Director, Advanced Digital Education
Co-Director, Harper Family Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education in Medicine Program
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Dr. Elissa Hall, EdD, MA, is an Assistant Professor, Director, Learning and Technology Innovation, and Associate Director, Education Science for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Hall serves as the Chair, Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Education Affairs (AAMC CGEA),  Course Director, Harvard Macy Institute(HMI), and Outreach, The Generalists in Medical Education(TGME). She is passionate about teaching, learning, and technology and fortunate to actively contribute for over 20 years in these areas across the education continuum (secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and health professions education). She loves the outdoors, and you will find her engaging in activities including fat tire biking, paddleboarding, and running.

Associate Professor of Education, Director of Faculty Development
Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Dr. John Lowry is the Director of Faculty Development and an Associate Professor of Education at Central Michigan University (CMU) College of Medicine. He is also the assistant director of the CMU Academy of Medical Educators. Dr. Lowry has a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine from Brigham Young University, a master’s degree in exercise science from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in higher, adult, and lifelong education from Michigan State University.  Prior to coming to CMU, he was an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Saginaw Valley State University.  His research centers on medical education, faculty development, and physician/resident wellness.

Associate Professor, Director of Continuing Medical Education
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Office of Medical Education Research and Development

Dr. Stacey Pylman is an Associate Professor in the Office of Medical Education Research and Development (OMERAD) and Director of Continuing Medical Education (CME) at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Pylman designs and leads a variety of faculty development presentations and programs, including the Academy of Clinicians as Teachers (ACT) Certification Program. She works faculty across the nation on teaching and learning development that focus on effective teaching strategies, precepting skills, and active student learning. She is engaged in research on faculty development, effective teaching in medical education, and clinician-educator identity development. Dr. Pylman was awarded the 2022 AAMC-CGEA M. Brownell Anderson Early Career Educator Award for her teaching and scholarship. She is the Mentor Convener of the AAMC-CGEA Faculty Development SIG, The Generalist in Medical Education (TGME) Steering Committee Chair-elect, and manager of the DR-ED Listserv.

Chair, Western Group on Educational Affairs
Affiliate Professor, Equity in Health Systems Lab, University of Ottawa
Adjunct Professor, University of Calgary
Faculty/Friend of the Wilson Center, University of Toronto

Dr. Janet Corral is a renowned educator and innovator in medical education. Dr. Corral is Chair of the Western Group on Educational Affairs and holds faculty affiliations at the University of Ottawa (Affiliate Professor in the Equity in Health Systems Lab), the University of Calgary (Adjunct Professor), and the University of Toronto (Friend of The Wilson Center). After starting her career as a high school science teacher, she became a faculty member in Medicine and has since served in multiple senior leadership roles in Canadian and US higher education institutions, including as Associate Dean and Senior Director of Academic Innovation. A recognized innovator, she supported the beginnings of the Entrada consortium, a learning management system now used in medical schools worldwide. She contributes significantly to the open-source ed tech projects, including virtual patient project, OpenLabyrinth.

Her research, published in The Oxford Textbook of Medical Education and leading peer-reviewed journals, focuses on innovative curriculum design, the integration of learning sciences, technology-enhanced learning, health equity, and competency-based education. Dr. Corral has received numerous awards for her contributions to curriculum design, simulation, and educational leadership, including the prestigious AMEE Aspire award for faculty development.

Beyond her academic and leadership roles, Dr. Corral is an active member of the international medical education community. She serves on the Group on Educational Affairs in the Association of American Medical Colleges. She is also a past steering committee member of Best Evidence Medical Education, an international collaboration of the Association of Medical Education of Europe; and the Group on Informatics Resources and the Academies Collaborative within the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Vice President, Data Science and Advanced Analytics, Unity Health Toronto
Odette Chair in Advanced Analytics
Faculty Affiliate, The Vector Institute
Director, University of Toronto Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education Medicine (T-CAIREM)
Affiliate Scientist, IC/ES
Professor, University of Toronto 

Dr. Mamdani is Vice President of Data Science and Advanced Analytics at Unity Health Toronto and Director of the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM). Dr. Mamdani’s team bridges advanced analytics including machine learning with clinical and management decision making to improve patient outcomes and hospital efficiency. Dr. Mamdani is also Professor in the Department of Medicine of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. He is also an Affiliate Scientist at IC/ES and a Faculty Affiliate of the Vector Institute. In 2024, Dr. Mamdani’s team received the national Solventum Health Care Innovation Team Award by the Canadian College of Health Leaders. Previously, Dr. Mamdani was named among Canada’s Top 40 under 40. He has published over 500 studies in peer-reviewed medical journals. Dr. Mamdani obtained a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and completed a fellowship in pharmacoeconomics and outcomes research at the Detroit Medical Center. During his fellowship, Dr. Mamdani obtained a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Wayne State University with a concentration in econometric theory. He then completed a Master of Public Health degree from Harvard University with a concentration in quantitative methods.

