Snow Season Education Retreat

A two-day, hybrid education retreat featuring a plenary, poster session, workshops, and networking. This event is open to all UVM Larner College of Medicine faculty, students, and staff at all University of Vermont Health Network teaching sites.

Thursday, January 15, and Friday, January 16, 2026

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Eva Aagaard, Plenary Speaker

Plenary Session

Becoming: Professional Identity Formation in Medical Education
Eva Aagaard, M.D., FACP
Professor of Medical Education
Vice Chancellor for Medical Education
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Washington University School of Medicine

2026 Snow Season Education Retreat Schedule

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Dedicated Track for APP Educators
This year, we’re pleased to welcome Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) who are actively involved in teaching and supervision to join a special track at the Snow Season Education Retreat. This dedicated track highlights the essential contributions you make in teaching the next generation of healthcare professionals.

  • The Thursday panel discussion is open to all retreat participants, while the APP Educator Track sessions are exclusively available to invited attendees

Thursday, January 15, 2026

1:00 pm

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Welcome
Katie Huggett, PhD 
Teaching Academy Director
Assistant Dean for Medical Education

1:00 - 2:00 pm

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Plenary
Becoming: Professional Identity Formation in Medical Education
Eva Aagaard, MD, FACP
Professor of Medical Education
Vice Chancellor for Medical Education    
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Washington University School of Medicine

2:15 - 3:30 pm

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1st Breakout Sessions

A Decade of IDI at Larner: Reflections and Emerging Insights
Margaret Tandoh, MD, FACS; Leila Amiri, PhD; Tiffany Delaney, MA

From Insight to Impact: Strengthening Feedback Conversations
Talia Glesner, EdD

Panel Discussion (APP Educator Track Session: All Retreat participants may attend)
From Classroom to Clinic: Collaborative Insights in Health Education
Anne Morris, MD; Holly Whitcomb, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC

Friday, January 16, 2026

8:00 - 9:00 am

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  • Poster Session
  • Continental Breakfast
     

9:00 - 9:10 am

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Welcome 
Katie Huggett, PhD 
Teaching Academy Director
Assistant Dean for Medical Education

9:10 - 10:00 am

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Oral Abstract Presentations
Selected from submitted Abstracts
 

10:15 - 11:30 am

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2nd Breakout Sessions

Debriefing: Strategies for Impactful Feedback
Toshi Uchida, MD; Daniel Ackil, DO, FAAEM, FACEP

Saving Lives and Saving Dollars: Strategies for Teaching High Value Care
Allen Repp, MD; Amanda Kennedy, PharmD, BCPS

Checklists vs. Compass: Guiding Learners Towards Professional Identity Development
Tim Lahey, MD; Sakshi Jasra, MD

APP Educator Track Session: Feedback and Evaluation (Invited APP Educators only)
Melissa Davidson, MD; Holly Whitcomb, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC
 

11:30 - 1:30 pm

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  • Lunch
  • Teaching Academy Induction and Award Ceremony
  • Poster Session
     

11:30 - 1:30 pm

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APP Educator Track Lunch (Invited APP Educators only)
APP Educator Track Session: Objective-Driven Teaching 
John Wax, MD 
 

1:30 - 2:45 pm

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3rd Breakout Sessions

FoCS Flashbacks: Reinforcing Foundational Concepts in Case-Based Teaching 
Karen Lounsbury, PhD

Co-Intelligence: Creating AI-Human Alliances to Enhance Medical Education
Jessica Crothers, MD; Martha Seagrave PA-C, RN; Gordon White

Improving Meetings in Academic Medicine: Practical Strategies and Evidence-Based Suggestions
Christian Pulcini, MD, MEd, MPH, FAAP

APP Educator Track Session: Clinical Teaching (Invited APP Educators only)
Alissa Thomas, MD

 

3:00 - 4:00 pm

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Teaching with Film 
Steven Schlozman, MD; Nathalie Feldman, MD; Andrea Green, MD
 

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