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Education Day October 8, 2026 |
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Teaching in Times of Uncertainty: Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Ideas |
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Get ready for Education Day 2026! Join WashU Medicine educators and trainees interested in education for an energizing day of connection, collaboration and fresh ideas. From a keynote by Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, to interactive breakouts, mentoring, awards and networking, this is one event you won’t want to miss!
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Pre-Session: Ready, Set, Mentor! |
Date/Time: Thursday, October 8th, 10:45-11:45AM
Ready, Set, Mentor! Speed Mentoring/ Networking is an event hosted by the Academy of Educators Mentorship Committee! This is an energetic and fast-paced forum that offers a rare opportunity to network with and learn from accomplished mentors. Our fantastic mentors bring a wealth of knowledge in areas such as health professions, education research, leadership, curriculum development, and bedside teaching. This event allows you to get your burning career questions answered and to build valuable connections with esteemed colleagues.
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10:45-11:45am – Pre-Session: Ready, Set, Mentor! Speed Mentoring/Networking Event
- 11:45am-12:00pm – Registration & Lunch Pickup
- 12:00-12:05pm – Welcome
- Abby Spencer, MD, MS, FACP
- 12:05-1:00pm – Oral Abstracts
- 1:00-2:00pm – Keynote
- 2:10-3:10pm – Breakout 1
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Communicating with Clarity in the Face of Uncertainty: Applying Clinical Principles in Educational Leadership / Jon Mullin, MD & Nichole Zehnder, MD
- Navigating Uncertainty in Survey Design: Best Practices and Techniques / Amanda Emke, MD; Deborah Engle, EdD; Sara Greer, MD
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Am I Researching All My Students? Focusing on Accessible Instruction Techniques & Materials in an Uncertain Policy Landscape / Kristina Petersen, PhD; Jessica Dashner, OTD, OTR/L; Steve Taff, PhD, OTR/L, FNAP, FAOTA
- 3:10-3:30pm – PM Break
- 3:35-4:35pm – Breakout 2
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The Educator’s Practice Lab: Designing Active & Reflective Learning / Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc
- When Care Hurts: Faculty Skills for Distressing Clinical Encounters / Carol Faulk, MD; Anthony Dao, MD; Natalie Baumann, MD
- The Space Between Us: Navigating Ambiguity and Differences through Restorative Community Approaches / Joel Dalton, MA; Erin Stampp, MPP; Rosie Jones; Steve Mennerick, PhD
- 4:40-5:05pm – New Member Induction
- Anup Shetty, MD & Brian Edelson, MD, PhD
- 5:05-5:20pm – Awards
- Mariam Malik, MD & Michael DeVita, MD
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5:20-6:00pm – Posters/Reception/Networking
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CME credit (3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM) will be available for purchase.
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Education Day Keynote Speaker |
Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, CEO & President of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
Graham McMahon, MD, MMSc, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME®), that accredits over 1500 continuing medical education (CME) providers in the US and internationally. Dr. McMahon serves as Adjunct Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he teaches medical students and fellows, and leads the diabetes program and cares for patients with endocrine disorders at Howard Brown Health in Chicago.
A native of Dublin, Ireland, Dr. McMahon earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; he also received a doctoral degree in medical education from the National University of Ireland. He earned a Master of Medical Science in Clinical Research from Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in internal medicine—as well as endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.
Dr. McMahon has served as Associate Dean for Continuing Education and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, as an editor at the New England Journal of Medicine, and as the fellowship program director in the division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
He is a recipient of several major grants, and national awards for excellence in diabetes care innovation, systems change, and medical education.
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