Symposium on Educational Excellence
Registration now open!
Registration is now open for this year's Symposium on Educational Excellence, which will be held on May 16, 2025. The theme for this year's event is, Advancing Educational Scholarship and Skills in Health Sciences.
The Symposium will be an in-person event, held on OHSU’s Marquam Hill campus, with remote attendance options available for most portions.
Note: If you are planning to attend for the lunch portion of the event, please register by May 8 in order to let us know of any dietary restrictions.
Description
The Symposium on Educational Excellence is an annual event that brings together the OHSU education community in order to provide faculty development in education, highlight educators’ teaching and scholarship, and promote networking, collaboration and community.
Faculty, residents, staff, and students from all OHSU programs, as well as medical educators from across the region, are invited to attend and participant.
2025 Symposium Information
- Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025: Proposal Submission deadline
- Friday, Feb. 21, 2025: You will be notified of the committee's decision regarding your proposal
- Friday, April 25, 2025, Poster materials are due. Additional details regarding where to upload the materials will be provided at a later date.
- Friday, May 2, 2025: Session presentation materials are due. Additional details regarding where to upload the materials will be provided at a later date.
- Friday, May 16, 2025: Symposium on Educational Excellence (all day)
- Provide a forum for sharing curriculum and teaching innovations and research related to educating health professionals and scientists, including student affairs.
- Enhance knowledge and understanding of new approaches in educating health professionals and scientists.
- Build a network of faculty and students interested in promoting educational scholarship.
The Symposium is a one-day event that will include a keynote address, a selection of Snap Talks (10-15 minutes), concurrent interactive workshops, and a poster session. There will also be opportunities to highlight education-related groups on campus by hosting an informational table, which can be used for recruiting new members or simply getting the word out.
The Symposium will be held in-person on Marquam Hill, with remote participation options available.
| Time | Activity | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:45 ‐ 8:15 a.m. | Rise and Shine Networking and Welcome! / Check-in & Breakfast | Auditorium Lobby and Great Hall |
| 8:15 ‐ 8:30 a.m. | Recognitions and Welcome Remarks | Main Auditorium & Webex |
| 8:30 ‐ 9:20 a.m. | Keynote Address - Lalena Yarris, M.D., M.C.R. | Main Auditorium & Webex |
| 9:30 ‐ 10:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions 1 | AUD210/211/217 & Webex |
| 10:15 ‐ 10:30 a.m. | Coffee and Continental Breakfast Break | Auditorium Great Hall |
| 10:30 ‐ 11:15 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions 2 | AUD210/211/217 & Webex |
| 11:20 a.m. ‐ 12:05 p.m. | Plenary SNAP talks | Main Auditorium & Webex |
| 12:05 ‐ 12:20 p.m. | Awards ceremony | Main Auditorium & Webex |
| 12:20 ‐ 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | Auditorium Great Hall |
| 1:30 ‐ 2:15 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions 3 | AUD210/211/217 & Webex |
| 2:15 ‐ 2:45 p.m. | Tabling and Networking | Auditorium Great Hall |
| 2:45 ‐ 3:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions 4 | AUD210/211/217 & Webex |
| 3:45 ‐ 4:30 p.m. | Poster Session & Happy Hour | BICC 1st floor gallery |
| 4:30 ‐ 4:40 p.m. | Poster awards ceremony | BICC 1st floor gallery |
| 4:40 ‐ 4:45 p.m. | Closing remarks | BICC 1st floor gallery |
Event archive
Details
- May 17, 2024
- Program Schedule
- Keynote: Making Change: How you respond to homelessness, Dr. Marisa Zapata
- Sakai course page
- Includes link to all session recordings.
- Pre-Symposium (May 16)
- Description: Attendees learned about Narrative Medicine using the Fistula Art Exhibit as a starting point for thinking through how patient stories are heard in the clinical setting. The exhibit, hosted in the Library, consisted of narrative quilt panels created by resilient fistula survivors in Kenya.
Poster session award winners
- A Novel Curriculum on Opioid Use Disorder for Abortion Providers in a Post-Roe World - | J. Michael Winer, M.D.
- The role of interprofessional education and teamwork in a student-led health equity fair | Julia Liu, Hana Warmflash, Lisa Kumasaka, Yichen Fan, Gabriela Hernandez Duran, Minh Nguyen, Sarah Drummond Ed.D., Emily Jacobsen, P.A-C
- Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 for Generated Alt-Text and Accessibility in Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Courses | Jeffrey Jones, MET, Lina Gomaa, Ed.D.
- Advancing Medical Imaging Curriculum in the Pre-Clinical Phase of Undergraduate Medical Education | Rand Kaller, B.S.N., Lisa Lin, M.D., Sylvia Nelsen, Ph.D.
- Impact of Doctor for a Day Programming on K-12 Underrepresented Students' Perceived Self-Efficacy and Interest in Healthcare Careers | Kareena Patel, B.A., Celeste Coler, B.A., Nora Coronado, M.S.W., Estell Williams, M.D.
Theme: Advancing Educational Scholarship and Skills in Health Sciences
- May 19, 2023
- Program Schedule
- Keynote Panel: Equity, Courage, and Risk Taking
- Sakai course page
- Includes links to all session recordings.
