AOE Alan W. Cross Evening of Scholarship 2025
2025-06-05 17:15 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Friday Conference Center, 100 Friday Center Dr., Chapel Hill, NC, 27517, United States
Please join us for an evening celebrating the accomplishments of the UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators!
Schedule of Events:
5:15 – 6:30 PM Poster Session and Reception
6:30 – 8:30 PM Dinner, Award Ceremony, and Keynote Speaker
Due to limited space and high demand, this event is only for current and applying AOE members.
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AOE Webinar: Curriculum Design in 6 Steps
2025-06-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Speaker:
Dr. Shenvi is passionate about teaching, learning, deliberate practice, and innovative pedagogy. She completed her undergraduate degree at Princeton University, PhD at UC-Berkeley, received her MD from Yale School of Medicine, and completed her residency in Emergency Medicine and a fellowship in Geriatric EM at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is a tenured associate professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and has been engaged in educational leadership in many areas. She is co-director of medical student case-based learning and the UNC Academy of Educators president. She has previously served as Director of the UNC Office of Academic Excellence for the School of Medicine, EM Associate Residency Director, EM clerkship director, and president of the Association for Professional Women in Medical Sciences. She also leads the national ACEP teaching fellowship for faculty and fellows in EM. Within the AOE, she also co-directs the year-long FLAGship faculty development program. She has been a part of the AOE Leadership Council since its formation in 2018.

AOE Teaching Bootcamp 2.0
2025-06-23 08:30 - 12:30 | Mary Ellen Jones 3112
Interested in spending an afternoon developing skills for a career in medical education? The Academy of Educators Teaching Bootcamp 2.0 builds on our original Bootcamp 1.0 and shifts the focus from teaching skills to skills needed to thrive in a career in medical education. Register for an afternoon of interactive sessions on producing educational scholarship, rising to the challenge of struggling learners, and seeking and providing mentorship. The afternoon will be an in-person opportunity to learn more about these challenging topics and network with colleagues. Registration is limited to 50, so please register soon.
Sessions

How to produce educational scholarship
Rise to the challenge of struggling learners
How to seek and provide mentorship

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AOE Webinar: Harnessing AI for Medical Education: Insights, Evidence, and a ChatGPT Standardized Patient Pilot
2025-07-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Speaker:
Bianca A. Allison, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
UNC School of Medicine

Learning Objectives:

Describe the current landscape of artificial intelligence applications in medical education, including key findings from recent systematic reviews and primary studies.

Evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a custom ChatGPT-based standardized patient intervention, using pilot data and implementation insights.

Demonstrate the design and functionality of an AI-driven standardized patient simulation, and discuss its potential role in clinical skills training and assessment.

AOE Project ACCESS: Communicating science and medicine with purpose: Strategies for reflection and connection
2025-08-13 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Speaker
Elizabeth (Lizzy) Knippler is the Community Engagement Program Leader at the Duke Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), bringing together researchers and communities with a focus on collaboration, empowerment, and openness. She partners with the Duke CFAR’s Collaborative Community Council (D3C) and leads initiatives that center lived experiences in the research process to ensure that research is responsive and impactful. With a background in public health, she is passionate about making science communication clear and accessible across disciplines and with the public.

Resources
AOE Worksheet_Communication_fillable
AOE Communication Prompts
Communication Resources
Meeting Link
https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink

AOE Webinar: Competency Based Medical Education
2025-08-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Speaker:
Caterine Coe, MD
Catherine L. Coe, MD completed her undergraduate and medical school training at the University of Washington and completed family medicine residency at UNC Chapel Hill in June 2017. Following an additional Chief Resident Year, she joined the department as an Assistant Professor. She worked closely to help develop UNC’s three-year MD curriculum, the Fully Integrated Readiness of Service Training (FIRST) program and currently serves as the Director for FIRST. Her academic interests include design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative curricula and pipeline initiatives for family medicine.

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Feedback
2025-09-18 12:30 - 13:30
Date: 9/18/2025 at 12:30pm
Speaker: John Min, MD
Topic: Feedback
Format: Virtual
Join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/99429840098?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]

Description:
Dr. Min is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalureate Instruction, awarded for his exceptional dedication to teaching and mentorship. His talk will focus on thinking about feedback in the context of developing trainees as clinicians, not just academically but also professionally and personally. It will highlight the holistic development of students, fostering skills such as empathy, self-reflection, and professionalism.

