This year, the Professional Development Workshops (PDWS) are offered across four different themes. Participants will receive a Certificate of Workshop Attendance for each workshop completed. Participants who complete two workshops within the same theme will receive a Certificate of Series Attendance listing both workshops and the overarching theme. The themes for the 2025 PDWS are:
- AI in Health Professions Education
- Student Development Assessment
- Program Evaluation – Kirkpatrick, CIPP, Process Outcomes, Logic Model Tools
- Methods for Health Sciences Education Research
Below, we look at the AI in Health Professions Education Professional Development Workshops:
AI in Health Professions Education
Workshop 1: Large Language Models (LLMs) and Their Applications in Health Professions Education
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM MDT
Presented by Dennis Bergau, Orest Boyko, Jamie Fairclough, Alex In, Lise McCoy, Douglas McKell, Diego Niño, Amy Stone, and Thomas Thesen
This immersive hands-on workshop prepares participants to leverage Generative AI (GAI) tools in medical education. Through faculty-guided practice and collaborative learning, participants develop critical skills needed to evaluate, implement, and responsibly apply LLMs in their teaching practices.
This workshop is designed for medical science educators, curriculum designers, and academic leaders who have started exploring AI in their workflows. Whether you’re relatively new to AI or have been using it regularly, this session will help you advance your skills in enhancing teaching, assessment, and data-informed decision-making in medical education. Ideal for those who have basic familiarity with AI tools ad want to expand their capabilities – from those who have just begun experimenting to those ready to explore more advanced options.
Workshop 2: Optimizing Teaching Assessment with AI
Saturday, June 14, 2025, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM MDT
Presented by Dennis Bergau, Orest Boyko, Jamie Fairclough, Alex In, Lise McCoy, Douglas McKell, Diego Niño, Amy Stone, Thomas Thesen, and Claudio Violato
This hands-on workshop guides participants through advanced applications of Generative AI (GAI) in teaching and assessment, emphasizing practical implementation and ethical considerations.
This workshop is designed for health professions educators (HPE), curriculum designers, and academic leaders who are interested in leveraging AI to enhance teaching, assessment, and data-informed decision-making while addressing the practical and ethical challenges of integrating AI into HPE. Ideal for those who have experience with AI tools or have completed introductory AI training and want to expand their expertise.
For more information on both of these AI in Health Professions Education PDWs, including presenter information, key learning objectives, and workshop schedules, click here. (Each PDWs theme has it’s own tab).
All PDWS will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Registration for each workshop will be an additional fee of $140.00 USD during registration. Already registered? You can still add PDWS to your schedule by modifying your registration. To do so, you may click here.
If you have any questions or would like assistance adding a workshop to your schedule, please contact support@iamse.org.
Don’t forget to register before the Early Bird deadline on Friday, April 1 to receive a discount on registration costs!