Thursday, October 27, 2011

AAMC Annual Meeting Key Talks will be available as Webcasts

AAMC Annual Meeting Live Webcasts
If you can’t make it to Denver for the AAMC Annual Meeting this year, please join us virtually.

On Monday, Nov. 7, the AAMC will offer free live webcasts of five major sessions, including:

Town Hall Meeting with AAMC President and CEO, Darrell G. Kirch, M.D.

8–9 a.m. Mountain time
(Dr. Kirch will take questions from Denver and those participating remotely.)

Jordan J. Cohen Lecture
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institutes of Health
9:15–10:15 a.m. Mountain time

Herbert W. Nickens Lecture
Diversity in Medical Education and Patient Care
Elijah Saunders, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
9:15–10:15 a.m. Mountain time

John A.D. Cooper Lecture
Transforming Health Care Through Systems and Quality Improvement Education: The Time Is Now!
Prathibha Varkey, MBBS, M.P.H., M.H.P.E., Associate Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
9:15–10:15 a.m. Mountain time

Transforming Ourselves
Joseph Grenny, Founder, VitalSmarts, Author of "Influencer," "Crucial Conversations," and "How to Change Anything"
4–5 p.m. Mountain time

To access the live webcasts, please visit www.aamc.org/annualmeeting/webcasts.  We encourage you to login early for instructions on testing your computer for optimal viewing.