The 10th Annual Medical Education Innovations and Scholarship Conference, held on October 27, 2025, welcomed more than 250 faculty, students, residents, and staff. The event featured 76 presentations and workshops, along with an engaging session led by keynote speaker Kimberly D. Lomis, vice president for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association.
Joan F. Cangiarella, MD; Crystal Mainiero, EdD; and Michael Poles, MD, PhD, opened the conference with a warm welcome, reflecting on a decade of remarkable accomplishments in medical education at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and outlining the vision for the years ahead. This was followed by a series of sessions showcasing the outstanding educational work happening across the institution.
Below are event highlights and session recordings.
VIDEO: The 2025 Annual Medical Education Innovations and Scholarship Conference celebrated NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s accomplishments and medical education innovations during the year.
Keynote Speaker: Kimberly D. Lomis, MD
NYU Grossman School of Medicine had the honor of hosting Kimberly D. Lomis, MD, vice president for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association, as this year’s keynote speaker for the 10th Annual Medical Education Innovations and Scholarship Conference. Dr. Lomis was introduced by Jesse B. Rafel, MD, director of research in the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education (IIME) and assistant professor within the Department of Medicine. She delivered her keynote on “Driving the Learning Health System: The Educator’s Role in Competency, Culture & Innovation.”
This was followed by a dynamic fireside chat with Dr. Rafel, who helped unpack key themes from the keynote and connect them to our institution’s evolving educational landscape.
Lightning Talks
The session was moderated by Arielle M. Kurzweil, MD, professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the Neurology Residency Program, and Deepak R. Pradhan, MD, MHPE, associate professor in the Department of Medicine, senior associate program director for the PCCM/CCM/Cards CCM Fellowships, and associate medical director of the NY Simulation Center.
Enhancing Transparency, Consistency, and Scalability in AOA Selection: An AI-Integrated Scoring Framework for Clerkship Comment Evaluation
Presented by: Charlotte Hsu, MPA
Scaffolding Empathy Through a Longitudinal Spiral Curriculum in Medical School
Presented by: Colleen C. Gillespie, PhD
Reasoning Revamped: Integrating AI-Informed Clinical Reasoning Performance Feedback into Residency Training
Presented by: Maria Malik, MD
Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation for Tracheostomy Emergencies: A Randomized Educational Intervention
Presented by: Mark H. Adelman, MD
Enhancing Rapid Recognition of Large Vessel Occlusion Strokes Through Simulation-Based Education
Presented by: Patricia R. Janicke, MHA, RN
Validating Generative AI Feedback for Radiology Resident Training in Clinical Practice
Presented by: Antonio Verdone Sanchez, MS
Workshops
Workshops covered integrating OpenAI into curriculum design, teaching, assessment, and research; enhancing faculty feedback to trainees; and coaching skills in medical education.
Enhancing Efficiency in Clinical Education with Generative AI
Facilitated by: Mark L. Abroms, DO; Selin T. Sagalowsky, MD; So-Young Oh, MS, MA; and Michael Poles, MD, PhD
To align with the rapid evolution of GenAI, this workshop provided educators with practical, hands-on experience in integrating these tools to enhance both bedside teaching effectiveness and curricular delivery to improve efficiency and educational outcomes in clinical education. Participants explored recent trends of AI in medical education, practical methods for incorporating GenAI, and NYU Grossman School of Medicine faculty interventions, with concrete use cases demonstrating improved learning outcomes and teaching efficiency.
Scaffolding Team and Competency-Based Scholarly Activity Across the Medical Education Continuum
Facilitated by: Arielle M. Kurzweil, MD, and Jung T. Kim, MD
This workshop highlighted the challenges trainees face in completing meaningful scholarly activity across undergraduate and graduate medical education, including rising expectations, limited residency training time, and low publication rates. Participants examined gaps in current curricula, inconsistencies in research preparation, and the lack of clear scholarly activity competencies. The session also addressed barriers in mentorship and explored strategies to better support learners and strengthen the continuum of research training.
Designing Scalable Quality Improvement Curricula Across the Learning Healthcare System
Facilitated by: Craig Yugawa, MD; Keshav Mangalick, MD; Deepak Pradhan, MD, MHPE; and Allison A. Greco, MD
This workshop provided an overview of current quality improvement (QI) requirements in medical education and guided participants in identifying institutional and external resources that can support QI teaching. Attendees learned how to integrate existing initiatives into a structured QI curriculum tailored to their training programs and how to design practical approaches for collecting data to assess curricular impact and support ongoing improvement and scholarly dissemination.
Coaching in Action: Practicing Skills, Building Community
Facilitated by: Abigail Winkel, MD, MHPE; Magdalena R. Scheer, MD, MHPE; Margaret Nachtigall, MD; and Barbara Porter, MD
This workshop introduced participants to foundational coaching principles that enhance both personal and professional development in medical education. Through engaging activities and peer-to-peer practice, attendees explored key coaching tools, including active listening and powerful questioning, and learned how to apply them effectively in their interactions with learners. The session also focused on practical strategies for integrating a coaching mindset into everyday teaching, with the goal of fostering learner growth, autonomy, and overall wellbeing.