AOE Webinar: Giving Effective Feedback to Students Who Are Struggling
2025-09-29 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Date: Monday, September 29, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: Zoom
Event Description:
Providing meaningful and actionable feedback is a cornerstone of effective medical education. Join Dr. Kunal Patel for a practical session on strategies to give feedback that foster growth, learning, and resilience in struggling learners. This session will be valuable for educators at all levels who aim to enhance their feedback skills in clinical and academic settings.
Learning Objectives:

Develop a framework to specifically identify the domains in which a learner is struggling

Learn about triggers that can limit effectiveness of feedback

Using a coach approach to more effectively offer feedback and develop an improvement plan

About the Speaker:
Dr. Kunal Patel is a member of the UNC Interstitial Lung Disease Program and the UNC Center for Bronchiectasis. His clinical expertise spans interstitial lung disease, bronchiectasis, non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infections, general pulmonology, and critical care medicine. Dr. Patel serves as a Foundation Phase Academic Coach for first- and second-year medical students, supporting them in optimizing study strategies, mindset, and time management. He is also deeply engaged in curriculum development for residents and fellows and is passionate about reducing burnout among trainees in high-intensity clinical environments.

AOE Seminar: Disability Education Across the Learner Continuum: Building a Disability-Sensitive Clinical Workforce
2025-10-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Speaker:

Dorothy W. Tolchin, MD, EdM
Director of Disability Education, Harvard Medical School
Director of Medical Student Education for the Department of PM&R,
Harvard Medical School/Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/MassGeneral Brigham

Description:

Join us for an engaging webinar with Dr. Dorothy Tolchin, an expert in disability education for healthcare students and clinicians. She will discuss the current landscape of disability education in undergraduate and graduate medical education, share strategies for delivering competency-based stakeholder-driven disability education, and prompt participants to consider opportunities to advance inclusive clinical care, research, and education.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

Describe the need and rationale for including disability education within routine medical education.

Identify three leading edges in the field of disability-sensitive medical education.

Discern opportunities to add a disability lens to one’s own teaching, research, and practice.

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Neurodiversity in Learners
2025-10-16 12:30 - 13:30
Date: 10/16/2025 at 12:30pm
Speaker: Arshiya Ahuja, MD
Topic: Neurodiversity in Learners
Format: Virtual
Join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/99429840098?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]
Description:
Medical school and residency can be especially challenging times for learners with ADHD. Those who are inadequately supported are at risk of anxiety, depression, and burnout; if well supported, they can become successful and innovative leaders in their field. This talk will focus on how to harness the many strengths of ADHD in medicine and support learners through various challenges. Attendees will leave with takeaways including identifying and addressing barriers for neurodiverse learners, strategies for creating an inclusive environment, and suggested accommodations

UNC School of Medicine Asheville Fall Education Conference
2025-10-23 17:30 - 20:00 | MAHEC Education Building, 121 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville, NC, 28803
Schedule of Events:
5:30-6:15 PM Dinner
6:15-6:20 PM Opening Remarks
6:20-7:15 PM Fostering Meaning in Medical Education to Enhance Purpose and Resilience | Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH
7:20-8:15 PM The Art of Bedside Teaching: Patients as Partners in Learning | Dr. Josh Onyango, MD, MPH

AOE Webinar: Faculty Forward: Planning, Progress & Promotion
2025-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Date: Monday, November 17, 2025Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PMLocation: Zoom
About the Program
Join us for Faculty Forward: Planning, Progress & Promotion, a professional development session designed to support faculty in navigating academic career pathways and growth at UNC. This session will provide clarity on appointment types and promotion tracks while helping participants create individualized development plans using available institutional resources and supports.
Learning Objectives:

Compare and contrast different academic appointment types and tracks.

Summarize the guidelines and processes for appointment and promotion.

Design a personalized faculty development plan using institutional resources and support systems.

