Innovation in Education Week
Innovation in Education Week
Join us March 9-13, 2026
View the full schedule of events below. Check back in March for the digital poster exhibit, returning for 2026!
2026 Events will be held March 9-13, see the schedule below!
Innovation in Education Week highlights and celebrates educational research and innovations among UVA faculty, staff, fellows, residents, postdocs, graduate students, and medical students. This dedicated week to education in academic medicine seeks to increase interest in scholarship and innovations in teaching and learning more broadly, provide professional development and networking opportunities, and connect the UVA community with internationally known educational researchers.
We look forward to welcoming you to Innovation in Education Week activities!
Join us March 9-13, 2026
View the full schedule of events below. Check back in March for the digital poster exhibit, returning for 2026!
2026 Innovation in Education Week Schedule
All Week: View Research and Innovation Posters online or on the slideshow outside the Health Sciences Library
Monday, March 9th
12:00PM: Academy for Excellence in Education Member Meeting
Tuesday, March 10th
12:00PM: Oral Presentations for Top Abstracts
Wednesday, March 11th
12:00PM: Panel and Q&A with UVA Master Teachers
- Moderated by Donna Chen, MD, MPH
Thursday, March 12th
Afternoon: Interactive workshop with Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE, The University of Chicago
5:30-7:30PM: Poster and Awards Reception
Friday, March 13th
Innovation in Education Week Keynote, featuring Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE, The University of Chicago
2025 Innovation in Education Week Winning Abstracts
The Center for Excellence in Education would like to congratulate the following faculty and trainees on their awards:
- Best Overall Abstract: The Use of Simulation-Based Mastery Learning to Teach Obstetric Procedural Skills. Authors: Gabrielle Smith, MD; Shivani Arza, MD; and Chris Ennen, MD
- Top Research Poster: Same Struggles, Different Stages? A Descriptive Look at Domains Needing Remediation for Residents and Fellows. Authors: Karen M. Warburton, MD; Eric Goren, MD; Peter
Yen, MD; and Janae K. Heath, MD, MSCE - Top Innovation Poster: Spanish Grand Rounds: Impact of a Spanish Language Emergency Medicine Lecture Series on Resident Diversity. Authors: James H. Moak, MD; Amita Sudhir, MD; Joshua S. Easter, MD; Nardos H. Makonnen, MD; Christopher D. Thom, MD
- Top Trainee Poster: Establishing Near-Peer Mentoring as Part of Curriculum for Post-Clerkship Students. Authors: Bhavik Patel (SMD 2027); Danielle Rinaldi (SMD 2025); Davis Tran (SMD 2025); and Dana Redick, MD