The Annual Education Symposium (AES) is a daylong event that focuses on health professions education and educational research.
Register now for the
2025 College of Medicine
Annual Education Symposium!
Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Theme: “Empowering Health Educators: Adapting to Today’s Teaching and Research Challenges”
Location: Hamilton Hall Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center and virtually through our ScarletCanvas event hub
Register here: go.osu.edu/aesregister2025. Free lunch will be provided to those who register by January 7.
Join us in exploring why today’s students differ from those of the past and how to turn these unique challenges into new opportunities. Throughout the day, we will offer keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and a panel focused on related health professions education and educational research topics.
View the agenda here (download).
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2025 Keynote Speakers
Sara Konrath, PhD is a social psychologist who directs the Interdisciplinary Program on Empathy and Altruism Research (iPEARlab.org) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in Indianapolis. Her research explores changes over time in social and emotional traits among American young people. Other research examines implications of these traits for individuals themselves and for other people. For example, she has published extensively on the health and happiness benefits of giving. She also creates and evaluates empathy-training programs for various groups, including young people, teachers, doctors, museums, and other organizations. Dr. Konrath writes a popular Psychology Today blog (The Empathy Gap) and is regularly featured in media outlets, including the New York Times, Time Magazine, NPR radio, and BBC news. Her forthcoming book is called Culture of Burnout: American life in an age of increasing expectations (Oxford University Press).
Sarah Lerchenfeldt, PharmD is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology in the Department of Foundational Medical Studies at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine (OUWB) in Rochester, Michigan. She currently serves as the interim department co-chair and has been a health professions educator for approximately 13 years. Dr. Lerchenfeldt is in her second year of the Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership program at Oakland University. Dr. Lerchenfeldt is also a certified Team-Based Learning Collaborative Trainer-Consultant and actively supports team-based learning activities across the curriculum. Her interest in generational education research began in 2018 when she and several colleagues participated in a book club focused on J.M. Twenge’s work exploring the generation she termed iGen. Inspired by this experience, the group conducted an in-depth review of the literature, developed a workshop, and authored a practical tips paper to assist educators in effectively engaging and teaching this generation. Their efforts have led to numerous invitations to present workshops on this topic at academic institutions across the United States.
Sneak Peeks!
Sara Gombash Lampe, PhD will be leading the breakout session “From Passive to Proactive: Empowering Learners Through Reflective Practice.” Watch this short video to learn more!
Jill Clutter, PhD and Georgianna Sergakis, PhD will be leading the breakout session “Intergenerational Engagement: Unlocking the Potential.” Watch this short video to learn more!
See below for previous AES topics and resources: