2025 Montana WWAMI Faculty Development Conference*note new location - Fairmont Hot Springs*
Fairmont Hot Springs
Friday, April 4th 5:30pm Reception, through Sunday, April 6th 10am
CME Credit Information Coming Soon
2025 Forward Into the Future—Nurturing Excellence in Montana WWAMI Education
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9:00am
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Doors open, time to get situated
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9:10am
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Welcome and introductions
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9:15am
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MOC Teaching Improvement Project, Self-Assessment
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Amanda Kost, MD, Vice Chair for Education, Department of Family Medicine |
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9:25am
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TRUST 2.0 - Reflections on 18 years of TRUST in MT
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Frank Batcha, MD & Jay Erickson, MD
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10:00am
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WRITE Evaluations Using EPAs: Preparing for 26-27 AY
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Frank Batcha, MD, Assistant Dean/WRITE Director & Robin Scott, MA, Education Specialist,
UWSOM Office of Rural Programs
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11:30am
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Break/Pick up lunch for presentation
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11:45am
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Montana TRUST Outcomes Since Inception
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Jay Erickson, MD, MT WWAMI Clinical Dean
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12:15pm
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TRUST Orientations - Best Practices, FSE, RUOP, WRITE
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Serena Brewer, DO, MT WWAMI Clinical Dean |
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12:45pm
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Students in Difficulty: Early Intervention & Resources
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Laura Goodell, MD, Montana Stern Faculty Educator and TRUST Faculty
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1:30pm
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End of TRUST WRITE Faculty Forum
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2:00pm
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TRUST/WRITE Administrator Meeting
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Robin Scott, Ourania Abell, UWSOM Office of Rural Programs (in person and by Zoom)
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3:30pm
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End of TRUST/WRITE Administrator Meeting
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| 2:00pm | Welcome & Introductions | |
| 2:10pm | Why the Change to EPAs and P/F - Why the Change is Needed, Process, and Plan | Joshua Jauregui, MD Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, UWSOM |
| 3:00pm | What Went Well, What Didn't with WRITE site EPAs/WPAs | Frank Batcha, MD, ID Assistant Dean; UWSOM Office of Rural Programs |
| 3:20pm | How to Implement Changes to Clinical Assessment - Role-Play with Seasoned TRUST Preceptor(s) & Student | Serena Brewer, DO & Jay Erickson, MD, MT WWAMI Assistant Clinical Deans |
| 4:00pm | Break | |
| 4:10pm | Practice/Expectations (cont.) |
Break into Smaller Specialty Groups, Cases/Role-play |
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Friday Arrival
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5:00pm
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Registration Desk Opens
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5:30pm
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Reception with Appetizers
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6:00pm
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All of Us, and the Necessity of Action
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Renee Crichlow, MD,Chief Medical Officer of Codman Square Health Center; Vice-Chair at the Boston University Medical School, Department of Family Medicine |
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Saturday Morning Plenary
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7:30am
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Registration Desk Opens
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Breakfast Available
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8:00am
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Putting Mission into Motion: Skill-Building for Long-Term Framework for Sustainable
Change Leadership or Learning Environment
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Renee Crichlow, MD
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9:00am
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Pearls for a Positive Learning Climate
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Somnath Mookherjee, MD, Director, CLIME; Professor of Medicine, Division of Internal
Medicine
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Saturday Afternoon and Evening
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2:00pm
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Clinical Feedback: From Foundations to the Clinical Phase
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Zachary Meyers, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine; Big
Sky College Head; College Mentor; FCM Instructor, & Bozeman FM Clerkship Lead & Meghan
Johnston, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
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3:00pm
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Current Awareness and Clinical Care Resources from the UW Health Sciences Library
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Electra Enslow, Director, Clinical Research and Data Services (CRDS)
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4:00pm
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Artificial Intelligence in Health Care – Hype or Hope?
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Matt Thompson, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Clinical Research Scientist,
Google
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5:00pm
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End of Saturday Afternoon sessions
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6:00pm
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No-Host cocktails and reception |
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6:30pm
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Dinner |
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Sunday Morning Workshop |
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7:30am
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Breakfast Available |
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8:00am
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Written Narrative Evaluation: How to be a Skilled & Effective Author |
Laura Goodell, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine; STERN
Educator & Jay Erickson, MD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine; MT WWAMI Clinical
Assistant Dean
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10:00am
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End of Conference |
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- $400 travel stipend (two night’s lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel).
- For reimbursement, you will need your Itemized hotel receipt, and you will need to fill out the W-9 and travel reimbursement form.
Contact Rachel Norris for more information:
rachel.norris@montana.edu
After invoicing against your WRITE budget through the UWSOM, additional funds may be accessed through the MT TRUST Stipend.
- $400 travel stipend (2 nights lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel) only for those also attending Friday TRUST session (all day session by invite only); OR
- $250 (one night’s lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel) for those MT TRUST preceptors attending weekend session only.
- For reimbursement, you will need your Itemized hotel receipt, and you will need to fill out the W-9 and travel reimbursement form.
- Contact Lisa Benzel for more information: lisabenz@uw.edu
WRITE sites hosting students in 2025 have a travel budget from the UWSOM for faculty development. These funds should be used to cover conference expenses for your site’s conference attendees. Attendees must be at the Friday, 9 am-1:30 pm, TRUST/WRITE meeting.
Contact Us
Judi Sullivan & Bernadette Duperron, Program Administrators
MT WWAMI Clinical Education Office
Phone: 208-995-6264/WWAMI office: 406-862-3810
Email: jasulliv@uw.edu Or duperron@uw.edu
Rachel Norris, Administrator
Montana Office of Rural Health and Area Health Education Center
Montana State University
Phone: 406-570-3670
Email: rpearson@montana.edu