2025 PEM Fellows Conference

This document is the master list of the faculty and fellow pairings for the research presentations. It contains your group assignments and the location of your session.


Conference Evaluations

Sunday, March 9, 2025

Monday, March 10, 2025

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Summative Conference Evaluation

Important Planning Information

Ultrasound Pre-Conference Educational Opportunity

Email Connie Smith if interested. This is limited to 40 participants and is an additional $75 to be paid to the same address as the conference registration. 

Schedule

Sunday, March 9, 2025

4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Registration
Location: Courtyard Foyer

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cocktails (cash bar)
Location: Visions

6:15 PM Dinner Reception
Location: Madison Ballroom

7:00 PM – 7:15 PM Introduction
Speakers: Susan Fuchs, MD & Charles Macias, MD, MPH
Location: Madison Ballroom

7:15 PM – 7:25 PM Welcome
Speaker: Indi Trehan, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Location: Madison Ballroom

7:25 PM – 7:40 PM American Academy of Pediatrics Update
Location: Madison Ballroom

7:40 PM – 8:40 PM Opening Plenary: The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Indi Trehan, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Location: Madison Ballroom


Monday, March 10, 2025

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast (Meet the Faculty)
Location: Courtyard Ballroom

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Plenary: Redefining Failure: Using Your Imposter Syndrome to Find Your Niche
Speaker: Ashish Shah, MD, MEd
Location: Courtyard Ballroom
Description: A discussion about failures in medicine, imposter syndrome, and finding personal and professional growth through these experiences.

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Break

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Research Presentation Morning Sessions / Fellow Research Presentations-Small Groups

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Workshops/Session IA (Choose One)

We’re All in the Same Boat: Aligning Mentor/Mentee Expectations for Mutual Success
Speakers: Elizabeth Jacobs, MD & Eileen Klein, MD, MPH
Location: South

Powerful Precepting!
Speakers: Jerri Rose, MD & Leslie Dingeldein, MD
Location: East

Integrating Advocacy in Academic Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speakers: Wee-Jhong Chua, MD & Sabreen Akhter, DO, DTM
Location: North

SQUIRE 2.0: How to Write About (and Publish!) Your QI Project
Speaker: Lori Rutman, MD, MPH
Location: West

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Workshops/Session 1B (Choose One)

We’re in the Same Boat: Aligning Mentor/Mentee Expectations for Mutual Success
Speakers: Elizabeth Jacobs, MD & Eileen Klein, MD, MPH
Location: South

Powerful Precepting!
Speakers: Jerri Rose, MD & Leslie Dingeldein, MD
Location: East

Integrating Advocacy in Academic Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speakers: Wee-Jhong Chua, MD & Sabreen Akhter, DO, DTM
Location: North

SQUIRE 2.0: How to Write About (and Publish!) Your QI Project
Speaker: Lori Rutman, MD, MPH
Location: West

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch
Location: Courtyard Ballroom

1:30 PM – 4:30 PM Research Presentation Afternoon Sessions / Fellow Research Presentations-Small Groups

1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Workshops/Session 2A (Choose One)

Practical Applications for Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speakers: Sakina Sojar, MD & Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd
Location: North

The Art of Negotiations: Win-Win vs Compromise at Work and with Patients
Speaker: Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd
Location: South

Work/Life Balance
Speakers: Travis Dickerson-Young, MD; Kaileen Jafari, MD & Ben Price, MD
Location: West

Teamsmanship 100, 200, and 300
Speakers: Anita Thomas, MD, MPH & Jennifer Reid, MD, among others
Location: East

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Break

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Workshops/Session 2B (Choose One)

Practical Applications for Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speakers: Sakina Sojar, MD & Brad Sobolewski, MD, MEd
Location: North

The Art of Negotiations: Win-Win vs Compromise at Work and with Patients
Speaker: Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd
Location: South

Work/Life Balance
Speakers: Travis Dickerson-Young, MD; Kaileen Jafari, MD & Ben Price, MD
Location: West

Teamsmanship 100, 200, and 300
Speakers: Anita Thomas, MD, MPH & Jennifer Reid, MD, among others
Location: East


Tuesday, March 11, 2025

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast
Location: Courtyard Ballroom

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Plenary: Lost in the Wilderness: What Wilderness Medicine Can Teach Us About Practicing Ethically and Maintaining Integrity in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speaker: Douglas Diekema, MD, MPH
Location: Courtyard Ballroom
Description: A discussion on the ethical issues in Pediatric Emergency Medicine, using lessons learned from wilderness mishaps.

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM Break

9:15 AM – 10:30 AM Workshops/Session IA (Choose One)

How to Write a Grant to Support Your Fellowship Research Project
Speakers: Lise Nigrovic, MD, MPH & Eileen Klein, MD, MPH
Location: South

Practical Tools for Time and Task Management
Speakers: Jason Woods, MD, MEd & Shannon Flood, MD
Location: Vista

First Job Negotiations
Speakers: Charles Macias, MD, MPH, Rachel Stanley, MD, MHSA & Tony Woodward, MD, MBA
Location: East

We’re Back: Building an Immersive In-Person Teaching Environment in the Post-COVID Era
Speakers: Christine Cho, MD, MPH & Joshua Nagler, MD, MPH
Location: North/West

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Workshops/Session IB (Choose One)

How to Write a Grant to Support Your Fellowship Research Project
Speakers: Lise Nigrovic, MD, MPH & Eileen Klein, MD, MPH
Location: South

Practical Tools for Time and Task Management
Speakers: Jason Woods, MD, MEd & Shannon Flood, MD
Location: Vista

First Job Negotiations
Speakers: Charles Macias, MD, MPH, Rachel Stanley, MD, MHSA & Tony Woodward, MD, MBA
Location: East

We’re Back: Building an Immersive In-Person Teaching Environment in the Post-COVID Era
Speakers: Christine Cho, MD, MPH & Joshua Nagler, MD, MPH
Location: North/West

12:15 PM – 1:00 PM Panel Discussion: Careers in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Speakers: Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, Charles Macias, MD, MPH, Rachel Stanley, MD, MHSA, among others
Location: Courtyard Ballroom

Additional Resources


The 2026 PEM Fellows Conference will be held in Atlanta, GA – Dates and location coming soon!