Executive Director and Founder, Equity in Health Systems Lab
Physician, Ottawa Hospital
Associate Professor and inaugural Vice Chair of Member Support, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa EDIA Advisor and Researcher, Bruyère Health Research Institute

Dr. Jerry Maniate is the Executive Director and Founder of the Equity in Health Systems Lab. He is also a physician at The Ottawa Hospital, an Associate Professor and inaugural Vice Chair of Member Support in the Department of Medicine at the University of Ottawa, and the EDIA Advisor and researcher at the Bruyère Health Research Institute (BHRI). He is the former Vice President of Diversity, Inclusion, and Education at The Ottawa Hospital. Dr. Maniate has extensive leadership experience in higher education in the health professions and health systems and also with national medical organizations. His work is focused on understanding and addressing inequities in our health systems through collaborative partnerships using a scholarly lens. He is actively engaged and recognized nationally and internationally for furthering the critical dialogue on these important topics.

Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician, Clinician Educator
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, University of Alberta
Founding Member and Director, Equity in Health Systems Lab

Dr. Lyn K. Sonnenberg is a neurodevelopmental pediatrician, clinician educator, and Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics at the University of Alberta. With extensive experience in health systems leadership, she has served as Associate Dean of Educational Innovation & Academic Technologies, Vice President of the Medical Council of Canada, and National Director of Learning Transformation at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. As a founding member and Director in the Equity in Health Systems (EqHS) Lab, Dr. Sonnenberg is dedicated to advancing equity-focused approaches in healthcare and education. Her work explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, ethics, and professionalism, emphasizing responsible AI adoption in health and learning environments.

Associate Dean of MD Admissions
Co-Director, MD Program Clinical and Translational Research Scholarly Concentration
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Genomics and Precision Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, is the associate dean of MD admissions at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences providing overall leadership in medical student admissions and strategic direction and priorities for the admissions program. Additionally, he is the co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Scholarly Concentration for the MD program, an Associate Professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine, genomics and precision medicine and a practicing pediatric emergency medicine physician and an NIH-funded principal investigator. He is a widely published scientist, publishing work on sepsis, obesity, and encephalopathy in many high-impact, peer reviewed journals. His research focuses on the use of AI/ML and Natural Language Processing for early identification and treatment of pediatric sepsis. He aims to use the same technology in MD admissions for a fair and efficient selection process. He is the recipient of several research and teaching awards and a member of numerous national committees on research and medical education.

Dr. Derek L. Mracek has spent a decade developing innovative assessments for leading global organizations. His contributions have been recognized with an IPAC Innovations in Assessment Award, multiple SHRM Business Impact Awards, and a 2024 Journal of Business Psychology Editor Commendation. He has led product science, data science, and professional services at multiple HR tech startups where he developed and maintained cloud-based services involving AI/ML. At AAMC, he leads efforts focused on the responsible implementation of AI to enhance medical school admissions and residency selection processes. Derek was awarded the Mayo Clinic Scholarship and earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Minnesota Duluth, a master's degree from East Carolina University, and a doctoral degree in I/O psychology from the University of Oklahoma. Derek has published articles in the Journal of Business and Psychology, Computers in Human Behavior, and Human Factors.

Dr. Laurah Turner serves as the Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics and Assistant Professor in the Departments of Medical Education and Biostatistics, Health Informatics and Data Sciences at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She is also the founder and director of 2-Sigma Labs.

Her research focuses on applying artificial intelligence and statistical techniques to enhance medical education, refine assessment methods, and address training disparities. Dr. Turner leads several innovative projects integrating AI into medical education, including systems AI Coaching, personalized learning platforms, and automated curriculum mapping tools.

She serves on the American Association of Medical Colleges Technical Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Admissions and Selection. Her work is supported by grants from the AMA, APCCMPD, CHEST, and ATS Medical Education Research Award.

Dr. Turner holds a PhD in Biological Anthropology from Indiana University, with extensive experience in statistics and human behavior. Her current research focuses on developing AI systems that enhance human capabilities in medical education while preserving essential human elements of physician training.

 She has published extensively in leading medical education journals and holds multiple patents pending for AI tools in medical education. Her work aims to democratize access to high-quality medical education through innovative AI applications while ensuring ethical implementation and educational integrity.

Director, Advanced Digital Education
Co-Director, Harper Family Foundation Artificial Intelligence Education in Medicine Program
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Dr. Elissa Hall, EdD, MA, is an Assistant Professor, Director, Learning and Technology Innovation, and Associate Director, Education Science for the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Dr. Hall serves as the Chair, Association of American Medical Colleges Central Group on Education Affairs (AAMC CGEA),  Course Director, Harvard Macy Institute(HMI), and Outreach, The Generalists in Medical Education(TGME). She is passionate about teaching, learning, and technology and fortunate to actively contribute for over 20 years in these areas across the education continuum (secondary, undergraduate, graduate, and health professions education). She loves the outdoors, and you will find her engaging in activities including fat tire biking, paddleboarding, and running.

Director, Faculty Development
Department of Academic Affairs, New York Institute of Technology
College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University

Lise McCoy, EdD, serves as the Director of Faculty Development and Assistant Professor at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine. With a deep interest in medical education innovation, active learning, clinical reasoning, and patient-centered care, Dr. McCoy has helped design many cutting-edge educational programs and tools. These initiatives, funded by HRSA, AACOM, and AMA, have advanced faculty development, virtual patient simulations, interprofessional education (IPE), and game-based learning. Currently, Dr. McCoy is co-designing an AI certification course for the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) and developing an AI Integration Framework for the International Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence (IACAI).

Associate Professor of Physiology
Department of Medical Education
University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine

Diego F. Niño, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Physiology in the Department of Medical Education at The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine in Tyler, TX. In addition to his faculty role, he serves on the USMLE Physiology and Cell Biology Test Material Development Committee for the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). Dr. Niño is a scholar and faculty of the Harvard Macy Institute Transforming your Teaching using Technology Course and a founding member of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) Artificial Intelligence subcommittee. His academic and research interests are focused on developing and implementing innovative strategies to deliver technology-enhanced educational experiences within the medical education curriculum. He focuses on advancing medical education through implementing active learning strategies, creating interactive tools that enhance student learning, incorporating educational technology and artificial intelligence.

Chief Academic Officer
AAMC

Alison J. Whelan, MD oversees efforts that prepare and assist deans, faculty leaders, educators, and future physicians for the challenges of 21st century academic medicine. She leads a staff that addresses critical medical school data, administrative, and operational issues; explores new models of successful mission alignment; focuses on key student and faculty issues; transforms current models of education and workforce preparation across the full continuum of medical education; and supports medical school accreditation activities.

Prior to joining the association in 2016 as Chief Medical Education Officer, Dr. Whelan served as Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She held multiple education roles: course director, clerkship director, curriculum dean and ultimately was appointed the inaugural Senior Associate Dean for Education. In this role she oversaw the continuum of medical education from medical school admissions through CME.

Dr. Whelan received her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in 1981. She earned her medical degree from Washington University in 1986 and completed her postgraduate work and residency at the former Barnes Hospital, now Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Whelan is an internist and clinical geneticist.

Lisa Howley is an Educational Psychologist in the field of medical education. As the Senior Director for Transforming Medical Education at the Association of American Medical Colleges, she leads a diverse team that supports learners and faculty, conducts research, develops and evaluates curricula. She joined the AAMC in 2016 to advance the continuum of medical education, support experiential learning, the integration of arts and humanities into educational programs, and competency based education across its member institutions and their clinical partners. Prior to joining the AAMC, she spent eight years as the Associate DIO and AVP of Medical Education and Physician Development for Carolinas HealthCare System. In that role, she led a number of medical education initiatives across the professional development continuum, including graduate medical education accreditation, as well as physician leadership development for the large integrated healthcare system. She holds an adjunct faculty appointment at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine. She began her career as a member of the medical education faculty at the University of Virginia School of Medicine in the mid-1990s where she designed and led performance-based assessments and simulation-enhanced curricula. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Central Florida, and both her Master of Education and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Virginia.

