Registration Now Open for the 2019 MedStar Health Research Symposium

8:30 am – 12:15 pm

Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions

Hosted by GUMC’s Center for Innovation and Leadership in Education (CENTILE), the Colloquium for Educators in the Health Professions Colloquium is an opportunity for those across the system focused on education to gather, share ideas, and learn together.

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

Plenary Speaker and Lunch

Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, President of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Pre-Symposium Professional Development and Advancement Sessions 

These 60-minute optional workshops are offered before the Symposium and are intended to provide small group educational sessions hosted by experts from the MedStar Health & Georgetown University communities. Each session focuses on a specific academic topic and is open to all Symposium attendees. Seats will be reserved for those who pre-register for the event. Attendees who do not pre-register for a session or who register on-site may attend these sessions on a first-come, first-seated basis.

• Giving Feedback in Clinical Learning Environments
  Robin Gross, MD, FCCP; Rahul Bhat, MD; Shimae Fitzgibbons, MD; Sarah Thornton, MD
• GUMC Academic Appointments & Promotions Updates
  Elliott Crooke, PhD; Rebecca Evangelista, MD
• Harnessing the Power of Medical Informatics to Enhance Scholarship
  Nawar Shara, PhD
• How to Teach and Assess Medical Professionalism
  Ming-Jung Ho, MD, DPhil; Sean Whelton, MD;
  Megha Fitzpatrick, MD
• Navigating the New Joint IRB
  Kate Cohen, JD; Kristen Katopol, MS, CIM
• Opportunities to Cultivate Expertise in Educational Scholarship
  Priscilla Furth, PhD; Tamika Auguste, MD; Amy Burke, MD
• Stats Fundamentals
  Stephen Fernandez, MS
• Tips and Tricks for Funding Success
  Raj Ratwani, PhD; Angela Thomas, DrPh; Federico Asch, MD

In addition, at this time is also the GME Town Hall. Residents, fellows, and faculty members from clinical sites throughout the MedStar Health GME consortium are invited to join for an interactive system-wide town hall session.

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Resident & Fellow Oral Presentations

As part of the MedStar Health system-wide resident research day, residents and fellows with the top scoring abstracts are invited to give a short oral presentation on their research to attendees. These presentations allow residents and fellows to gain the experience of presenting their research and allow them to share their work with the larger MedStar Health & Georgetown University communities.

4:00 pm

Abstract Presentations & Moderated Poster Sessions

The main feature of the Research Symposium, the Grand Ballroom opens to showcase the peer-reviewed abstract presentations from across MedStar Health & Georgetown University. Ranging from health services research to critical care to orthopedics, all departments and entities are represented by established investigators, residents, and fellows. Also featured during this time is a moderated poster session for resident and fellow submissions.

5:15 pm

Main Stage Presentations & Keynote Address

Join leadership from MedStar Health and Georgetown University in the main ballroom to recognize the importance of research and collaboration in our community and present awards to investigators with top scoring poster submissions. The keynote speaker for this year is Holly J. Humphrey, MD, MACP, president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation.

6:30 pm

Post-Symposium Gratitude Reception 

Hosted by MedStar Philanthropy, all are invited to attend an on-site reception directly following the Moderated Poster Presentations & Awards in the main ballroom. This will provide further networking with MedStar leaders, researchers, associates, grateful patients and donors to research.