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Thursday, June 25

3:00 - 3:15 pm

Introductions

Karen A. Lewis
Chair, GSA-Committee on Student Records
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Student Services and Registrar
Meharry Medical College

Robert Witzburg, M.D.
Chair, GSA-Committee on Admissions
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Boston University School of Medicine

3: 15 - 4:30 pm

Opening Plenary
Driving the Student Experience through Great Internal Service

Jeffrey Kober
President, Performance Journeys
CEO, World Class Benchmarking
Kober Handout

Friday, June 26

8:00 - 9:30 am

Plenary Session
From Medical School Admissions to Fixing our Health Care System: The Challenge of the Decade

Karen A. Lewis, M.S.,
Chair, GSA-Committee on Student Records
Assistant Vice President for Enrollment Management
Student Services and Registrar Meharry Medical College

Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.
President and CEO
Association of American Medical Colleges
Kirch Presentation

9:45 - 11:00 am

Plenary Session
Pre-Medical Curriculum

Moderator:
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Boston University School of Medicine

Carol Aschenbrener, M.D.
Executive Vice President
Association of American Medical Colleges
Aschenbrener Presentation

11:15 - 11:45 pm

AMCAS Report

Kelly Begatto
Director of AMCAS
Association of American Medical Colleges
Begatto Presentation

MCAT Report (Concurrent sessions)

MCAT 101 Target audience: New Admissions Officers

Dana Dunleavy, Ph.D.
MCAT Senior Measurement Research Analyst
Association of American Medical Colleges|

Scott Oppler, Ph.D.
Director, MCAT Development and Research
Association of American Medical Colleges
Dunleavy and Oppler Joint Presentation

MCAT 201 Target audience: Experienced admissions officers

Karen Mitchell, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Admissions Testing Services
Association of American Medical Colleges
Mitchell Presentation

Saturday, June 27

8:00 - 9:00 am

Plenary Session
LCME Accreditation Standards Regarding Admissions and Student Records

Robert Sabalis, Ph.D.
Director, LCME Surveys & Team Training
LCME Assistant Secretary
Association of American Medical Colleges
Sabalis Presentation

9:00 - 10:00 am

Plenary Session
Criminal Background Checks

Moderator:
Wayne Samuelson, M.D.
Associate Dean of Admissions
University of Utah School of Medicine

Speakers:
Steven T. Case, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Case Presentation

Stephen Fitzpatrick
Senior Director, Application Services
Association of American Medical Colleges
Fitzpatrick Presentation

10:15 - 11:45 am

Plenary Session
The Consideration of Non-Academic Factors in Medical School Admissions Decision

Moderator:
Maria Soto-Greene, M.D.
Vice Dean & Professor
UMDNJ-New Jersey Med School

Kelly Begatto
Director of AMCAS
Association of American Medical Colleges
Begatto Presentation

David Bear Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Admissions
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Bear Presentation

Gabriel Garcia M.D.
Associate Dean for M.D.
Admissions Stanford University School of Medicine
Garcia Presentation

James Hill, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
New Jersey Medical School
Hill Presentation

1:45 - 3:15 pm

Plenary Session
Pipeline Programs for Medical Schools

Moderator:
Ronald Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Minority Affairs
Stanford University School of Medicine

Wanda Watson
Director of Recruitment and Special Programs
Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
Watson Presentation

Suzanne Jackson, MPH
Director, Office of Student Diversity and Enrichment & Admissions Officer
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Jackson Presentation

Gabriel Garcia, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions
Stanford University School of Medicine
Garcia Presentation

3:30 - 4:15 pm/
4:30 - 5:15 pm

Concurrent Sessions
(sessions are repeated at both times)

1. External Influences in the Admissions Process

Moderator:
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Boston University School of Medicine

Gwen Garrison, Ph.D.
Director of Student and Applicant Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges

Marc Lubbers M.M.
Assistant Director for Admissions
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Maria Soto-Greene, M.D.
Vice Dean & Professor
UMDNJ-New Jersey Med School
Lubbers Presentation
Garrison, Lubbers, Soto-Greene, and Witzburg Joint Presentation

2. Letters that count: Models for Effective LOE

Moderator:
Mercedes Rivero
Director of Admissions
UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School

Karen de Olivares, Ph.D.
Pre-med/Pre-Health Advisor
Southern Methodist University
de Olivares Presentation

Maria Demmler
Director of Admissions
Temple University School of Medicine
Demmler Presentation

Sunday, June 28

7:45 - 8:45 am

Joint Breakfast/General Session
Electronic Data Management: Doing More with Less

Judith D. Lehman
Admissions Process Coordinator
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Bill Rush
Management Specialist
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Chris Meiers
Assistant Dean of Students Registrar
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Lehman, Meiers, and Rush Joint Presentation

9:00 - 10:30 am

Plenary Session
MATCH.COM - Medical School Version 2.0 Using New Interviewing Techniques to Find Your Perfect Student

Moderator:
Filomeno Maldonado
Associate Dean of Admissions
Texas A&M Health Science Center

Presenter:
John B. Molidor, Ph.D.
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

10:45 - 11:30 am

Admissions Town Hall: 2009 Handbook for Admissions Officers

Moderator:
Robert A. Witzburg, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director of Admissions
Boston University School of Medicine

Panelists:
GSA Committee on Admissions Members

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Plenary Session
Defining and Understanding the Applicant Pool

Presenter:
Gwen Garrison, Ph.D.
Director of Student and Applicant Studies
Association of American Medical Colleges
Garrison Presentation