Kimberly D. Lomis, MD, is Vice President for Medical Education Innovations at the American Medical Association. In that capacity, she guides the AMA ChangeMedEd® Initiative, partnering with medical schools, GME and CPD programs to impact over 30,000 medical learners across the United States. Themes of collaborative work and advocacy efforts among the institutions engaged in the initiative include competency-based medical education, training in health systems science across the continuum, value-added roles for learners, development of master adaptive learners, coaching for health professionals, promoting diversity of the physician workforce and inclusive environments, addressing learner & faculty wellbeing, advancing educational technology and AI in medical education, and change management. Dr. Lomis will oversee AMA’s Precision Education portfolio of projects leveraging data and technology to personalize and enhance medical education across the continuum.

Dr. Lomis previously served as Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, where she was charged with oversight of a major revision of the medical school curriculum and guided the implementation of a competency-based assessment program. Dr. Lomis also served the Association of American Medical Colleges as the Associate Project Director for the national pilot of the Core EPAs for Entering Residency and was active in the AAMC Group on Educational Affairs as chair of the Section on Undergraduate Medical Education and member of the GEA steering committee. 

Dr. Lomis received her B.S. from the University of Texas at Austin in 1988 and her M.D. from the University Texas Southwestern Medical School in 1992. She trained in general surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center from 1992-1997. She holds a graduate certificate in the Business of Medicine from Johns Hopkins and is a Harvard Macy Institute Scholar.

Alison J. Whelan, MD oversees efforts that prepare and assist deans, faculty leaders, educators, and future physicians for the challenges of 21st century academic medicine. She leads a staff that addresses critical medical school data, administrative, and operational issues; explores new models of successful mission alignment; focuses on key student and faculty issues; transforms current models of education and workforce preparation across the full continuum of medical education; and supports medical school accreditation activities. 

Prior to joining the association in 2016 as Chief Medical Education Officer, Dr. Whelan served as Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She held multiple education roles: course director, clerkship director, curriculum dean and ultimately was appointed the inaugural Senior Associate Dean for Education. In this role she oversaw the continuum of medical education from medical school admissions through CME. 

Dr. Whelan received her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College in 1981. She earned her medical degree from Washington University in 1986 and completed her postgraduate work and residency at the former Barnes Hospital, now Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Whelan is an internist and clinical geneticist.

Jennifer Chow is the Director of External Engagement for the Harvard Data Science Initiative. In this role, she leads external strategy for the HDSI. She directs the HDSI’s industry relations through the HDSI Corporate Membership Program, including aligning conversations with the University Development Office, the Office of Technology Development, the Office of Sponsored Programs, and other constituents across Harvard.

Jen brings over a decade of experience in fundraising and development for major research organizations. Prior to joining the HDSI, Jen was Director of Foundation and Corporate Development for Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Research, where she oversaw over $35M in new funding to the university across a broad portfolio of philanthropic gifts and sponsored research grants to faculty. She also advised University leadership on policies related to corporate and foundation partners, establishing new models for engagement.

Jen has also held roles in fundraising and development for the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She received her MA in Chemistry from Boston University and her MBA from the Simmons College School of Management, where she was a Forte Fellow and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma.

Dr. Jamie Fairclough is the Associate Dean, Professor, and Director of the Data Science & Engineering Unit at Roseman University College of Medicine in Las Vegas, NV, and an Adjunct Professor of Data Science at Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine in Provo, UT. At Roseman, she leads a team that implements, leverages, and evaluates scalable data systems, cloud solutions, and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and prototypes for the medical school. Dr. Fairclough teaches AI, machine learning, epidemiology, and biostatistics courses at the graduate level and pre-college machine learning and epidemiology/disease modeling courses as an instructor at both Stanford University and Johns Hopkins University. She has held academic medicine/pharmacy faculty positions at Florida International University, Florida State University, and Palm Beach Atlantic University, and she previously managed a statewide surveillance system for the Florida Department of Health. Dr. Fairclough received her BS, MPH, and MS degrees from the University of Florida and her PhD degree from Florida State University. She completed an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University Medical Center as well as additional graduate/postgraduate training in systems engineering (Johns Hopkins), data engineering (University of Chicago), AI and machine learning (University of Texas at Austin), AI engineering (Carnegie Mellon), healthcare AI (Harvard Medical School), business AI and digital leadership (University of Pennsylvania), and systems leadership (Stanford). Most recently, Dr. Fairclough was invited to serve on the FY25 AAMC MedBiquitous Steering Committee, the American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, the International Advisory Committee for Artificial Intelligence, and the Royal Statistical Society (UK) AI Task Force.

