Health Professions Education Seminar Series

This yearly series is for health professions educators, with a different focus area each Friday morning of the month from 8-9am via Zoom. Details about how to receive CME credit for attending a seminar will be provided the day of each event.

This series consists of:

Health Professions Education (HPE) Journal Club - First Friday
Health Professions Education (HPE) Research Methods and Design in Education (ReMADE) Conference - Second Friday
Health Professions Education (HPE) Research Conference - Third Friday
Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators Seminar Series - Fourth Friday

Health Professions Education (HPE) Journal Club

1st Friday of the Month from 8-9AM on Zoom

Are you too busy to stay on top of the latest health education literature? Health Professions Education Journal Club is the perfect solution! Each month, educators from across the health sciences come together to discuss a recently published education article. A critical appraisal of an article is led by a different person each month, and together, we explore the applicability of the study findings to our own teaching practice and scholarship through a facilitated discussion.

HPE Journal Club Schedule

Teaching Methods: Presenter-led group discussion

Educator Competencies Addressed: Clinical Teaching, Curriculum Development, Mentorship, Scholarship, Learner Evaluation and Assessment

To Join:
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Schedule:

Date	Presenter	Topic / Title
September 4, 2026	Keara Darragh, MD Megan Grammatico, MD	Resident Physician Burnout in the Medical Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective, Mixed-Methods Study. One-Year Impact of an Ambulatory Pulmonary Curriculum for Fellows Leveraging Adult Learning Theory VIEW RECORDING
October 2, 2026	Ethan Silverman, MD Katie Kendall, MD	Are we Growing Leaders? Exploring Leadership Training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment of Pediatric Residents in the United States by Sex, Ethnoracial and Intersectional Group VIEW RECORDING
November 6, 2026	Details to come.	Details to come.
December 4, 2026	Details to come.	Details to come.
January 1, 2027		Cancelled: HOLIDAY
February 5, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
March 5, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
April 2, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
May 7, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
June 4, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.

For more information about the Health Professions Education Journal Club or to indicate your interest in presenting at a future conference, please contact the conference organizer, Dr. Gregory Castelli at gregory.castelli@pitt.edu.

Health Professions Education (HPE) Research Methods and Design in Education (ReMADE) Conference

2nd Friday of the Month from 8-9AM on Zoom

Conducting education research is both exciting and challenging. Many of us educators don’t have formal research training and those of us who do are always up for learning new skills! If you want to hear about a variety of methods you can apply to your own research, or simply want a better understanding of study design, join us for Health Professions Education ReMADE Conference. This is a monthly series devoted to exploring research methods that work well in health education research, including application of theoretical frameworks, use of statistical methods, evaluation strategies, and educational psychometrics.

HPE ReMADE Conference Schedule

Teaching Methods: Didactic, Workshop, Panels

Educator Competencies Addressed: Curriculum Development, Learner Evaluation and Assessment, Scholarship, Professional Development, Mentorship, Clinical Teaching

Schedule:

Date	Presenter	Topic / Title
September 11, 2026	David Cook, MD, MHPE	Curriculum Research Solutions: Shifting from "Did It Work Locally?" to Contributing to a Scholarly Conversation VIEW RECORDING
October 9, 2026	Flor de Abril Cameron, PhD, MPH & and Jose Giovanni Luiggi-Hernandez, PhD, MPH, LP	Rigor in Qualitative Research VIEW RECORDING
November 13, 2026	Lana Minshew, PhD	Details to come.
December 11, 2026	Details to come.	Details to come.
January 8, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
February 12, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
March 12, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
April 9, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
May 21, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
June 18, 2027		Cancelled: HOLIDAY

For more information about the Health Professions Education ReMADE Conference or to indicate your interest in presenting at a future conference, please contact the conference organizers, Drs. Julie Childers at childersjw2@upmc.edu , Dr. Joanne Prasad at jlp92@pitt.edu, and Sarah Merriam at Sarah.Merriam@VA.gov.

Health Professions Education (HPE) Research Conference

3rd Friday Month from 8-9AM on Zoom

Interested in hearing about what other educators are researching? Need some ideas to fuel your own educational scholarship? If so, join us for our monthly Health Professions Education Research Conference series where a different researcher will walk you through their project from start to finish. You can also use this opportunity to identify potential collaborators and share your own research expertise with others. The goal of this series is to promote dissemination of educational scholarship for the purpose of advancing the careers of clinical and basic science faculty.

HPE Research Conference Schedule

Teaching Methods: Didactic

Educator Competencies Addressed: Scholarship, Communication, Curriculum Development, Professional Development

Schedule:

Date	Presenter	Topic / Title
September 25, 2026 *4th Friday	Jacqueline Ziegman, MD	Cardiac Imaging and Stress Testing Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents VIEW RECORDING
October 16, 2026	Lauren Navitsky, MD, MS	Understanding the Impact and Experience of Physician and Scientist Peer Coaching: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation VIEW RECORDING
November 20, 2026	Details to come.	Details to come.
December 25, 2026		Cancelled: HOLIDAY
January 15, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
February 19, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
March 19, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
April 16, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
May 21, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
June 11, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.

For more information about the Health Professions Education Research Conference or to indicate your interest in presenting at a future conference, please contact the conference organizer, Dr. Carla Spagnoletti at spagcl@upmc.edu.

Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators (ADME) Seminar Series

4th Friday of the Month from 8-9AM on Zoom

The Academy of Distinguished Medical Educators (ADME) seminar series is calling all educators who want to become better at their craft! This monthly series, led by an invited local or national expert, explores all aspects of teaching and learning, including evidence-based teaching methods, mentoring, coaching, assessment, and many more topics. You will come away, every time, with new skills that are immediately applicable to your daily work as an educator.

ADME Seminar Series Schedule

Teaching Methods: Presenter-led group discussion

Educator Competencies Addressed: Clinical Teaching, Curriculum Development, Mentorship, Scholarship, Learner Evaluation and Assessment

Schedule:

Date	Presenter	Topic / Title
September 18, 2026 *3rd Friday; In-Person	Keynote Speaker: Sally Santen, MD, PhD	The Promise of Precision Education: Tailoring Assessment and Feedback for Every Learner
October 23, 2026	Eloho Ufomata, MD MS, Andrew Klein, MD, Thomas J. Walk, MD, & Shana Zucker, MD	Reflexivity VIEW RECORDING
November 27, 2026		Cancelled: HOLIDAY
December 18, 2026	Details to come.	Details to come.
January 22, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
February 26, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
March 26, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
April 30, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
May 28, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.
June 25, 2027	Details to come.	Details to come.

For more information about the ADME Seminar Series or to indicate your interest in presenting a future conference, please contact the conference organizers, Drs. Amar Kohli at kohlia@upmc.edu and Jen Corbelli at corbellija@upmc.edu.

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