2026 Annual Meeting | C14 - Education Communities Roundtables: Interactive, Discussion-based Roundtable Lunch Conversations on Topics in Neurology Education

Date Saturday 04/18/26

Time 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT Add To Calendar

Location McCormick Place West | W196a

Session Format This program will be presented both in-person and online

On Demand This program is not expected to be available in the meeting's On Demand product.

Event Type Seminar

Director(s) Sarah Conway, MD

Topic(s) Education, Research, and Methodology

Learning Objectives Attendees should be able to discuss innovative strategies in neurology education across recruitment, curriculum, feedback, and use of technology; design and apply practical educational interventions integrating humanistic and technology-enhanced methods in neurology training; and build collaborative networks with faculty peers to share resources, strategies, and ongoing scholarship in neurology education.

CME Available 0.00 CME credit

Core Competencies Interpersonal and Communication Skills, Professionalism, Practice-based Learning and Improvement, Quality Improvement

Program Level Introductory

Program Tracks Neurology Education

Recommended Audience Fellow, Resident, General Neurologist, Specialist Neurologist, Non-neurologist, Advanced Practice Provider, Neurohospitalist, Medical Student

Teaching Styles Other

Program Materials Program Evaluations

Event Timeline
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Holistic Review of Residency in Applicants Zain Guduru, MD, FAAN, Andrew D. Williams, DO, MS
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Stop Saying "Read More": Innovative Feedback Solutions Casey S. Albin, MD, FAAN
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Mid-rotation Feedback Best Practices: How Do You Do It? Madhu Soni, MD, FAAN, Gregory Fenton, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Desirable Difficulty: Striking a Balance for Optimal Learning Aaron M. Carlson, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Teaching Neurology to the Non-neurologist Sarah D. Hodges, DO, MHPE
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	A Generational Approach to Neurology Education: Engaging Generation Z Learners Derek W. Stitt, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	From Burned Out to Fired Up: How to Sample, Start, and Grow a Narrative Neurology Program at Your Institution Adina Wise, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Using Narrative Medicine to Combat Ableism in Medical Education Talia S. Shear, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	When Medicine Meets Meaning: Integrating Art, Humanities, and Narratives in Neurology Education Through the Lens of Neuropalliative Care Manon Auffret, PhD, PharmD, DAAN
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Listening for What Matters: Narrative Medicine in Neurologic Education Andrea L. Gropman, MD, FAAN
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Stories That Shape Us: Reflection and Narrative Medicine in Neurology Ashley M. Paul, MD, Shuait Nair
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Implementing Neurology into a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC) Curriculum in Medical School Sindhu V. Richards, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Educator-Led AI in Neurology Simulation Rameez A. Merchant, MBBS
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	The Brain Doctor of the Future: Improving Integration Between Neurology and Psychiatry Training Marinos G. Sotiropoulos, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Create Your Own Adventure: Writing and Programming Custom Clinical Reasoning Assessments and Virtual Patients James Grogan, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Building and Sustaining Clinician-Educator Tracks in Neurology Residency Galina Gheihman, MD, Nuri Jacoby, MD, FAAN, Sarah C. Parauda, MD
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Speaker	Leveraging Short Form Video Content for Neurology Education Parks P. Douglass
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM CDT	Introduction	Introduction Sarah Conway, MD

Faculty Disclosures
Sindhu V. Richards, MD	No disclosure on file
Marinos G. Sotiropoulos, MD	Dr. Sotiropoulos has or had stock in Moderna.Dr. Sotiropoulos has or had stock in Ikena Oncology.Dr. Sotiropoulos has or had stock in Cassava Sciences.Dr. Sotiropoulos has or had stock in Biogen.Dr. Sotiropoulos has or had stock in Tiziana Life Sciences.Dr. Sotiropoulos has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Andrea L. Gropman, MD, FAAN	Dr. Gropman has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Baylor Mirica. Dr. Gropman has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Immedica. Dr. Gropman has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for various legal firms. The institution of Dr. Gropman has received research support from National Institutes of Health.
Rameez A. Merchant, MBBS	Dr. Merchant has nothing to disclose.
Shuait Nair	Mr. Nair has nothing to disclose.
Aaron M. Carlson, MD	Dr. Carlson has received research support from Horizon Therapeutics (Amgen).
Parks P. Douglass	Mr. Douglass has nothing to disclose.
Sarah C. Parauda, MD	Dr. Parauda has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Panter, Panter & Sampedro.
Manon Auffret, PhD, PharmD, DAAN	Dr. Auffret has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of France Développement Electronique. Dr. Auffret has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Aguettant. The institution of Dr. Auffret has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Aguettant. The institution of Dr. Auffret has received research support from Oxylis Medical. Dr. Auffret has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Auffret has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Auffret has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care. Dr. Auffret has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
Sarah D. Hodges, DO, MHPE	Dr. Hodges has nothing to disclose.
Talia S. Shear, MD	Dr. Shear has nothing to disclose.
Ashley M. Paul, MD	Dr. Paul has nothing to disclose.
Derek W. Stitt, MD	Dr. Stitt has nothing to disclose.
Madhu Soni, MD, FAAN	Dr. Soni has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Physician Lead (Honorarium) in Women Leading in Neurology Program with American Academy of Neurology.
Sarah Conway, MD	Dr. Conway has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as a Consultant for Neurology Live.
Gregory Fenton, MD	No disclosure on file
Zain Guduru, MD, FAAN	Dr. Guduru has nothing to disclose.
Andrew D. Williams, DO, MS	Dr. Williams has nothing to disclose.
Nuri Jacoby, MD, FAAN	Dr. Jacoby has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving on a Scientific Advisory or Data Safety Monitoring board for Amgen. Dr. Jacoby has received personal compensation in the range of $5,000-$9,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for N/A.
Adina Wise, MD	Dr. Wise has nothing to disclose.
Galina Gheihman, MD	Dr. Gheihman has nothing to disclose.
Casey S. Albin, MD, FAAN	Dr. Albin has received personal compensation in the range of $0-$499 for serving as a Consultant for Azurity Pharmaceutical. Dr. Albin has received personal compensation in the range of $10,000-$49,999 for serving as an Editor, Associate Editor, or Editorial Advisory Board Member for Continuum: Life Long Learning in Neurology. Dr. Albin has received research support from American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Albin has received publishing royalties from a publication relating to health care.
James Grogan, MD	Dr. Grogan has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving on a Speakers Bureau for Alexion.