Educators working towards inclusivity in genetics
All Day Main Arrivals / Explore Palm Springs on your own
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 pm – 5:30 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
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
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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