Symposium on Educational Excellence
2022: Date TBD
Planning is currently underway for the the Spring 2022 symposium.
Check back for event date, details on submitting proposals to present and registration information for next year's symposium. Information about past events can be found below.
Event structure and format
Symposiums typically include a keynote speaker, a selection of Snap Talks (10-15 minutes), concurrent presentation sessions, and a poster session.
The 2018 and 2019 symposiums were held in-person on the OHSU campus. The 2021 version was conducted virtually. Stay tuned for details for the 2022 symposium.
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.
Event archive
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
