UTMC: Fourth Annual Medical Education Symposium


The 4th Annual Medical Education 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 will consist of guest lectures, breakout sessions / workshops, and a poster session.

Date: Oct 23, 2025 01:00 AM - Oct 24, 2025 01:00 AM

Fee

$0.00

CE Hours

11.50

CE Units

1.150

Registration closes on Nov 24, 2025 01:00 AM

Activity Type

Knowledge

Target Audience(s)

Pharmacists
Pharmacy Students

Accreditation(s)

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

 

 

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Introduce Identify the concept of competency-based medical education (CBME) and its impact on assessment strategies.
  • Explore Describe the role of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and workplace-based assessments (WBAs) in evaluating clinical readiness.
  • Describe strategies that educators can use to adopt innovative assessment methods that align with the needs of modern healthcare

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Bala Krishnaiah

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-070-L04-P
Date: 10/23/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

0.75
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Explain feedback methods in healthcare professions education across various specialties, identifying shared challenges and opportunities for improvement.
  • Describe current approaches to remediation in healthcare professions education and propose enhancements using interdisciplinary perspectives.
  • Identify strategies for incorporating Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) into feedback practices to support learner development and competency-based education.
  • Review interdisciplinary methods for assessing learners that balance individual growth with institutional goals.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Alexander Feliz

Chasity Shelton, BS,PharmD, FCCP,BCPS,BCPPS
Assistant Dean for Student Success& Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Shauntá Chamberlin

Tina Mullick

Travis Fleming

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-071-L04-P
Date: 10/23/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

0.75
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Describe the purpose and benefits of peer review in the context of health professions education.
  • Identify key components of an effective peer review process.
  • Compare and contrast peer review frameworks or models used in health professions education.
  • List strategies to implement or enhance peer review practices within your own program or college.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Elisha McCoy

Kristen Bettin

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-084-L04-P
Date: 10/23/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.00
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

 

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Explain the rationale for Competency Based Education (CBE)
  • Describe the core components of CBE.
  • Identify factors that are shaping the future of health professions education.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Benjamin Kinnear

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-085-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.50
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Identify a deliberate approach to asking questions to learners in the clinical learning environment.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Benjamin Kinnear

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-073-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Explain the intersection of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA’s) and simulation for the benefits of simulation-based education assessment.
  • Explain the ability to support the assessment strategies in simulation as it applies to engagement in targeted practice relevant EPAs for students.
  • Identify key elements in the Operationalization of simulation for enhanced student performance in communication and procedural skills.
  • Recognize how simulation-based education leads to procedural competency and patient safety

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Leo Lamsen

Tara Lemoine

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-074-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Identify key professional behaviors relevant to both preclinical and clinical contexts, grounded in shared interprofessional values.
  • Apply strategies for direct observation and formative assessment of professionalism in real-world settings.
  • List learner-centered feedback approaches to support professional identity formation

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Amy McGregor

Thomas Yohannan

Tom Laughner

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-086-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Identify learners who are falling behind in the acquisition of procedural skills using appropriate assessment tools.
  • List clear goals and expectations for remediation in a learner’s procedural skills.
  • Identify and provide competent procedural care to patients.
  • Recognize the criteria used to assess residents’ procedural competence in patient care.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Natalie Kerr

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-075-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Identify ethical tensions that arise when assessing struggling learners in healthcare education.
  • Explain the impact of personal values, institutional culture, and professional responsibilities on decision-making in learner assessment.
  • Identify strategies to approach learner assessment that balance empathy with accountability, grounded in ethical principles and educational best practices.

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Ashley Hendrix

Lauren King

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-088-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Registration start from
10/23/2025  

Objectives

  • Describe the benefits of direct observation in resident assessments.
  • Describe direct observation strategies in clinical settings and provide targeted, formative feedback using standardized tools.
  • Explain how direct observation into routine precepting workflows to enhance assessment accuracy and support resident development.
  • Identify and address clinical performance gaps early, leading to safer and more effective patient care

Speaker(s)/Author(s)

Shauntá Chamberlin

William Dabbs

Activity Number

0064-9999-25-072-L04-P
Date: 10/24/25
Time: 01:00 AM - 01:00 AM

CE Hours

1.25
Registration start from
10/23/2025