3:00 – 5:00

APHMG Registration Desk Open  

Lobby

5:00 – 6:00 

APHMG Council Meeting (closed meeting) 

6:00 - 8:00

WELCOME RECEPTION 

Riverside Pavilion

7:00 – 5:00

APHMG Registration Desk Open  

Lobby

7:00 – 8:00

Continental Breakfast  (all attendees)

Cascade A

8:00 – 9:30 

Plenary 1: Ethics & Inclusivity in Medical Genetics Education: Challenges and Paths Forward

Speaker: Daphne Martschenko, PhD

Assistant Professor, Stanford University Center for Biomedical Ethics

Moderator: Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD

Cascade B

9:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break 

 Cascade Foyer

10:00 – 12:00

Plenary 2: The Medical Genetics Workforce Pipeline: Engaging Students Across Academic Levels 

Speakers:

• Hong Li, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Human Genetics and Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine
• Emily Allen, PhD, Assistant Professor of Human Genetics, Emory School of Medicine
• Meredith Fuchs, BS (class of 2026), Emory School of Medicine

Cascade B

12:15 – 1:30

Business Meeting & Lunch (pick up in Cascade A)  View AGENDA

Cascade B

2:00 - 4:30

Afternoon Group Activities 

5:30 – 7:00

Wine & Cheese Poster Session

1. Teaching Intellectual Disabilities in the Preclinical Curriculum: Perspectives of First-Year Medical Students - Hana Anderson, UC Davis

2. Assessing the Roles of Chief Residents in Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency - Emily Dunn, Stanford University (*travel awardee)
3. Development of an Active Learning Genetics Literacy Program for Critical Care Clinicians - Rebecca Ganetzky, CHOP
4. Addressing Cross-Specialty Clinical Genetics Education Needs - Katherine Hyland, UCSF
5. Characterizing the Structures of Combined Pediatrics-Medical Genetics and Genomics Residency Programs - Annie Niehaus, Stanford
6. Pharmacogenomics: An evolving clinical tool for utilizing precision medicine - Sherry Dadgar, PMCDx
7. Teaching Awareness of Cancer Disparities to First Year Medical Students - Linda Siracusa, Hackensack Meridian Health SOM

Cascade A

Dinner on your own

7:00 – 5:00

APHMG Registration Desk Open  

Lobby

7:00 – 8:00

Continental Breakfast

Cascade A

8:00 – 10:00

Special Interest Group Breakouts:

• Course Directors - Agenda
• Lab Program Directors- Agenda
• Clinical Program Directors- Agenda

Adams

Baker

Cascade

10:00 – 10:10

Group Photo

Outside

10:10 – 10:30

Coffee Break

 Cascade Foyer

10:30 – 12:00

Special Interest Group Breakouts (continued)

• Course Directors
• Lab Program Directors
• Clinical Program Directors

Adams

Baker

Cascade

12:00 – 1:30

Liaison Update & Lunch (pickup in Cascade A)  View AGENDA

Cascade B

1:30 – 2:30

Plenary 3:  Forty Years of Medical Genetics and Genomics: Credit Where Credit is Due!

Speaker: Miriam Blitzer, PhD, FACMG

CEO, American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics  / Professor, Pediatrics and Genetics, University of Maryland School of Medicine 

Moderator: David Stevenson, MD

Cascade B

2:30 – 3:30

Poster Short Talks 

• Enhancing Transparency in Fellowship Opportunities: A New Resource for Applicants - Elizabeth Barrie, VCU
• Bridging the Gap: Vertical Integration of Genetics Content in Undergraduate Medical Education with a Focus on APHMG Objectives - Anna Blenda, Univ. South Carolina SOM
• Closing the Gaps in the 2022 APHMG Competencies - Rachel Burnside, University of Florida
• Hands-On Clinical Research Experience through a Case Report Writing Workshop Increases Trainee Engagement in Clinical Genetics - Amelle Shillington, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cascade A

3:30 - 5:00

Plenary 4: Cyborgs and Augmentation: Unpacking AI in Health Care and Medical Education

Speaker: Janet Corral, PhD

Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary

Clinical Affiliate Professor, Bruyere Institute, University of Ottawa / Chief Operating Officer, Enlighten Strategies

Moderators: Katherine Hyland, PhD; Lauren Massingham, MD 

6:00 – 9:00

Group Dinner & Dancing

Moonlight Pavilion