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Sunday, November 8 - Focus Sessions

4:00 - 5:15p

Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Twice over the past 100 years, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has called for medical education reform. In1910, Abraham Flexner stressed the importance of scientific research and educational excellence in the training of physicians, which resulted in a transformation of medical education. In 2010, the authors of a new report commissioned by the Carnegie Foundation call for actions that will transform medical education. The 2010 report, "Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform," will be published by Jossey-Bass.

Moderator:
John E. Prescott, M.D.
Chief Academic Officer
AAMC

Speakers:
Molly Cooke, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Director, Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators
University of California, San Francisco
Senior Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

David M. Irby, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine and Vice Dean for Education
University of California, San Francisco
Senior Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Bridget O'Brien, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco Scholar, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Hynes Convention Center

4:00 - 5:15p

Creating Organizational Diversity and Inclusive Environments
Academic medicine has a strong culture -a set of beliefs and assumptions, often unspoken and unwritten, that guides individual and collective behavior and shapes the way we do business. This focus session will feature thought leaders exploring how academic medical centers can address organizational obstacles and barriers to diversity and present innovative solutions to create more inclusive environments that promote excellence, learning, and professional development.

Moderator:
Cynthia E. Boyd, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
Associate Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer Director, Medical Staff Operations
Rush University Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rush Medical College

Speaker:
Theodore (Terry) Curry, Ph.D.
Associate Provost & Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources
Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations
Michigan State University

Raymond Arroyo
Chief Diversity Officer
Aetna, Inc.

David P. Sklar, M.D.
Associate Dean
University of New Mexico School of Medicine

Hynes Convention Center

4:00 - 5:15p

Leadership and Talent Management: A Roundtable Discussion of Innovations in Recruitment
Do you know where your future leaders are? In good times and bad, the cultivation, search, and recruitment of future-oriented leaders must be a top priority for medical schools and teaching hospitals. "Talent management" involves strategies such as an organization-wide search process and structure; integration of leadership selection and organizational culture; and a link between organizational assessment and leadership development. Yet at many organizations, the search and recruitment process remains a source of complaint and consternation. This roundtable discussion will feature thought leaders exploring how academic medical centers can improve the ways they identify and recruit their top talent.

Session Facilitator:
William T. Mallon, Ed.D.
Senior Director, Organizational Learning and Research
AAMC

Roundtable Discussants:
Lois M. Nora, M.D., J.D., M.B.A.
President and Dean
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Ronald Swinfard, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Lehigh Valley Hospital

Peter F. Buckley, M.D.
Associate Dean for Leadership Development Chair, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior
Medical College of Georgia

Hynes Convention Center

4:00 - 5:15p

Training the Physicians of the Future: Integrating Quality and Patient Safety into Our Educational Curriculum
Leading the continued development of high quality, cost effective and patient-centered care requires that today's students and trainees develop new knowledge and skills beyond those that form the basis of traditional medical education. These include skills in areas such as quality improvement, leadership, teamwork, and behavioral competence, among others. The AAMC and the IHI have been fostering the development of education and training in these areas, at both the undergraduate and graduate education levels. This session will highlight the rationale and needs for such education and illustrate by example the innovative skill-building approaches that are being used by AAMC member organizations to educate Tomorrow's Doctors.

Moderator:
Joanne M. Conroy, M.D.
Chief Health Care Officer, AAMC

Speakers:
Donald M. Berwick, M.D., M.P.P., F.R.C.P.
President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement

David Mayer, M.D.
Associate Dean for Curriculum
Co-Executive Director, Institute for Patient Safety Excellence
University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Medicine

Prathibha Varkey, M.D., M.P.H., M.H.P.E.
Associate Chair, Department of Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Medical Education
Mayo Clinic

Access to Resources:
Jonathan A. Finkelstein, M.D.,M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Population Medicine, and Pediatrics Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute for Healthcare Improvement

David E. Longnecker, M.D.
Director, Health Care Affairs
Association of American Medical Colleges

Hynes Convention Center

Monday, November 9 - Thought Leader Sessions

9:00 - 9:45a

Hynes Convention Center

9:00 - 9:45a

Hynes Convention Center

9:00 - 9:45a

Hynes Convention Center

9:00 - 9:45a

Hynes Convention Center

9:00 - 9:45a

Hynes Convention Center

10:00 - 11:00a

Thought Leader Discussions

Hynes Convention Center