2025 Spring Meeting

Friday, April 4, 2025 to Sunday, April 6, 2025
AT&T Hotel and Conference Center — Austin, Texas
Theme: Doing More with Less in Medical Education
Co-Chairs: Michael P. Hofkamp, MD and Tina Tran, MD

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Registration Fees

Category Early-Bird Rate Rate
SEA Member $625.00 $725.00
Non-Member $924.00 $1024.00
International Non-Member $655.00 $755.00
Emeritus Member $275.00 $375.00
Resident, Fellow or Medical Student Member $150.00 $150.00
Resident, Fellow or Medical Student Non-Member $165.00 $165.00
Chief Residents Leadership Conference Non-Member $165.00 $165.00
 
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Lodging

AT&T Hotel and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue
Austin, TX 78705

Guest Room Rates: Starting from $244 plus tax
Group Block Closes: March 13, 2025
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Agenda

Day 1 - Friday, April 4, 2025

8:00AM - 8:55AM Breakfast & Networking/Committee Roundtables  
9:00AM - 9:15AM Welcome and Announcements Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
Tran Tina, MD
9:15AM - 10:00AM Keynote: Hold Your Horses: Engaging our Learners to Thinking Before They Act James D. Herman, DVM, PhD, MS
10:00AM - 10:15AM Keynote Q&A  
10:15AM - 10:30AM Break  
10:30AM - 11:00AM Presidential Address Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd
11:00AM - 12:00PM

Unfunded Research: How to Get Started and Lessons Learned

Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
Nadia Hernandez
Bridget Pulos, MD
12:00PM - 1:30PM Membership Luncheon & Business Meeting Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd
Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, MBA, FAAP
1:30PM - 2:30PM Moderated Poster Viewing  
2:30PM - 3:45PM Top Oral Abstract Presentations  
3:45PM - 4:00PM Break  
4:00PM - 5:15PM Workshops: Set 1  
  Doing It With More Grit and Less Resources in a Community Program Meredith Kingeter, MD
Susie M. Martinelli, MD
Ben Houseman, MD, PhD
Steven Gibson
  Effective Use of Peer Coaching when in a Doing More with Less Environment David A. Young, MD, MEd, MBA, FAAP, FASA, CHSE
Lisa Caplan, MD
Carlos J. Campos, MD
Tracey Straker, MD, MS, MPH, CBA, FASA
Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd
  Kicking It Old School: Rethinking Tech in Education Wendy Nguyen, MD, MEd
Ilana Fromer, MD
Rachel Danowit, MD
Elena H. Zupfer, MD
Megha Patel, MD
  Make It Count Twice or Thrice: Using a Scholarship Mindset to Maximize Educational Impact and Enhance Career Advancement  Lara Zisblatt, EdD
Fei Chen, PhD
Rachel Moquin, EdD
Amy Miller Juve, EdD
  Maximizing Impact with Less Resources: Using Emerging Technologies to Create Effective OSCE Solutions Garrett W. Burnett, MD
Marc Sherwin, MD
Katherine Loftus, MD
Caroline R. Gross, MD
Benjamin Salter, DO
Michael Le
  Well-Being on a Dime: Budget-Friendly Strategies for Residency Programs Lauren K. Licatino, MD
Connie K. Tran, MD
Bridget Pulos, MD
Anoop K. Chhina, MD
Coridalia Wald, MD
6:00PM - 9:00PM Dine Around   

 

Day 2 – Saturday, April 5, 2025

8:00AM - 9:00AM Breakfast & Networking/Committee Roundtables  
8:30AM - 3:45PM Leadership Program for Chief Residents
Pre-Registration Required – Space is Limited
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9:00AM - 9:15AM Morning Remarks & Announcements Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
Tran Tina, MD
9:15AM - 10:15AM Perspectives on Faculty Development in the Intra- and Post-COVID Era Tracey Straker, MD, MS, MPH, CBA, FASA
William C. Culp, Jr., MD
10:15AM - 10:30AM Break  
10:30AM - 11:45AM Workshop: Set 2  
  "ADAPTing for Success: Using Feedback to Achieve More with Less in Anesthesiology Education"

