Educators working towards inclusivity in genetics

Tuesday April 26

All Day Main Arrivals / Explore Palm Springs on your own

Wednesday April 27

7:00 am – 5:00 pm APHMG Registration Desk Open Paradise 3

9:00 am – 10:00 am Continental Breakfast  Oasis Garden / CR Foyer

10:00 am – 5:30 pm Medical Genetics Residency Program Directors SIG Meeting Coral Reef 2

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch  Oasis Garden / CR Foyer

1:25 pm5:30 pm Medical School Genetics Course Directors SIG Meeting Paradise 1/2

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm Clinical Laboratory Training Program Directors SIG Meeting Coral Reef 3

2:45 pm - 3:30 pm Coffee Break Coral Reef Foyer

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm APHMG Council Meeting (Closed Meeting) Paradise 4

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception & Poster Viewing Session Coral Reef 1 / Garden

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm APHMG Business Meeting (Dessert / Coffee AGENDA Paradise 1/2

Thursday April 28

7:00 am – 1:00 pm APHMG Registration Desk Open Paradise 3

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast  Oasis Garden / CR Foyer

8:00 am - 9:30 am Plenary Session I: Confronting Historical Harms and Implications Paradise 1/2

for Medical Genetics: Eugenics in the United States


Histories and Legacies of Eugenic Sterilization

Alexandra Minna Stern, Carroll Smith-Rosenberg Collegiate 

Professor of History, American Culture and Women's and 

Gender Studies; Associate Dean for the Humanities, 

Office of the LSA Dean, University of Michigan

Reassessing Eugenic Sterilization: The Case of North Carolina

Johanna Schoen, Professor of History, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy

and Aging Research Rutgers University

9:30 am - 9:40 am GROUP PHOTO Oasis Garden

9:30 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break Coral Reef Foyer

10:00 am - 10:45 am  Plenary Session II: Paradise 1/2

Citizen Scientific Racism: From Dissident Professionals to Public Participation

Aaron Panofsky, PhD - Director, Institute for Society and Genetics

Professor, UCLA Institute for Society and Genetics, Public Policy, and Sociology


10:45 am - 11:45 am Open Discussion: Paradise 1/2

Implications for medical genetics and best practices in anti-oppressive education

11:45 am - 12:00 pm Updates from the National Coordinating Center for the Regional Genetics Network 

Max Muenke, MD - Chief Executive Officer, ACMG; Project Director NCC

12:30 pm - 4:00 pm Optional: Hike at Indian Canyons Meet in lobby @ Flip Flop

($40; advance signup required) Agua Caliente Reservation

5:30 pm - 5:45 pm Buses depart for Palm Springs Tramway / Dinner Meet in lobby @ Flip Flop

6:00 pm - 9:30 pm APHMG Dinner at Peaks Restaurant on Mt. San Jacinto Mt. San Jacinto Park

Friday April 29

7:30 am – 1:00 pm APHMG Registration Desk Open Paradise 3

7:30 am – 8:30 am Continental Breakfast  Oasis Garden/CR Foyer

8:30 am - 9:30 am Plenary Session III: Test Quality in Clinical and Consumer Genomics Paradise 1/2

Jill Hagenkord, MD, Optum Genomics

9:30 am - 10:00 am Coffee Break Oasis Garden/CR Foyer

10:00 am - 12:00 pm Plenary Session IV: WORKSHOP Paradise 1/2

Bringing Gender Inclusivity into your Classroom: Why & How

Katherine Hyland, Anna Hurst & Kathryn Garber

(Allison Gomez, Matthew Ryan, Jay Zussman, UCSF students)

12:00 pm - 12:15 pm  Closing Remarks Paradise 1/2

12:15 pm Departures - Recycle name badges / pickup stored luggage Paradise 3

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