Speakers
Dawn Morriston, MPHDirector of Faculty Advancement, UNC School of Medicine Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development Dawn Morriston has spent her 30-year career in North Carolina at the intersection of healthcare and education. Before joining the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, she served as the Associate Director of Educational Programs for the Department of Family Medicine at UNC and the Director of Allied, Public, Dental, and Pharmacy Education and Health Careers and Workforce Diversity at Eastern AHEC. With extensive experience in curriculum design, professional development, and grantsmanship, Dawn has secured over $20 million in funding to advance rural residencies, behavioral health integration, and faculty development initiatives. She is also the founder of the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) and a recipient of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Development.
Angela B. Smith, MD, MSProfessor of Urology; Member, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterDr. Angela Smith specializes in urologic oncology, treating bladder, prostate, and kidney cancers. Her research focuses on patient-centered outcomes, risk stratification, and quality of care in invasive bladder cancer. She has served as co-PI and PI on multiple PCORI-funded projects, an AHRQ K08 grant, and numerous national committees, including the PCORI Advisory Panel, the American Urological Association’s Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committee, and the Journal of Urology Editorial Board. Dr. Smith’s work exemplifies leadership in advancing patient-centered research and clinical excellence.

Frank C. Wilson Professionalism Forum: Fostering Professional Identity in Education as We Work with Education Sites Across the State
2025-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Fostering Professional Identity in Education as We Work with Education Sites Across the State

About the Forum
Established through a generous grant from Dr. Frank C. Wilson, this annual forum promotes thoughtful dialogue around professionalism in medical education. Since 2011, it has featured respected voices in medicine and education, highlighting the importance of professional identity in academic and clinical settings.

2025 Session Theme
Fostering Professional Identity in Education Across Statewide Sites
Join us for a lunchtime session exploring how professional identity is shaped through experiences at diverse education and clinical sites. We’ll discuss practical approaches to supporting learners and building strong professional cultures across the state.
Date & Time:November 19, 2025 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLunch will be provided

Location:
Pagano Conference Room in the Lineberger Cancer Center
Zoom: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink

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Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Harnessing AI for Medical Education: Insights, Evidence, and a ChatGPT Standardized Patient Pilot
2025-11-20 12:30 - 13:30
Date: 11/20/2025 at 12:30pm
Speaker: Bianca Allison, MD, MPH
Topic: Harnessing AI for Medical Education: Insights, Evidence, and a ChatGPT Standardized Patient Pilot
Format: Virtual
Join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/99429840098?pwd=[REDACTED]
Password: [REDACTED]

AOE Webinar: Practical Prompting for Clinical and Classroom Instruction
2025-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Link to join: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink
Objectives

Use effective prompting strategies to generate high-quality teaching materials
Transform existing educational content into active-learning activities
Apply AI tools to answer clinical or educational questions responsibly

Speaker
Dana Riger, Ph.D.Clinical Associate Professor, Human Development and Family ScienceFaculty Fellow for Generative AI, Center for Faculty Excellence, UNC-Chapel Hill
Dr. Dana Riger is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Human Development and Family Science program at the UNC School of Education and serves as the Faculty Fellow for Generative AI with the UNC Center for Faculty Excellence. She brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to her work, grounded in her background as a marriage and family therapist and her research on the intersections of technology, relationships, and learning.
Since joining the UNC faculty in 2019, Dr. Riger has focused on helping students and educators make meaningful, practical connections between theory, technology, and human experience. Her current scholarship explores the influence of technology on couples and families, including online dating and teletherapy, and she now extends that curiosity to how generative AI can transform education and professional practice.
Dr. Riger earned her Ph.D. in Human Development (Marriage and Family Therapy concentration) from Virginia Tech, an M.A. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Hofstra University, and a B.A. in Gender Studies from Indiana University.

AOE Webinar: Recognizing and Navigating Career Opportunities at All Career Stages
2026-01-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: Zoom
Link to join: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink
Speaker

Linda Chaudron, MD, MSVice President, Department of Medical Education at MaineHealth
Learning Objectives

Identify three reasons for changing roles or organizations
Describe three steps to exploring career opportunities
Describe 3 challenges that impede changing career roles and/or organizations

AOE Teaching Bootcamp 1.0
2026-01-12 13:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Join AOE for a highly interactive afternoon taught by star medical educators, consisting of various sessions focused on foundational topics in education. This program aims to develop the teaching skills of medical educators at all levels of their careers and to enhance their work, developing future generations of medical professionals. All are welcome to register and attend for free!

Register now!

Reach out to us at aoe@med.unc.edu with any questions.