- Pre-Symposium (May 18)
- Description: The Pre-Symposium session was a 90-minute virtual networking opportunity intended for members of the Educators’ Collaborative, both new and long-term, interested in connecting with fellow faculty, staff, trainees, and students committed to education research and scholarship. Participants learned about best practices in the field, heard perspectives from experienced members, and built community together.
Poster session award winners
- Bridging the textbook to the clinic: a case-based approach to teaching the menstrual cycle physiology to OB/GYN residents | Molly Siegel Kornfield, M.D.; Elizabeth Rubin, M.D.; Marissa Bonus, M.D.; Bharti Garg, M.A.; Sacha Krieg, M.D., Ph.D.
- Building a Robust Medical Imaging Curriculum in the Pre-Clinical Phase of Undergraduate Medical Education | Lisa Lin, Sylvia Nelsen, Ph.D.
- Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Pathophysiology and Pharmacology Courses | Linda Felver, Ph.D., R.N.
- Redefining success: Piloting contract grading in graduate courses | Jessica Walter, M.A., Ed.D.
- Reimagining the 'journal club' in a biomedical graduate program | Sud Anand, Ph.D.; Sushil Kumar, Ph.D.
Details
- May 20, 2022
- Program schedule
- Keynote: Anchoring Our Actions for Equity in Education, Dr. Divya Bheda, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.
- Sakai course page
Poster session award winners
- Virtual clinical supervision for prelicensure nursing students: A pilot study, Karen Bean, DNP, FNP
- Captain Captions Pilot Project: Student Use of Transcripts and Captions, Justi Echeles, M.A., Linda Felver, Ph.D., RN
- Assessment of the Format and Learning Strategies Used in the OHSU Medical Spanish Elective, Johanna Wilson, B.S., Nakai Corral, M.Ed., Alex G Ortega-Loayza, M.D., MCR
- Piloting the "Early Access Pass" for online courses , Jessica Walter, M.A., Ed.D.
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Protecting the future of academic discovery: A pro-active approach to Early Career faculty development of biomedical researchers , Christina Lancioni, M.D., Kacy Kesecker, B.S., Anna Wilson, Ph.D., Andrew Adey, Ph.D., Marc Freeman, Ph.D., Jonathan Brody, Ph.D., Melissa Wong, Ph.D., Pepper Schedin, Ph.D.
Theme: Transformational Education
- May 20-21, 2021
- Video recording of Thursday plenary sessions
- Virtual Coffee Tasting with Lora Woodruff (00:00-38:10)
- SNAP Talks (38:10-1:24:53)
- Keynote Presentation: Larry Roper of Oregon State University, "Teaching and Learning During Intense Social Change" (1:34:08-2:25:40)
Poster session award winners
- Using a quantitative survey to evaluate satisfaction and engagement with The Virtual Anesthesia Academy, a multi-institutional collaboration during COVID-19 | Tara Dhawan, M.D.; Amy Miller Juve, Ed.D.M.Ed; Leila Zuo, M.D.
- Bystander Training for Trainees: Learning how to address discrimination and harassment by physicians and colleagues | Eliesa Ing, M.D.
- Reflection Rounds: Transforming Education to Help Students Thrive | Jovo Vijanderan M.D., M.S.; Kat Tacker M.D.
Theme: Educational Scholarship
Poster session award winners
- Development of an Inpatient Pediatric Curriculum for Family Medicine Residents | Megan Durham, M.D.; Jared Austin, M.D.
- A Novel Improvement Science Curriculum for Pre-Clinical Medical Students: First Year of a Student-Led Initiative | Sherry Liang, B.A.; Reem Hasan, M.D., Ph.D.; Christopher Terndrup, M.D.; Sherril Gelmon, Dr.P.H.; Matthew DiVeronica, M.D.
- Recognize. Reflect. Create. Connect! Impacts of a novel narrative medicine conference | Elizabeth Lahti, M.D.; Rebecca Harrison, M.D.; Niki Steckler, Ph.D.; Martha Driessnack, Ph.D.; Deborah Woodcock, M.B.A.; Jennifer Aengst, Ph.D.
Poster session award winners
- Students as teachers and patients as learners: Pathway of the integration of a 3-D virtual simulation into program curriculum and to patient education | Kristi Tonning, Maria Thompson
- Paying it forward: A unique approach to junior faculty professional development in the basic sciences | Holly Caretta-Weyer, Pepper Schedin, Joshi Alumkal, Lisa Coussens, Melissa Wong
- Collaborative group testing: Can we prepare the next generation of dentists through assessment? | Tobie Jones
- The photo diversity project: Increasing the diversity of images used in classroom teaching | Linda Felver, Rian Johnson
- In just five (5) questions: A deceptively simple, learner-centered, transformative learning activity | Martha Driessnack, Asma Taha
- The case for CME: Applying CME to existing graduate courses | Jessica L. Walter, Christine Flores
- Graphic medicine in action: The creation of a neurotransmitter zine | Keenan Smart, Timmi Claveria, Anandam Hilde, Paria Zarrinnegar, Megan McLeod, Pari Faraji, Richard Ly
- Child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship and pediatric integrated care models: Paragons, pragmatics and pitfalls | Megan McLeod, Craigan Usher
SEE Digital Repository
This collection brings together many of the posters that were presented at previous symposiums.
Contact us
Please contact the conference planning chair with any questions.
This event is co-sponsored by the Educators' Collaborative, the Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation, and SOM Office of Faculty Development.