FEATURED PLENARIES

SES001: AI Agents in Action: A Roadmap for Engaging the GME Community in Implementing Agentic AI

Friday, February 26, 2027 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

With rising administrative burden and increasing complexity in health care education, graduate medical education (GME) programs urgently need innovative solutions to improve efficiency and support learner success. This session explores agentic artificial intelligence (AI), a next-generation approach to AI that goes beyond simple chatbots to create autonomous digital assistants capable of streamlining repetitive tasks, ensuring compliance, and enhancing communication. Using the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s 100-Day Agentic AI Challenge as a case study, presenters will demonstrate how educators, residents/fellows, and administrators successfully implemented low-barrier, low-code strategies to design and deploy custom workflow-specific agents—without prior coding experience. Through real-world examples, attendees will see measurable impacts on accuracy, efficiency, and learner experience. Participants will identify key steps for implementation and scalability, and at the end of the session, will be able to explain the concept of agentic AI and its role in educational and clinical workflows, analyze structured implementation strategies and barriers, and design a practical roadmap for deploying AI-powered solutions in their organizations.

SES002: Everyone Deserves to Be Safe: Workplace Violence and Safety in the Learning Environment

Friday, February 26, 2027 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Workplace violence is a growing national concern, particularly in the high-acuity, high-stress environment of health care. As residents/fellows navigate different clinical settings and interact with patients, families, staff members, and multidisciplinary teams, they may encounter threats to both their physical and psychological safety. These experiences can significantly affect well-being, learning, and professional development. This session will examine the prevalence and impact of workplace violence in health care, with a focus on the GME environment. Participants will explore common risk scenarios, learn practical verbal de-escalation strategies, and review a structured framework for recognizing, responding to, and reporting safety threats based on our experience. The session will also highlight approaches that GME programs can use to foster a culture of safety and create learning environments where all learners can thrive.

SES003: Legal Lessons for GME Leaders: Navigating Risk, Responsibility, and Decision-Making

Friday, February 26, 2027 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

In the world of GME, certain actions can be associated with legal risk. This interactive session will bring together a panel of institutional legal counsel, a GME director, and a program director to explore situations that can result in unexpected legal challenges and accreditation issues. Through real-world case studies and audience discussion, the session will examine scenarios involving due process, remediation, retaliation claims, and documentation missteps. Attendees will learn how to identify red flags, apply policies consistently, and partner with institutional leaders to create defensible, learner-centered solutions. This session should be helpful for anyone involved in GME decision-making who wants to do the right thing while understanding potential legal ramifications for programs and institutions. At the end of this session, learners will be able to recognize legal risk; analyze real-world scenarios where due process, retaliation, and policy intersect; and apply best practices to promote fairness and protect both learners and the institution.

SES004: What Should We Eat? New Nutrition Science and What It Means for Patients, Policy, and Physician Training

Friday, February 26, 2027 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Nutrition science and food policy are evolving rapidly, with important implications for patient health, clinical practice, and physician education and training. In this plenary session, nationally recognized nutrition expert Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, a cardiologist, public health expert, and Director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, will explore the latest evidence on healthy dietary patterns, common misconceptions about nutrition, and practical strategies for making informed food choices. The session will also examine major federal policy developments, including efforts related to ultra-processed foods, school nutrition programs, Food Is Medicine initiatives, and emerging US Department of Health and Human Services priorities relevant to physician education. Through prepared remarks, a moderated conversation with Dr. Jaclyn Albin, associate professor of internal medicine, pediatrics, and public health in the UT Southwestern School of Medicine, and audience engagement, Dr. Mozaffarian will discuss how changing nutrition science and policy are reshaping expectations for medical education and consider opportunities for residency and fellowship programs to better prepare physicians to address nutrition-related health needs in clinical practice.

Sunset Session: Common Program Requirements Major Revision Update

Friday, February 26, 2027 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The leaders of the Task Force charged with developing the new Common Program Requirements will provide an update on the major revision process, including summary themes from public comment on the draft Requirements. The presentation will preview the impact of the major revision on the specialty-specific Program Requirements, and additional updates may be offered regarding potential impact on the Common Program Requirements (Fellowship Version). The revised Common Program Requirements are targeted to take effect July 1, 2028.