Link to join: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink

AOE Project ACCESS: Kathleen Rao Scholarship Information Session
2026-01-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join us for an engaging and informative session designed to support future applicants for the AOE Kathleen Rao Scholarship. Hosted as part of the Project ACCESS series, this event offers practical guidance and inspiration for developing strong scholarship proposals in medical education.

During the session, attendees will:

Gain an overview of the Rao Scholarship and its goals

Hear directly from past recipients about their project development, budgeting, and team-building strategies

Learn key tips for crafting a successful application

Explore lessons learned from previous applicants

Have the opportunity to ask questions and engage in discussion with panelists

The event will feature brief “flash talks” from current and former Rao Scholars, followed by a Q&A session. Whether you’re just beginning to brainstorm ideas or preparing to apply this cycle, this conversation will provide valuable insight into the proposal and review process.

Link to join: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Artificial Intelligence within the Electronic Medical Record
2026-01-15 12:30 - 13:30
Date: January 15, 2026Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLocation: Zoom
Link to join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/96852126473?from=addon
Speaker

Dr. Alan Alexanian
Dr. Alexanian is the Clinical Physician Executive of Wellness Informatics and the Chair of Family Medicine at NH Huntersville Medical Center. He is an expert in artificial intelligence and will be talking about how faculty can use it to streamline their processes (and teach it to trainees) and when NOT to use it.

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Coaching 101
2026-02-19 12:30 - 13:30
Date: February 19, 2026Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLocation: Zoom
Link to join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/96852126473?from=addon
Speakers

Tracy Jenkins and Kimberly Zirkle
Ms. Jenkins is the program manager of Executive Coaching at UNC and an ICF credentialed executive coach. Along with her colleague, Ms. Zirkle, she will give a brief introduction to coaching at the 2/19/2026 session to educate faculty about what coaching is and isn’t and what resources are available through UNC. For faculty who are interested, we plan to hold a special 2nd session on 2/26/2026 at the same time (12:30pm – 1:30pm) and advertise a “Part 2” with some practicing and role-playing for those who are interested in additional coaching education.

AOE Webinar: Creating a Personal Mission Statement
2026-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Link to Join: https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink

Learning Objectives:

Apply a stepwise approach to draft a mission statement aligned with participants’ personal goals.

Reflect on and articulate participants’ personal values, professional identity, and long-term aspirations to inform their driving purpose.

Explore examples of “Indelible Mark” statements created through the Lumeri Indelible Mark Program by a former Women’s Wellbeing through Equity and Leadership (WEL) Scholar.

Speaker:

Juliana Jaramillo, MD
East Carolina University
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Off-Service Resident

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: Working with Today’s Learner: A Gen Z(wemer) Approach
2026-03-19 12:30 - 13:30
March 19 @ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Date: March 19, 2026Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLocation: Zoom
Speakers

Eric Zwemer
Rather than putting generations into buckets, this talk will focus on how aspects of our changing world can lead to certain assumptions by our learners (and ourselves). We will then review how those assumptions sometimes present as problematic behaviors. Finally, we will review strategies and approaches for these behaviors, ensuring we can meet learners where they are at AND help them get to where they need to be.

AOE Webinar: Professionalism Across the Continuum: Case-Based Challenges in UME & GME
2026-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Date: Tuesday, March 24, 2026Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMLocation: Zoom; https://go.unc.edu/AOEDropLink
Speakers:

Kelly Smith, MD | Assistant Dean for Student Affairs | Department of Family Medicine
Kristy Borawski, MD | Vice Chair of Education | Department of Urology
Nikki Binz, MD, FACEP | Vice Chair of Education | Department of Emergency Medicine
Session Format:

15 minutes: Background and current state of professionalism in UME and GME

45 minutes: Interactive case discussion and audience engagement

AOE Webinar: AI and Clinical Education
2026-04-15 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Date: April 15, 2026Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PMFormat: Virtual Panel Discussion
Join the Academy of Educators for a panel discussion exploring the evolving role of AI in medical and clinical education. This session will focus on practical applications, emerging ideas, and critical considerations for integrating AI into teaching, clinical supervision, feedback, and curriculum design.
Panelists will discuss:

Potential benefits and risks of using AI in medical education

How faculty can incorporate AI tools into teaching and clinical instruction

How learners are currently using AI—and how to teach responsible use

Ways to integrate AI into curricula while avoiding deskilling or over-reliance

Emerging use cases and research ideas in this space

Panelists

Amit Gupta, MD, MHPE

Hersh Shroff, MD

Oren Fix, MD

Amy Levenson, MD (Moderator)

