Welcome & Introductions -  Julie Kerry

Keynote 1: Elucidating a Novel Regulatory Relationship Between Amyloid-β and the Pro-inflammatory Caspase-1 in Sepsis - Jonathon Audia, University of South Alabama

Facilitated Discussion: Shortening the Curriculum - Dumbing Down or Career Appropriate? - Julie Kerry

LUNCH

1:30 - 3:00

1:30

1:50

2:00

2:20

2:40

Short Talks: Teaching Techniques 

Moderator - Louise Lawson

• Swapan Nath - Advancing Microbiology Education in Accelerated Medical Curricula: Flipped-Classroom Insights

• Nyla Dil – Leveraging Concept Mapping for Foundational Immunology Knowledge Consolidation and Misconception Correction

• Kerstin Honer zu Bentrup - Concept mapping in the classroom – approaches, pitfalls, best practices

• Celeste Moreland - Trivia game for learning zoonotic diseases in pre-clinical medical curriculum

• Swapan Nath - Gamification of Clinical Microbiology Learning Experiences Using ChatGPT-4

Micro Teaching: Quick and Fun Learning Ideas or Tools!

Moderator – Yuan Zhao     (2-3 slide Presentations – 5 minutes MAX)

• Jessica Evans – Implementing an Infectious Disease merit badging program for Medical Students
• Inaia Phoenix – Using DITKI for Preview/Review in Infectious Disease Teaching
• Michelle Swanson-Mungerson - Computer Simulations for the Teaching of Immunology in Medical School Curriculums
• Tim Bauler - Tinder for Primary Immunodeficiencies
• Nyla Dil – Click, Click, Who Am I?
• Neal Chamberlain: Poor person’s tech means to improve student exam performance
• Amy Stone - An Escape Room for Viral Hepatitis
• Shreya Patel -Heads Up Bacteria
• Swapan Nath - Gallery Walk for Takeaways
• Rebecca Greenblatt - Layered Slides

Workshop: Backflip Teaching: Before, During and After

• Asynchronous Learning Preferences - Tim Bauler
• PPT - The Good and The Bad - Neal Chamberlain
• Making Homework Cool Again - Brian Higgins

Facilitated Discussion: Impact of Step 1 Timing on the Microbiology and Immunology Curriculum - Julie Kerry 

1:30 - 3:00 

Short Talks: Curriculum

Moderator - Mark Drew

• Jessica Chacon – Unlocking the Power of the Immune System: Developing a Cancer Immunotherapy Elective for Future Medical Leaders
• Erin McClelland - Exploration of the integration of microbiology and immunology emerging topics into undergraduate medical education

Short Talks: Student Success

Moderators - Mark Drew & Dwayne Baxa

• Rebecca Greenblatt - The MedReady Checkup: A Self-Assessment for Student Success
• Louise Lawson - Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Student Academic Performance

3:30 - 4:30

Short Talks: Student Success (continued)

Moderator - Dwayne Baxa

• Inaia Phoenix - Reducing “The Redundancy Effect” with Instructor-Created Images using Biorender.com
• John Taylor - Use of video data analytics to assess didactic content engagement in the preclinical phase of a U.S. medical school program
• Yuan Zhao - Analyzing the correlation of formative preparedness quizzes and final exam performance in a medical school immunology course

Dinner on your own

Optional Working Dinner:

Microbiology Learning Objectives for the Pre-clerkship Phase - Julie Kerry, Tim Bauler & Cindy Arvidson

*must be pre-registered. Max. 25 attendees ($)

Keynote/Workshop: How to Be an Effective Course Director in an Integrated or Stand-Alone Micro/Immuno Course

Youngjin Cho, Amy Prunuske & Kimberly Miller

COFFEE BREAK

Facilitated Discussion: Perils, Pitfalls and Successes in Course Directing - Rebecca Greenblatt & Brian Higgins

Breakout Discussions:

• Thriving in the First Five Years - Nya Dil
• Maintaining Mid-Career Motivation - Rebecca Greenblatt
• Finishing Strong! - Julie Kerry

Twin Peaks A

Twin Peaks B

Exec. Boardroom

Reports from Breakout Groups / Discussion

Closing Remarks - Julie Kerry