What's New This Year?
Saturday Night at the Movies
Saturday, 6–7 p.m.
The first Academic Medicine Film Festival will feature two documentary films about aspects of medical education and health care:
- "Naturally Obsessed: Making of a Scientist" tells a real and intensely dramatic
story about life in a molecular biology lab, mixing humor with
heartbreak.
- "Cardiac Dance: The Spiral of Life" demonstrates a unique
collaboration between science and ballet.
Meetings on the Fly
Sunday, 4–5 p.m., and Monday, 11 a.m.–noon
Is there a topic of interest that you don't see in the program? Convene a "Meeting on the Fly." Sign up in the AAMC Connect area at the Hynes Convention Center.
A number of meeting rooms are available for one-hour
meetings on Sunday at 4 p.m and Monday at 11 a.m. Rooms will be reserved
on a first-come, first-served basis. Those interested in attending these
meetings do not need to sign up; just check out the topics in the AAMC
Connect area and show up to the designated meeting room.
Plenary Session
Monday, 8–8:45 a.m.
Historically, our Monday morning plenary session has included three named lectures. This year, the shorter plenary session will feature one speaker.
Thought Leader Sessions and Discussions
Monday, 9–9:45 a.m. and 10–11 a.m.
After the morning plenary session, five simultaneous sessions
will be held in which thought leaders will speak on topics of interest
to a broad cross-section of attendees. Smaller, interactive discussion
sessions will follow the Thought
Leader Sessions. Confirmed speakers include Stanley Fish, Donna
Shalala, Harold Varmus, and Abraham Verghese.
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Keynote Address |
Plenary Session |
The Honorable Deval Patrick
Governor of Massachusetts |
The Honorable Tom Daschle |
Political Spotlight
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Eugene Robinson
Columnist, The Washington Post
Political Analyst, MSNBC |
Norm Ornstein
Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Election Analyst, CBS News |
The Honorable Deval Patrick will give the Keynote Addess on Sunday; Tom Daschle will speak on "National Health Care Insurance Trends" on Monday; Eugene Robinson and Norm Ornstein will discuss "One Year after the National Election, How Has America Changed?" on Tuesday.
See Plenary Sessions for details.
Focus Sessions
Sunday's thought-provoking focus sessions include:
- A Call for Reform from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
- Creating Organizational Diversity and Inclusive Environments
- Leadership and Talent Management
- Integrating Quality and Patient Safety into our Educational Continuum
Exhibits
Visit the 2009 AAMC Annual Meeting Exhibits on Sunday and Monday. |