Charlotte UNC–Novant Medical Education Faculty Development Lecture Series: The Office of Academic Excellence and Our Students
2026-04-16 12:30 - 13:30
Date: April 16, 2026Time: 12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLocation: Zoom
Join: https://novanthealth.zoom.us/j/99429840098?pwd=[REDACTED]
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Speakers

Animesh Jain
Dr. Animesh Jain is a Clinical Phase Academic Coach and the Director of the Office of Academic Excellence. He will be giving a one hour virtual talk on helping struggling learners at UNC and what to do if students are having challenges – in particular how to promote student success in their clinical years, common challenges seen with medical students, and the resources available through the OAE.

AOE Teaching Bootcamp 2.0
2026-04-16 13:00 - 17:00 | Roper Hall 6310
Interested in spending an afternoon developing skills for a career in medical education? The Academy of Educators’ Teaching Bootcamp 2.0 builds on our original Bootcamp 1.0 and shifts the focus from teaching skills to skills needed to thrive in a career in medical education. Register for an afternoon of interactive sessions on producing educational scholarship, addressing the challenges of struggling learners, and seeking and providing mentorship. The afternoon will be an in-person opportunity to learn more about these challenging topics and network with colleagues. Registration is limited to 50, so please register soon.
Sessions:

How to produce educational scholarship
Rise to the challenge of struggling learners
How to seek and provide mentorship

Register now!

The 2026 Med Ed Summit: The HeART of Medical Education
2026-05-01 08:30 - 14:30 | US National Whitewater Center Charlotte, NC, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy, Charlotte, NC, 28214
Register
Please complete the following form to officially register for the Med Ed Summit on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 8:30a-2:30p at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC.
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=UHqECLT510mc1vTl3VODRMnyF0-0i49JqK-3Q1YDR91UMlJZWkxNTkRHRDVVVFEzVlowUU82Wkk2Vy4u&route=shortur

AOE Webinar: Inclusive Teaching in STEM Education
2026-05-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Join the UNC Academy of Educators (AOE) for an engaging and interactive webinar focused on advancing inclusive teaching practices in STEM education.
Date: May 5, 2026Time: 12:00–1:00 PM (ET)Format: Virtual (Zoom)
About the Session
This session will explore practical, evidence-based strategies for creating more inclusive learning environments in graduate and medical education. Participants will gain insights into approaches that support learners and enhance teaching effectiveness across disciplines.
The webinar is designed to be interactive, with opportunities for discussion, reflection, and application to your own teaching context.
Presenters

Viji Sathy, PhD – Professor of the Practice in Psychology & Neuroscience and Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Success, UNC-Chapel Hill; Director, Center for Faculty Excellence
Emily Boehm – Center for Faculty Excellence, UNC-Chapel Hill

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Save the Date: Novant Wilmington Retreat
2026-05-06 12:00 - 17:00
Location: Holiday Inn Resort Lumina on Wrightsville Beach by IHG
Date: May 1, 2026
Dinner with spouses to follow retreat.

AOE Project ACCESS: Getting started in STEMM education research with Dr. Justin Shaff
2026-05-07 12:00 - 13:00
The STEMM Education Research Collaborative and the AOE Scholarship Committee co-sponsor a Project ACCESS event:

Speaker: Justin Shaffer, PhD
Bio: Justin Shaffer, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and a Teaching Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines. Justin is the author of the book High Structure Course Design which gives practical advice for creating STEM courses that engage students in and out of the classroom and the creator of the Alignment and Practice card decks which help instructors explore course design and students explore study strategies, respectively. Justin is an award-winning educator who has taught 10000+ students since 2012 in the areas of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, biology, and anatomy and physiology and has published 25+ peer-reviewed journal articles and teaching materials on the efficacy of high structure courses, active learning, and related topics. Justin is the founder of Recombinant Education where he provides STEM program characterization and professional development to faculty and administrators in the areas of course and curriculum design, evidence-based teaching practices, and discipline-based education research, all leading towards improving student success.
Website: www.recombinanteducation.com

Date & Time
Thursday, May 712:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Location
In-Person:Bondurant G-070
Online:AOE Zoom Droplink

Format
Hybrid (Attend in-person or online)

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