Department of Surgery Education Symposium 2025

Rochester, MN US
April 10, 2025

This course will be Live (in-person) only

This course is for Mayo Clinic staff only

Course Directors: Travis J. McKenzie, M.D., Sharon M. Trester, M.S. and Jonathan D. D'Angelo, Ph.D., M.A.

The course provides tangible educational tools to faculty and senior residents that allow them to grow as surgical educators.
• Keynote Speaker – Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and Autonomy for Residents / Presenter - Dr. Rebecca Minter
• Visiting Professor – Delivering Constructive Feedback / Presenter - Dr. Roy Phitayakorn
• Visiting Professor – Video Assessments for Surgical Trainees / Presenters – Dr. Patrick Varley

Target Audience

This course is designed for surgeons and trainees focusing on innovating and optimizing surgical education at Mayo Clinic and across the country.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Apply competency-based assessment tools to evaluate surgical trainees' performance across preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases.
  • List tools and approaches to create autonomy-supportive learning environments that enhance learner outcomes and improve educational climate.
  • Identify at least three evidence-based strategies for delivering constructive feedback to surgical trainees.

          Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 4.00 Attendance
Event starts: 
04/10/2025 - 8:00am
Event ends: 
04/10/2025 - 12:45pm

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Department of Surgery Education Symposium
“Educating the Educator”
April 10, 2025

Time

Topic / Presenter

7:45 am

Breakfast / Refreshments

8:00 am

Introduction/Welcome
Travis J. McKenzie, M.D.

8:10 am

History of Education at Mayo
David R. Farley, M.D.

8:30 am

Visiting Professor – Delivering Constructive Feedback
Dr. Roy Phitayakorn

9:30 am

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Rebecca Minter

10:30 am

Break / Refreshments

10:45 am

Visiting Professor
Junior Faculty from Wisconsin

11:30 am

Panel Discussion

Panel Members: Dr. Roy Phitayakorn, Dr. Rebecca Minter, Junior Faculty

Moderators: Diem N. Vu, M.D., Jonathan D’Angelo, Ph.D., M.A.

12:00 pm

Closing Comments
Travis J. McKenzie, M.D.

12:15 pm

Lunch

12:45 pm

Adjourn

6:00 pm

Terza Ristorante
30 3rd St SE
Rochester, MN 55904

Rochester Marriott Mayo Clinic Area
101 1st Ave SW
Ballroom B
Rochester, MN 55902
United States

All travel and lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.

Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement(s):

AMA 
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Healthcare Professionals:
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.

For disclosure information regarding Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development accreditation review committee member(s) and staff, please go here to review disclosures.

Available Credit

  • 4.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
  • 4.00 Attendance
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