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Final Program

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2009 Annual Meeting

The AAMC's 2009 annual meeting, the premier event for leaders from the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals, was held Nov. 6-11, 2009 in Boston. Final Program (PDF)

Plenary Sessions

Chair's Address
"Transforming Health Care Delivery"
Elliot J. Sussman, M.D., M.B.A.
President and CEO, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
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AAMC President's Address
"The Innovation Imperative"
Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
Watch the Webcast | Read the AAMC President's Address (PDF)

Featured Speaker
The Honorable Deval Patrick
Governor of Massachusetts

Plenary Session
The Honorable Tom Daschle
"National Health Care Insurance Trends"

Plenary Session presentations and materials

Focus Sessions

  • Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
  • Creating Organizational Diversity and Inclusive Environments
  • Leadership and Talent Management: A Roundtable Discussion of Innovations in Recruitment
  • Training the Physicians of the Future: Integrating Quality and Patient Safety into Our Educational Curriculum

Focus Sessions presentations and materials

Thought Leader Sessions

  • Stanley Fish, Ph.D.
  • Harold E. Varmus, M.D.
  • Herbert Pardes, M.D.
  • Abraham Verghese, M.D.
  • Jeanne C. Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D.

Thought Leader Sessions presentations and materials

 

News from the Meeting

Dr. Deborah E. Powell, of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Becomes AAMC Chair
Thomas J. Lawley, M.D., dean of Emory University School of Medicine, was named chair-elect and will succeed Dr. Powell as chair of the association in 2010. (Nov. 9, 2009)

2009 Award Recipients
The AAMC has awarded national recognition to nine individuals and one medical school for their outstanding contributions to academic medicine. The awards were presented on Nov. 7, during the AAMC annual meeting in Boston.

2009 Award Recipients Photo Gallery

Podcast Interviews with Finalists for the 2009 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service

Photos from the Meeting

attendees experience the latest technology in medical education participant at Minority Student Medical Career Awareness Workshops and Recruitment Fair Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick
The 2009 AAMC Annual Meeting hosted nearly 3,900 medical education professionals and guests for six days of presentations, discussions, exhibits, and professional networking.
More photos from the meeting

My CME

Participants who registered for the My CME program were sent an e-mail with a personalized link to the My CME survey, which must be completed in order to receive credit. If you registered for CME credit but did not receive this e-mail, contact Cameron Curtis at ccurtis@aamc.org.

Future Annual Meetings

  • Nov. 5-10, 2010 - Washington, D.C.
  • Nov. 4-9, 2011 - Denver
  • Nov. 2-7, 2012 - San Francisco
  • Nov. 1-6, 2013 - Philadelphia

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