A Lipshy, MD, FACS, MD, ACOS Surgery WG Hefner VA, Associate Professor Dept Surgery Wake Forest University. Using standardized simulation pre-briefing videos to minimize the impact of in-situ inter-professional operative team training on clinical care
• Kenneth A Lipshy, MD, FACS, MD, ACOS (Chief) Surgery WG Hefner Veterans Affairs Charlotte North Carolina; VA National Simulation Center, Surgery Consultant; Associate Professor Surgery Wake Forest University Wake Forest NC. Integrating an Undergraduate Medical Education Leadership Workshop into the Clerkship Years of Two VA Affiliated Medical Schools
• Lauren Eyadiel, MS, MMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor. Acute Heart Failure Advanced Life Support: Innovative and Interactive Educational Model for Management of Acute Heart Failure
• Luisa Paredes Acosta, MD, Assistant Professor. Equity in Telehealth: Educating Physicians on Interpreter Utilization
• Mark Hirsch, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Senior Scientist. Use of a Policy Debate to Teach Residents About Health Care Reform
• Megan Stuhlman, MEd, PhD, Research Manager. From Subjectivity to Standardization: Training Raters for Consistent Clinical Judgment Assessment
• Meghan L. Valentine, MD, Ob/Gyn Clerkship Director, Charlotte Campus. NBME Obstetrics and Gynecology Subject Exam: Medical Student Preparation and Performance
• Melissa B Woolworth, MD, Director of Complex Obstetric Delivery Care; Director of the Accreta Care Center of Excellence; Director of ObGyn Simulation. Surgical Education in OBGYN: Enhancing Faculty Professional Fulfillment and Teaching Strategies through Mentorship and the Brief Intraoperative Debriefing (BID) Model
• Mendy Ingiaimo, EdD, Curriculum Manager. Optimizing Canvas Usability: Enhancing Navigation, Accessibility, Engagement, and Personalization for Student and Faculty Success
• Mia Guzynski, MS3, Medical Student. The Leaking Nitrous Oxide - Not a Laughing Gas Anymore!
• Michelle Curtin, DO, Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Pilot of a longitudinal, embedded subspecialty-primary care collaborative teaching program
• Predrag Gligorovic, MD, Clinical Professor. Teaching, Collegiality, and Patient Care: What Students Value Most in Psychiatry Clerkships
• Ryan Wolf, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics. Better Together: Investigating Impacts of Relatedness Interventions on Pediatric Resident Scholarship Engagement
• Sunitha Pawar, D.O., Family Medicine Resident Physician. Tobacco Olympians: Tools for Tobacco Cessation Counseling
• Sydney R. Karre, BS, Medical Student (MD 2026). Patient-Facing Volunteering in Medical Education: Impacts on Student Wellbeing and Community Belonging
• Tony Dang, MD, Assistant Professor. Assessing the Effectiveness of an Escape Room Challenge in Knowledge Retention in an Intern Bootcamp

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