Sample of  Invited Talks and Visiting Professorships

 

H. Thomas Aretz, MD

 

  • Invited Speaker, Association of Chairs of Anatomic and Surgical Pathology Meeting, Atlanta, GA. “How to teach Pathology to medical students”
  • Keynote Speaker, Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference, Singapore. “Undergraduate Medical Education: Global Strategies”
  • Invited Speaker, Harvard Club, Munich, Germany “Clinical Quality and Medical Education”
  • “Guest professor” of the City of Homburg, Germany and the Medical Faculty of the University of the Saarland: Participation in the “Teach the Teacher” course; talk to the public on “The Role of the University and Teaching”; medical student lecture on “Cardiac Dysfunction”
  • Keynote speaker and workshop leader at the 1st International Meeting on “Medical Education in the Changing Health Systems” and the 7th Academic Conference on Medical Education of Thailand, Phitsanulok, Thailand. Keynote: “Changes in Health Systems and Medical Education”. Workshops: “Managing changes in Medical Education and Medical Schools” and “Leadership Building in Medical Education”
  • External Reviewer of German Masters in Medical Education Program, Heidelberg, Germany
  • Invited panel member, Gesundheitsforum, Die Suedeutsche Zeitung: “[The future of medical education in Germany]”
  • Invited speaker and panelist (in German), Meeting of the Chancellors of the German Universities on “Deutsche Hochschulmedizin – Muessen wir es anders aufstellen?”[“Academic Medicine in Germany – Do we need to do it differently?”], Muenster, Germany
  • Keynote speaker, John McCahan Education Day, Boston University. “Managing Change in Health Professions Education - Experiences from the Trenches”, Boston, MA
  • Aretz T, Armstrong E, Eckhert NL, Dieter P. “The Future of Medical Education.” Presentation speaker. World-Class Medicine – Creating Clinical Care Centers of the Future. Boston, MA. September 29, 2007.

Elizabeth G. Armstrong, PhD

  • Global HealthCare Congress, Dubai, UAE.  “Strategies for Healthcare Development in the Emerging Economies.”
  • Armstrong E. “The Academic Medical Center of the Future: Creating a Respectful Environment for Education, Patient Care, and Research through a Systems Approach.”  Boston University Keynote Address, Inaugural John McCahan Medical Education Day. Boston, MA. June 19, 2006.
  • Armstrong E, Wagner T. “Secondary Education in the 21st Century: A Discussion Paper Prepared for the Young Arab Leaders.” Knowledge Resource and Facilitator. Young Arab Leaders Arab American Action Forum. New York City, NY. September 19, 2006.
  • Armstrong E. “Leading Change Through the Creation of a Learning Environment.” Invited Workshop Leader. ACGME Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida. March 1, 2007.
  • Armstrong E. “The Real Test.” Invited Graduation Speaker. St. Matthew’s University Medical School, Grand Cayman. May 4, 2007.
  • Aretz T, Armstrong E, Eckhert NL, Dieter P. “The Future of Medical Education.” Presentation speaker. World-Class Medicine – Creating Clinical Care Centers of the Future. Boston, MA. September 29, 2007.

N. Lynn Eckhert, MD, MPH, DrPH

  • AAMC Address Delivered by N. Lynn Eckhert, Chairman, Association of American Medical Colleges, November 6, 2005 “Where In the World Are We? The Globalization of Medicine”
  • Aretz T, Armstrong E, Eckhert NL, Dieter P. “The Future of Medical Education.” Presentation speaker. World-Class Medicine – Creating Clinical Care Centers of the Future. Boston, MA. September 29, 2007.

Harvey Makadon, MD

  • Keynote Speaker Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA GLBT Health Care: An Educational Program for the MGH Community Caring for the Invisible Patient
  • Plenary Speaker The Quality Colloquium, Boston, MA Developing Quality Healthcare in Emerging Economies
  • Plenary Speaker The Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Illinois “Globalization of Healthcare: Meeting All Needs 2nd Kellogg International Healthcare Conference. "The (R)Evolution of International Healthcare Systems: The Art and Science of Improving Life"
  • Speaker The Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy, New York City, NY "From the Beginning: Reflections on HIV/AIDS"
  • Centers for Disease Control / Association of Physicians in HIV Care Opportunities for Improving HIV Diagnosis, Prevention and Access to Care in the United States Washington, DC
  • Workshop Panelist American College of Physicians, San Diego, CA What’s Different about Primary Care for LGBT Patients?

Miles Shore, MD

  • April 25, 2006. “Leadership for Clinical Ethicists”, University of Toronto, Joint Center for Bioethics: case presentations and discussion.
  • April 26, 2006. U. of Toronto Department of Surgery, "Leading Change" presentation and discussion.
  • May 4, 2006. "Lean as Radical Change", Conference on Lean Health Care, Ramboll Management, Boston, MA.
  • May 30, 2006. "Leadership as a Learned Skill" U. of Michigan Medical School, Department of Medical Education.
  • May 31, 2006. "Leadership in Vivo" Keynote Speaker, Medical Education Day, Department of Medical Education, U. of Michigan Medical School.
  • June 26-28. Presentations on innovation in health care, leadership, and change management, Program on Health Policy and Management, Complutense University, Madrid and European Society of Cardiac Surgery, El Escorial, San Lorenzo, Spain.
  • December 12, 2006. "The Future of Health Care", Undergraduate seminar, Harvard/MIT program on Health Sciences and Technology.

Robert L. Thurer, MD

  • The Fifth Annual Scientific Conference of the Saudi Thoracic Society, “Blood Transfusion for Surgical Patients” and “Multimodality Therapy for Patients with Stage IIIA Lung Cancer.”
  • Gulf Medical College, Ajman, UAE, Medical Student Symposium, “Professionalism in Medicine.”
  • Harvard Medical School Dubai Center and Gulf Medical College Symposium, Current Issues in Respiratory Disease, “CT Screening for Lung Cancer.”

  • United Arab Emirates University Research Conference, “Harvard Medical School Dubai Center and the Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research.”
  • UAE Medical Students’ Conference, 2nd Annual Gathering.  Keynote Address.  “The Role of the Student in Medical Education.”  Ajman, UAE.

  • Harvard Medical International, The Globalization of Health Care, “Building Education and Research Systems:  Harvard Medical School Dubai Center & Dubai Harvard Foundation for Medical Research.”