Geoff Stetson, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medical Education at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Medicine. Dr. Stetson went to Brown University for his undergraduate education, the University of Chicago for his MD, and UCSF for his internal medicine training with a focus on primary care for underserved and vulnerable populations. Geoff stayed on faculty at UCSF until he moved to UIC in April 2022.

Geoff has a decade of experience training others to be better teachers in clinical settings and currently serves as the Director of Clinical Faculty Development at UIC. Recently, he was selected as a Macy Faculty Scholar, a program “designed to identify and nurture the careers of promising educators in medicine and nursing.” Geoff is also the CEO and co-founder of MedEdMentor, an AI-supported platform that guides health professions educators through the fundamental steps of scholarship and research.

Dr. Chhavi Chauhan is Director of Scientific Outreach at the American Society for Investigative Pathology, a Program Manager for the Women in AI Accelerate & Raise Program, and serves on the boards for various mission-driven organizations in the spheres of scholarly publishing, digital pathology, AI ethics, & youth education. She is a former biomedical researcher, expert scholarly communicator, and a sought-after mentor in the fields of scientific research, scholarly publishing, and AI ethics, especially for women and those from underrepresented groups. She has gathered several awards and accolades in each of these domains. She is a thought leader, a renowned international speaker, and a strong advocate for equitable and accessible health care.

Tom Ciavarella is the head of Public Affairs and Advocacy in North America for Frontiers, a Gold Open Access publisher working to make science open so that researchers can collaborate better and innovate faster. Tom oversees government relations in the United States and Canada and works with key stakeholders on improving science and technology policy. He is formerly manager of Publisher Relations for the Web of Science Group (part of Clarivate) and runs a consultancy that works with startups and STM publishers. He lives in Chicago.

Mark Cohen, MD, FACS, FSSO is the Dean of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer for Carle Health. He is a practicing surgical oncologist and endocrine surgeon and a tenured professor in the College of Medicine and the Founder Professor in the Department of Bioengineering in the Grainger School of Engineering.  His research covers several areas including novel approaches to tissue engineering utilizing stem cells; creation of a novel class of anticancer drug compounds that target chaperone proteins; nanoparticle drug-delivery systems for cancer and bone regeneration; and use of mixed reality and AI/ML technologies to improve telemedicine, clinical care delivery as well as health care workforce training and education. He has been continuously funded by the NCI (NIH) for 17 years and his work has also been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Komen Foundation, the American Cancer Society, the Department of Defense, and even NASA. He has published over 135 peer reviewed manuscripts and has held multiple leadership roles in national medical and surgical societies and is a founding member of the international holomedicine association. He is also a serial entrepreneur founding 5 companies in the digital health, medical device, and medical therapeutics sectors and has mentored over 300 students and faculty on innovation projects and startups. He is the author of a textbook on Surgical Innovation in Academic Medicine published through Springer-Nature. For his work in AI and mixed reality applications in medical education he was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Award for Innovation and the 2021 Provost Award for Innovation in Education at the University of Michigan. He co-leads the collaborative NSF IUCRC Center grant focused on Medical Innovations in eXtended Reality (MIXR) between University of Maryland Research Park, University of Maryland Shock Trauma Hospital, University of Michigan, and University of Illinois along with several industry partners. He is also the founder and inaugural President of the new Global Consortium of Innovation and Engineering in Medicine, an international collaborative of over 30 medical and engineering schools around the world along with government ministries of health, regulatory agencies, and foundations and several international biotech companies coming together through the consortium as the premier collaborative global network to advance medicine through the intersection of engineering and innovation.

Florence Doo, MD, MA, is the Director of Innovation at the University of Maryland Medical Intelligent Imaging (UM2ii) Center and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. She completed her radiology residency at Mount Sinai West and dual fellowships in Body Imaging at Stanford University and Informatics through the American College of Radiology (ACR). Dr. Doo’s research focuses on clinical informatics and applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve radiology service delivery and healthcare outcomes. She is grant-funded by AAR CERRAF, the UMMC Innovation award for a clinical LLM tool, and an NIH MHHD P50 Center sub-project grant.

