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It
is that time again! The 2009 annual meeting of COMSEP, Education
Across the Continuum, will
be held April 28-May 1, 2009 at the Marriott Waterfront Hotel and the
Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD. As representatives of
the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and University of
Maryland Medical School, we are honored to be your program hosts.
As many of you know,
this meeting will feature a combined meeting day with the Association
of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD). This groundbreaking event
will allow us to better align our educational endeavors with those of
our residency program colleagues.
Our
agenda begins in the afternoon of April 28th.
COMSEP Pre-conference workshops will include "The New
Clerkship Director," "Simulation and the COMSEP
Curriculum," and "Developing Ideas and Tools for
Successful Leadership." Our full COMSEP program begins on
April 29th and
includes a variety of timely and relevant presentations, workshops,
and task force meetings related to important topics in pediatric
education.
The Marriott Inner Harbor Hotel is on the water bordering the Inner Harbor
and the newly developed Harbor East. It is just a walk or water
taxi ride away from great restaurants, movies, coffee shops, sight
seeing, and historic sites. We are planning the 1st Annual
Richard Sarkin 5K Fun Walk which will include some steps along the
Inner Harbor and then a turn uptown to see some of Baltimore's rich
history. Walkers can stop at sites along the way, as long as they
return to the hotel in time for dinner! Most of Baltimore's museums
are free, including the Walter's Art Museum along our route - http://www.thewalters.org
. Our group social event on Wednesday night will take place back
at the Marriott with dinner music followed by dancing to the most
requested songs of the 70's and 80's.
The
combined COMSEP/APPD day will take place on April 30th
at the Baltimore Convention Center, a short distance from the
Marriott. The day will feature workshops that have been
specifically selected for their relevance to both clerkship directors
and residency program directors. A combined COMSEP/APPD poster
session and research presentations are also planned. The Annual
Miller/Sarkin Lecture will occur on the combined meeting day. We are
delighted to have Dr. Ken Roberts as our speaker this year. Dr.
Roberts is Professor of Pediatrics at the
University of North Carolina and Director of the Pediatric Teaching
Program at the Moses Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro, NC. Ken
is known across the country as an expert in pediatric medical
education and an advocate for students, residents, and faculty.
Average Baltimore daytime time temperatures in April are generally in the
high 50's to low 60's. Expect a few showers. For those baseball
fans arriving early, our hometown Orioles have a night game on Tuesday
April 28th - www.theorioles.com.
Remember that our
meeting is open to anyone at your institution who is involved in
medical student education. We always welcome new members to COMSEP
and look forward to sharing ideas and reconnecting with valued
friends and colleagues. We hope to see you in Baltimore. Don't
miss this historic meeting in which pediatric clerkship directors and
program directors come together for the first time on a national
level.
| Michael Barone |
Robert Dudas |
Linda Lewin |
Programs were mailed in February 2009. You may download the materials from
the links below as well. Documents are also posted in the members-only
library. If you have any questions about registration, please contact
Lisa Elliott at 919-942-1993 or via e-mail at lhe@abpeds.org.
Meeting
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