Department of Medicine (DOM) Education Day is a full-day, in-person event held annually at the Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) featuring Grand Rounds, professional development workshops, and interactive lunch activities.
The event is relevant to faculty and staff at all career stages—everyone is encouraged to attend and participate!
Questions? Please contact Katherine Vaughan.
Why attend?
- Earn CME credit
- Explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is shaping the way we teach and learn
- Gain tools to help trainees become tomorrow’s leaders
- Expand your network with educators who share your passion
Education Posters
All DOM faculty, staff, trainees, and students are invited to present posters about their educational projects at DOM Education Day. We encourage submissions for posters previously presented at other conferences and posters that are newly developed for Education Day.
- Submission Process
Submit your poster by filling out this form with:
- Your name
- Name(s) of your collaborators/co-authors
- Role in DOM
- Title or topic of your poster
- Abstract (300 words maximum)
- One sentence summary of your poster, including a description of how it connects to education.
- Review Process
All eligible abstract submissions will be reviewed by members of the Education Committee. The following will be taken into consideration when evaluating poster submissions:
- Relevance and significance to the field of medical education is demonstrated
- Innovative solutions, technologies, or approaches to medical education are apparent
- Required Poster Size and Specifications
All posters are required to be 48" wide x 36" tall with a 1" border.
- Designing and Printing Posters
There is a Department of Medicine-branded template for all posters. It uses consistent colors, logos and layouts in line with campus brand standards.
Printing Resources:
- DoIT Digital Publishing and Printing Services
- UW–Madison Libraries Poster Printing Services – posters submitted by residents/medical students MUST be printed at a UW–Madison library.
- UW-Madison Media Solutions
Additional Resources:
- The Art of Making Academic Posters presented by Carole Wilson, PhD - PowerPoint slides and training video
- The UW Writing Center: Creating a Poster
- Poster Honors and Awards
Up to three posters will be awarded the “Outstanding Medical Education Poster Presentation” each year.
Previous winners:
- "Cultivating Self-Compassion to Foster Internal Medicine Resident Well-Being" by Sarah Floden, MD, General Internal Medicine (2026)
- "¿Que? A unique approach to teaching residents how to improve their communication skills with patients with limited English proficiency" by Gabriel Moreno, MD, Internal Medicine Residency (2026)
- "Ventilator Boot Camp - Preparing New Critical Care Fellows with Case-Based Ventilator Simulation" by Brandon Temte, DO, Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine (2026)
- "Enhancing Culturally Competent Alzheimer's Care for Latino Communities: Development of a Medical Education Curriculum" by Maria Mora Pinzon, MD, MS, Geriatrics and Gerontology (2025)
- "Microlearning on Sickle Cell Disease for Clinicians: A Practical Tool for Everyday Practice" by Thorunn Thorardottir, MD, and Moniba Nazeef, MBBS, both Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care (2025)
- "Empowering Future Physicians: Crafting a Leadership Curriculum for Medical Trainees" by Fahad Aziz, MD, Nephrology (2024)
- "Rheum Snapshots: A Basic Science Curriculum for Rheumatology Clinicians" by Tiffany Lin, MD, Rheumatology (2024)
- "Challenging Conversations 101: Development of a Resident-Driven Communication Skills Curriculum for First Year Residents" by Geralyn Palmer, MD, Internal Medicine Residency (2024)