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4th Annual Health Sciences Education Symposium 2025
Innovations in Assessment Strategies
Presented by UTHSC Academy of Master Educators
The 4th Annual Health Sciences Symposium will be held over a two-day period on Thursday, October 23 and Friday, October 24, 2025. This annual symposium will promote faculty engagement and development. The objective of this learning activity is to educate faculty from the various colleges at UTHSC on best practices and strategies to teach and train future healthcare professionals. The learning format will consist of guest lectures, breakout sessions / workshops, and a poster session.
Target Audience
- Physicians
- Allied Health Professionals
- Residents/Fellows
- Pharmacists
- Nurses
- Medical Students
Learning Objectives
- Develop the skills necessary to effectively assess learner progress, provide timely and constructive feedback, and plan remediation strategies for struggling learners
- Improved coaching and mentoring capabilities, educational scholarship, clinical care, and scholastic contribution to health sciences teaching and instruction
- Demonstrate an ability to teach and educate a diverse group of learners, assess their progress, provide communication in medical education, and obtain knowledge on competency based education
Professional Practice Gap
Advances in science of learning require healthcare educators to develop and practice new teaching skills consistent with the current academic climate. Faculty from the various colleges with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) require skills and resources to further their professional development. This annual symposium fosters shared knowledge and serves as a benchmark to implement best practices related to engagement of learners utilizing tools to improve assessment strategies and help educators enhance their aptitude and ability in the classroom or other clinical setting.
Additional Information
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 2025 Health Sciences Symposium Agenda.docx | 159.16 KB |
*** This live activity is approved for up to 7 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM ***
| 2025 Fourth Annual Health Sciences Symposium - Innovations in Assessment Strategies | |||
| Thursday, October 23, 2025, 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm CDT | |||
| Timeslot | Presentation | Speaker | Location |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch | Mooney Library | |
| 1:00 - 1:20 PM | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Mooney Library | |
| 1:20 - 2:05 PM | CARE - Comprehensive Assessment in Real-World Education | Balaji Krishnaiah, MD | Mooney Library |
| 2:05 - 2:20 PM | Break | Mooney Library | |
| 2:20 - 3:05 PM |  Feedback Under Pressure: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Healthcare Professions Education Assessment | Shaunta' Chamberlin - moderator: Martin Fleming, MD; Alexander Feliz, MD; Chasity Shelton, PharmD; Tina Mullick, MD | Mooney Library |
| 3:05 - 3:45 PM | Poster Session with Refreshments | N/A | Mooney Library |
| 3:45 - 4:40 PM | Teaching the Teachers: Peer Review as a Tool for Growth and Innovation | Kristen Bettin, MD and Elisha McCoy, MD | Mooney Library |
| 4:40 PM | Induction Ceremony | Mooney Library | |
| Friday, October 24, 2025, 7:00 am - 12:30 pm | |||
| 7:00 - 8:00 AM | Networking Breakfast | Madison Plaza | |
| 8:00 - 9:30 AM | Keynote: Competency Based Education as a Path to Societal Trust | Benjamin Kinnear, MD | Freeman Auditorium |
| 9:30 - 9:45 AM | Break | ||
| 9:45 - 11:00 AM | Workshop 1 (Learners will choose one) | 910/920/930 Madison | |
| Asking Questions for Learning in the Clinical Learning Environment | Benjamin Kinnear, MD | ||
| Assessing Competency in Simulation Training | Leo Lamsen, MD and Tara Lemoine, DO | ||
| Professionalism in Progress: Assessing and Developing Professional Behaviors in Health Professions Learners | Tom Laughner, PhD; Thomas Yohannan, MD; Amy McGregor, MD | ||
| 11:00 - 11:15 AM | Break | ||
| 11:15 - 12:30 PM | Workshop 2 (Learners will choose one) | 910/920/930 Madison | |
| Pearls and Pitfalls in Remediation Strategies for Procedural Specialties | Natalie Kerr, MD and Rose Mary Stocks, MD, PharmD | ||
| Balancing Compassion and Competence: Ethical Dilemmas in Assessing Struggling Learners | Lauren King, MD and Ashley Hendrix, MD | ||
| CBME and Direct Observation | William Dabbs, MD and Shaunta Chamberlin, PharmD | ||
| 12:30 PM | Wrap Up / Adjourn | Freeman Auditorium | |
| Total CME | 7 hours | ||
Travel
Hotel Information:
Please mention your affiliation with the University of Tennessee when making your reservation. Hotels listed below should either honor the State of Tennessee rate or, at least give a discounted room rate.
The following hotels do not offer a State of Tennessee room rate, but are in close proximity to UTHSC.
Available Credit
- 7.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 7.00 Attendance