Workshop Agenda (updated 6/9/26)

SUNDAY, JUNE 21

 All Day Arrivals  
 5:00 - 6:00 pm AMSMIC Registration Desk open  Main Lobby
 6:30 - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & "Southern Hospitality" Dinner  Rooftop Terrace (2nd floor)


MONDAY, JUNE 22

8:00 - 5:00  AMSMIC Registration Desk Open / Sign up for Dine Arounds Grand Studio Foyer
8:00 - 9:00 BREAKFAST: "Savannah Specialties" Decker Studio
8:45 - 5:30 pm AMSMIC MEETING - DAY 1 Grand Studio 
8:45 - 9:00

Welcome & Introductions -  Julie Kerry


9:00 - 10:00

KEYNOTE: It Takes Two to Tango: Host and Microbial Cues Together Shape Lung Resident Immunity

Anukul Shenoy, University of Michigan


10:00 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK Grand Foyer 
10:30 - 11:30

FACILITATED DISCUSSION: Model Frameworks for Teaching Microbiological and Immunological Concepts

Moderators: Denis Arvidson & Nyla Dil
 
11:30-12:30

GROUP LUNCH:  "Mediterranean Buffet" 

 Decker Studio
12:30 - 1:30  FACILITATED DISCUSSION: Integrating AI into the Curriculum  Grand Studio
1:30 - 2:30

BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 

  • Third-Party Resources
  • Pathophysiology as a Bridge over the Foundation-Clinical Gap
  • Fitting Microbiology and Immunology in the Curriculum


Grand A

Grand B

Grand C 

2:30 - 3:00 

REPORTS FROM BREAKOUT GROUPS: General Discussion 

Grand Studio 
3:00 - 3:30 COFFEE BREAK Decker Foyer 

3:30 - 4:30

SHORT TALKS:

Moderator: Inaia Phoenix
  • John Taylor - The Use of High School Outreach Teaching Sessions to Strengthen Medical Student Understanding of Immunology                           
  • Gabor Szalai - Developing breastfeeding education content in the pre-clerkship curriculum
  • Nyla Dil - Bridging Instruction and Assessment: Understanding Why Medical Students Turn to Third-Party Resources
  • Vishwanath Venketaraman - A Comprehensive and Effective Microbiology Educational Experience for Medical Students
Grand Studio 
4:30 - 6:30 Free Time on your own  
6:30

DINE AROUNDS (Sign up online or at AMSMIC Registration Desk)

Each Dine-Around Group should collect at least one idea for a future deliverable for presentation on Day 3 of the meeting

Area restaurants 

TUESDAY, JUNE 23

 8:30 - 5:00 AMSMIC Registration Desk Open  Grand Studio Foyer
 8:00-9:00 BREAKFAST: "Forsyth Farmer's Market" Decker Studio
 9:00 - 5:00 AMSMIC Meeting - DAY 2 Grand Studio 
 9:00 - 10:15

SHORT TALKS:

Moderator: Kyeorda Kemp
  • Lori Garman - Flipped Scaffolding: Designing Active Learning Sessions to Move Up Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Israel Castillo Gonzalez - Standardized Patient–Based Learning to Improve Clinical Application of Microbiology Concepts
  • Karen Duus - The Application Game: Helping students develop application-of-knowledge skills
  • Rebecca Greenblatt - Scientific Method Training Without a Teaching Lab
  • Lisa Kronstad - A Multimodal Team-Based Learning Strategy for Second-Year Medical Microbiology Education

10:15 - 10:45 COFFEE BREAK  Decker Foyer
10:45 - 12:00

MICRO TEACHING: Quick and Fun Learning Ideas or Tools!

(2-3 slide presentations; 5 minutes max.) 

Grand Studio
12:00 - 1:00 GROUP LUNCH: "Southwestern Fiesta Buffet" Decker Studio
1:00 - 6:00 Free Time on your own  
6:30 

Dine Arounds (sign up at AMSMIC Registration Desk)

Each Dine-Around Group should collect at least one idea for a future deliverable for presentation on Day 3 of the meeting

Area restaurants

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24

 8:30 - 4:00 Registration Desk open Grand Studio Foyer
 8:00 - 9:00 BREAKFAST: "Ellis Square Specialties" Decker Studio
 8:30 - 4:00 AMSMIC Meeting - Day 3 Grand Studio 
 9:00 - 10:30

WORKSHOP: Learning Together - Creating Meaningful Student Engagement

Louise Lawson and Kerstin Honer Zu Bentrop

 
 10:30 -11:00

COFFEE BREAK

Grand Foyer 
 11:00 - 12:30

FACILITATED DISCUSSION: Educational Scholarship

Moderators: Tim Bauler & Rebecca Greenblatt

  • How to set up an educational research study
  • Navigating the IRB
  • Getting your Work Published
 
 12:30 - 1:30 GROUP LUNCH: "Low and Slow BBQ Buffet" Decker Studio
 1:30 - 2:30

Presentation and Selection of Future Deliverables

    Grand Studio

     2:30 - 2:45

    CLOSING REMARKS - Julie Kerry

     
     5:45 - 5:30 Free Time on your own  
     5:30 - 9:00

    Farewell Group Dinner: Sunset Riverboat Cruise 

    Meet in the lobby at 5:30 to walk to the riverfront pier.

    Boards at 6:00 pm / Sails at 7:00 pm / Returns at 9:00 pm

    Main Lobby

    THURSDAY, JUNE 25

    At leisure Departures 

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