Medical Education Day Keynote Address: Bridging the Gap: Preparing Learners for the Transition from Medical School to Residency

Chicago, IL US
February 5, 2026
The goal of this activity is to equip educators with a practical framework, foundational knowledge, and curated resources to support learners during the transition to residency, enabling participants to apply evidence-informed strategies beyond the session to enhance educational practice and learner support.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for graduate and undergraduate medical education (GME and UME) leadership and faculty, residents and fellows, program coordinators, institutional leadership, UChicago Medicine faculty and staff, medical students, and other healthcare professionals.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, participants will be able to:

  • Describe national trends and innovations aimed at improving the UME-GME transition.
  • Define core competencies for residency readiness.
  • Recognize common gaps in new interns’ preparedness and areas for improvement.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen alignment and learner support across educational settings.
  • Apply a structured framework and curated resources to support learners during the transition to residency.
  • Evaluate strategies and resources to optimize learner outcomes in the transition to residency.
Additional information
ACGME/ABMS Core Competencies: 
Interpersonal and Communication Skills
Professionalism
For more information, please contact:
CME Coordinator Contact Name: 
Allison Deneen
CME Coordinator Contact Email: 
[email protected]
CME Coordinator Contact Phone: 
773-702-5046

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Summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Event starts: 
02/05/2026 - 12:00pm
Event ends: 
02/05/2026 - 1:00pm
Activity opens: 
02/05/2026
Activity expires: 
03/05/2026
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Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery
900 E 57th St
Room 1103
Chicago, IL 60637
United States
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The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
FACULTY
Alison Whelan, MD
Chief Academic Officer
Association of American Medical Colleges
 
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.

Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 
Other Participants Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
 
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