Innovation in Education Week

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!

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

CMMEB 3110 Auditorium 

Tuesday, March 10th

12:00PM: Oral Presentations for Top Abstracts

MR5 Room 3005

Wednesday, March 11th

12:00PM: Panel and Q&A with UVA Master Teachers

• Moderated by Donna Chen, MD, MPH

CMMEB 3110 Auditorium

Thursday, March 12th

1:30-3:00PM: Interactive workshop with Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE, The University of Chicago “Educating for Tomorrow: Building Skills as a Master Adaptive Teacher”

Registration Required

CMMEB Learning Studio

5:30-7:30PM: Poster and Awards Reception

CMMEB Learning Studio

Friday, March 13th

12:15PM: Innovation in Education Week Keynote, featuring Barrett Fromme, MD, MHPE, The University of Chicago “Mastering the Art of Adaptive Teaching and Learning”

Education Resource Center

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