Program Agenda

* = Included Events (must RSVP on registration form)

*MGG/MBG = Medical Genetics and Genomics/Medical Biochemical Genetics

**LGG/CBG = Laboratory Genetics and Genomics/Clinical Biochemical Genetics

Tuesday May 6

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Optional Educational Outreach Program  

The DEI Committee will again be organizing genetics education outreach activities at Title 1 middle and high schools in the Virginia Beach area. Please indicate your interest in participating in this fun program on the meeting registration form. 

Questions? Contact Shoumita Dasgupta


4:00 – 6:00

APHMG Registration Desk Open  

Lobby

4:30 - 6:00  Hotel Manager's Reception (complimentary for all hotel guests)   Lobby
5:00 - 6:00

APHMG Council Meeting (closed meeting) 

Windward

6:00 - 8:00

WELCOME RECEPTION  * 

Salt Air, Sips & Sunset Vibes

Join us poolside at the shack for casual bites with a view of the ocean. Tropical shirts encouraged!

Pool Deck
7:00 - 9:00  New Program Directors Meeting *   Mainsail East

Wednesday May 7

7:00 – 5:00

APHMG Registration Desk Open  

Mainsail Foyer

7:00 – 8:00

Continental Breakfast  (all attendees)

Mainsail West

8:00 – 10:00

ABMGG & ACGME Reports

  • Azra Ligon, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, ABMGG
  • Cindy Riyad, PhD, Executive Director for the Review Committees for Medical Genetics and Genomics, Pathology, and Preventive Medicine, ACGME

Mainsail East

10:00 - 10:30 Genetics Workforce Update:  Updates on efforts from NHGRI, ACMG, AAMC, and APHMG

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break 

 Mainsail Foyer

11:00 - 12:30

Professional Group Meetings I


    Mainsail East

    Leeward

    12:30 – 1:30

    Networking Lunch

    Mainsail West

    1:30 - 4:30

    Professional Group Meetings II

        

      Mainsail East

      Windward

      Leeward

      4:30 - 6:00  Hotel Manager's Reception (complimentary for all hotel guests)  Lobby 

      5:00 – 6:30

      WINE & CHEESE POSTER SESSION

      1. Digital footprint of Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Training Programs in the United States - Alaa Koleilat, Oregon Health and Science University
      2. Genetics Education in General Internal Medicine Residency Training - Pongtawat Lertwilaiwittaya, University of Alabama at Birmingham
      3. Exploring Strategies to Increase Genomic Literacy and Integrate Genomic Medicine Education into Graduate Medical Education Programs: A Multi-Case Qualitative Study - Vinaya Murthy, University of California San Francisco
      4. RareCap: Where Philanthropy, Education and Workforce Support Merges - Debra Regier, Children's National Hospital
      5. Transforming Trainee Evaluations: Early Success of a Rotation Director Model in a Clinical Genetics Residency Program - Amelle Shillington, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
      6. Integrating New Genetics Discoveries into First-Year Medical School Curriculum: A Micropeptides Case Study - Linda Siracusa, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
      7. Learning Outcomes of Genetic Counseling Simulations for Preclinical Medical Students in Vietnam - An Le, Vin University, Vietnam
      8. Application of Draw It to Know It Tutorials to Support Newly Matriculated Medical Students Underprepared for Genetics - Michael Wells, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
      9. Tools and Approaches for Genetics Faculty Promotion Portfolio Development - Michael Wells, Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
      10. Core Competency Curricular Mapping in Disparate UME Programs -  Tracey Weiler, Florida International University
      11. Optimizing the “Genetics in Internal Medicine” (GiIM) module with instructional design and active learning-  Tracey Weiler, Florida International University 

      12. Promoting Medical Genetics Training to Immigrant International Medical Graduates – Eyby Leon Janampa, Children’s National Hospital

      Mainsail West

      Dinner on your own

       

      Thursday May 8

      7:00 – 5:00

      APHMG Registration Desk Open  

      Mainsail Foyer

      7:00 – 8:00

      Continental Breakfast

      Mainsail West

      8:00 - 9:00

      PLENARY ICurrent Landscape of Gene Therapy: What Do Students and Trainees Need to Know?

      Elizabeth Ames, MD, PhD

      Clinical Assistant Professor MM Pediatrics – Genetics; Clinical Assistant Professor MM Internal Medicine - Genetic Medicine  

      University of Michigan

        Mainsail East

        9:00 - 10:00

        PLENARY II: AI and Deep Learning in Medical Genomics Education and Training


        Ben Solomon, MD

        NIH Senior Clinician, Medical Genetics Branch

        Clinical Director, NHGRI

         

        10:00 - 10:30

        Coffee Break & Group Photo Outside on Pool Deck

        Mainsail Foyer

        10:30 – 12:00

        Concurrent Breakouts:

        • MBG/CBG Biochemical Program Directors
        • ScholarRx Project Group


        Mainsail East

        Leeward

        12:00 – 1:30

        Business Meeting & Lunch (pick up lunch in foyer)  

        Mainsail East

        2:00 - 5:00

        GROUP ACTIVITY: Dolphin Cruise

        Buses depart by 2:15

        Cruise 3:00-4:30

        Return to hotel by 4:45-5:00

        Meet in Lobby
        4:30 - 6:00 Hotel Manager's Reception (complimentary for all hotel guests) Lobby 

        6:00 – 9:00

        GROUP DINNER & DANCING *

        Pearls & Tides: A Night Under the Sea


        Ocean-inspired attire encouraged

        Mainsail Ballroom

        Friday May 9

        7:00 – 11:00

        APHMG Registration Desk Open  

        Mainsail Foyer

        7:00 - 8:00  APHMG Council Meeting II (closed meeting)  Leeward

        7:00 – 8:00

        Continental Breakfast

        Mainsail West

        8:00 – 9:00

        PLENARY III: Where Biology Ends and Bias Begins: Lessons on Belonging from Our DNA


        Shoumita Dasgupta, PhD

        Professor of Medicine & Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

          Mainsail East

          9:00 - 10:00

          POSTER SHORT TALKS

          1. RareCap: Where Philanthropy, Education and Workforce Support Merges - Debra Regier, Children's National Hospital
          2. Transforming Trainee Evaluations: Early Success of a Rotation Director Model in a Clinical Genetics Residency Program - Amelle Shillington, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
          3. Learning Outcomes of Genetic Counseling Simulations for Preclinical Medical Students in Vietnam - An Le, Vin University, Vietnam
          Mainsail East
          10:00-10:30Coffee BreakMainsail Foyer

          10:30-11:30

          PLENARY IV: Professionalism in Medical Education: Making the Most of our Pathways and Potentials

          Kyla P. Terhune, MD, MBA, FACS

          Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

          Senior Vice President for Educational Affairs

          Professor of Surgery and Anesthesiology

          Vanderbilt University

           Mainsail East
          11:30-12:00

          Meeting Wrap-Up and Closing

          • 2026 Meeting Announcement
          • Closing Remarks 
           

          Afternoon

          Departures 

           

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