Dr. Patino received his MD and was a neurology resident in his home country of Colombia, after which he pursued doctoral and postdoctoral training in neuroscience at the University of Michigan. He has been a medical educator for the past 14 years and currently is an associate professor in the Department of Medical Education and the associate dean for undergraduate medical education at the Western Michigan University homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He serves as an assistant editor of the journal Academic Medicine and is a certified TBL consultant through the TBL-Collaborative. His research interests include neuroscience education, assessment, and the application of quantitative methods (including artificial intelligence) in research.

Vice Dean for Admissions, Student Affairs, and Alumni Engagement
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Dr. Leila Harrison is the Vice Dean for Admissions, Student Affairs, and Alumni Engagement and Assistant Professor at the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. She oversees efforts in these areas as well as pathways related to admissions into the College. She has held leadership roles at the regional and national levels for the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in both the Southern and Western regions through the Committee on Admissions, Enrollment Management Workgroup, and as a Holistic Review Facilitator within the Group on Student Affairs. Overall, Dr. Harrison has been involved in medical education since 2002, mostly within admissions across three public medical schools. Dr. Harrison is Latina and a first-generation college graduate and the first in her extended family to earn a PhD. Throughout her career, she has advocated tirelessly for representation and inclusion within medical education and the healthcare workforce.

Associate Dean of MD Admissions
Co-Director, MD Program Clinical and Translational Research Scholarly Concentration
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Genomics and Precision Medicine
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Ioannis Koutroulis, MD, PhD, MBA, is the associate dean of MD admissions at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences providing overall leadership in medical student admissions and strategic direction and priorities for the admissions program. Additionally, he is the co-Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Scholarly Concentration for the MD program, an Associate Professor of pediatrics, emergency medicine, genomics and precision medicine and a practicing pediatric emergency medicine physician and an NIH-funded principal investigator. He is a widely published scientist, publishing work on sepsis, obesity, and encephalopathy in many high-impact, peer reviewed journals. His research focuses on the use of AI/ML and Natural Language Processing for early identification and treatment of pediatric sepsis. He aims to use the same technology in MD admissions for a fair and efficient selection process. He is the recipient of several research and teaching awards and a member of numerous national committees on research and medical education.

John P. Campbell Distinguished Professor of Industrial and Organizational Psychology
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Richard N. Landers, PhD, is the John P. Campbell Distinguished Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota and Principal Investigator of TNTLAB (Testing New Technologies in Learning, Assessment and Behavior). His academic research concerns the use of innovative technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, games, gamification, and virtual reality, to improve psychometric assessment, employee selection, adult learning, and research methods. He is a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, and Association for Psychological Science. His work appears primarily in psychology and interdisciplinary human-computer interaction journals. He is the incoming editor of the American Psychological Association’s Technology, Mind, and Behavior, an interdisciplinary journal at the intersection of psychology and computer science. He is author of two textbooks and has developed two edited scholarly volumes. He has been featured in the popular press, including Forbes, Business Insider, and Popular Science.

Associate Dean of Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Dr. Laurah Turner is an Assistant Dean of Assessment and Evaluation in the Office of Medical Education and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Her research focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), to advance medical education assessment, personalize learning experiences, and address disparities in training. Dr. Turner's work aims to develop assessment tools and systems that provide insights into students' readiness for residency. She is dedicated to advancing and actualizing precision medical education by tailoring learning experiences to individual needs and styles. In her AI system development, Dr. Turner emphasizes interpretability, robustness, and scalable oversight to ensure the trustworthiness and adaptability of these tools.

Executive Director of Telemedicine
Johns Hopkins Health System

IT Associate Director
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

John Morgan is an Associate Director of Information Technology at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, leading SIU’s Systems Administration team, Service Desk, and distributed technical support team.  John is a 2020 graduate of the GIR Leadership Institute, a current member of the GIR Steering Committee, and hosts the GIR’s IT Operations quarterly call series.

Executive Vice Dean, School of Medicine
Vice President, UT Health RGV

Manager, Network Engineering
Stanford Health Care

I am currently the Manager of Network Engineering at Stanford Healthcare, where I've spent over twelve years driving innovation in the IT sector. Over the past three years, I have developed KleverNet, an IT tool designed to enhance and streamline complex IT tasks. Additionally, I've spearheaded the creation of a multi-tenant Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) application, utilizing both OpenAI's large language models and other local models, to facilitate document search across the organization. My work also extends to developing other AI-related applications that significantly boost the efficiency of various teams' day-to-day operations.