Coridalia Wald, MD
Leila Zuo, MD
Vidya T. Raman, MD, MBA
K K. Walker, MD, MEd
Melanie Lui, MD

  Doing More with Less: Practical Tips for Your Successful Promotion

David A. Young, MD, MEd, MBA, FAAP, FASA, CHSE
Tracey Straker, MD, MS, MPH, CBA, FASA
Carol Ann B. Diachun, MD, MSEd
Herodotos Ellinas, MD, MHPE

  Feedback Fundamentals: An Educator's Skillset for Effective Feedback

Kristin M. Bevil, MD
Sabrina Sam, MD
Kaitlyn Mitchell, MD
Kaitlin Woods, MD
Marie Mayer, MD

  Fundamentals of Professional Mentoring (Session 1)

Harriet W. Hopf, MD, FUHM, FASA
Susie M. Martinelli, MD
Stephen J. Kimatian, MD

  Got Coaching? Tailoring Your Conversations for a Personalized and Catalytic Approach for Your Learners Aileen M. Adriano, MD
Pedro Tanaka, MD
  Inexpensive Innovations: Getting the Most Out of Escape Rooms and Escape Boxes Jeffrey Huan, MD, MS, CHSE
Garrett W. Burnett, MD
Lisa Caplan, MD
Daniel Kinney, MD
Priscilla J. Garcia, MD, MHA

11:45AM - 1:30PM  Idea Lab Lunchtime Breakout  
1:30PM - 2:00PM SEA-HVO Fellowships Presentation Jo Davies
2:00PM - 3:00PM Doing More with Less: Perspectives from the C-Suite Charles H. McLeskey
Timothy Bittenbinder
Stephanie B. Jones, MD
3:00PM - 3:15PM Break  
3:15PM - 4:30PM Workshop: Set 3  
  Finding the Right Journal for Your Medical Education Scholarship Amy Moore, MEd
Fei Chen, PhD
  Fundamentals of Professional Mentoring (Session II) Harriet W. Hopf, MD, FUHM, FASA
Susie M. Martinelli, MD
Stephen J. Kimatian, MD

  Harnessing Genius: Building an Effective Education Leadership Team with Lencioni's 6 Types Lauren K. Licatino, MD
Teeda Pinyavat, MD
Anoop K. Chhina, MD
Bridget Pulos, MD
Danielle Zheng, MD, PhD
  More OR hours, Less Preop/Postop Time – How to do More with the Preop Conversations and Postop Checks Meredith Kingeter, MD
Monica Bhutiani, MD, MEd
Jed Wolpaw, MD, MEd
James Xie, MD
Huong-Tram Duran, MD
  Narratives that Resonate: Using Storytelling to Tech, Influence, and Inspire Mitchell Phillips, MD, MBA
Marc Sherwin, MD
Audrey Rosenblatt, PhD, CRNA
John D. Mitchell, MD
Heather A. Ballard, MD, MS, FAAP
Talia Scott, MD
  One size does not fit all - Tailoring Simulation in Medical Education Dario Winterton, MD
Federico Puerta Martinez, MD
Nadav Levy, MD
Lior Levy, MD
Matthew Gao, DO
Huma S. Hussain, MD
5:00PM - 6:00PM President's Cocktail Hour & SEA Member Celebration  

 

Day 3 – Sunday, April 6, 2025

8:00AM - 9:00AM Breakfast & Networking/Committee Roundtables  
9:00AM - 9:15AM Morning Remarks & Announcements Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
Tran Tina, MD
9:15AM - 10:15AM Leveraging Social Media for Education Jed Wolpaw, MD, MEd
Nadia Hernandez
Tricia Pendergrast 
10:15AM - 10:30AM Break  
10:30AM - 11:15AM Best of JEPM  
11:15AM - 11:30AM Meeting Wrap-Up Michael P. Hofkamp, MD
Tran Tina, MD