2026 IFMRLN Faculty Development Summit

Agenda

Schedule of sessions (all times Eastern):

9:30 – 10:00 AM  
Gather / Light Refreshments

10:00 – 10:10 AM
Welcome and Updates on the IFMRLN
Tina Jennings, MD – Chair, IFMRLN Steering Committee

10:10 – 11:10 AM
Introduction to PRIME POCUS
Ryan Paulus, DO

11:10 – 11:30 AM
Group Discussion: New POCUS Requirements

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM 
Lunch: Institutional Challenges Potpourri
Different challenge/theme at each table. Potential topics include: Bridging the UME and GME gap; AI usage and learning; generational differences; medical leaves and accommodations; professionalism concerns—how to hold kindness with accountability; ensuring practice readiness

1:00 - 1:30 PM 
Reporting from Lunch Discussions
Lessons learned and insights gained

1:30 - 2:30 PM 
Quick Hitter Topics:

     1:30 – 1:50 PM
     AI: How to Utilize AI to Become the Feedback Coach of Your Dreams
     Cindy Meneghini, MD (Community Hospital East, Indianapolis)
     Learning Objectives:
     - Learn to utilize AI programs to summarize feedback
     - Use AI to structure one-to-one meetings with faculty with thoughtful and thorough feedback
     - Use AI to create coaching plans and structured performance improvement plans

     1:50 – 2:10 PM
     Integration of Procedural Workshops into Didactics
     Mark DeNardin, DO (Franciscan Health, Indianapolis)
     Learning Objectives:
     - Review ACGME requirements for procedures
     - Discuss obstacles for residents meeting procedural requirements
     - Explain Franciscan's method for integrating procedural workshops to didactics

     2:10 – 2:30 PM 
     "Take Five" (Minutes) for Equity: Implementing Bias Checks During Inpatient Rounds
     Gregory Pouliot, PhD (Memorial Hospital of South Bend)
     Learning Objectives:
     - Appreciate the ways in which implicit bias can impact patient care
     - Learn an effective tool for implementing a quick check for implicit bias during rounds
     - Consider ways to incorporate self-assessment in their home institution

2:30 - 2:40 PM
Quick Hitter Topics Q&A and Discussion

2:40 - 3:40 PM
Street Medicine in Family Medicine Residency Education
Katharine Callaghan, MD, MPA (Memorial Hospital of South Bend)
Learning Objectives:
• Provide an overview of the impact of experiencing homelessness on health
• Describe the origins and scope of practice of street medicine
• Explore the implementation of Street Medicine South Bend, an outreach of Memorial’s Family Medicine Residency Program and its impact on resident education

3:40 - 4:00 PM  
Potential Projects for the IFMRLN
Tina Jennings, MD

4:00 - 4:15 PM  
Evaluating the Day
Tina Jennings, MD