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Welcome to the Junior Fellow/Medical Student Program

Be sure you’re part of this year’s sensational full-day Junior Fellow/Medical Student Program. Our extraordinary Program begins with an Advisory Council Breakfast Meeting, ends with a Social Mixer, and abounds with Roundtables, research contests, lectures, and simulations throughout the day!
 
Don’t be square…be there!

7:00 am - 9:00 am           Junior Fellow/Medical Student Advisory Council Breakfast Meeting 
(Imperial/Morosco, Conference Level)
All Junior Fellows and Medical Students are invited to attend the District II Junior Fellow Advisory Council Breakfast Meeting. This is an open session where Junior Fellow Section officers report on their projects and initiatives. You will also hear the latest activities from ACOG National and District II and opportunities available to members.

9:00 am - 10:00 am         Junior Fellow/Medical Student Roundtable Discussions
(Imperial/Morosco, Conference Level)
A popular program designed for Junior Fellows/Medical Students to interact in roundtable discussions with Fellow generalists/sub-specialists. Planned Roundtable topics include: Sub-specialties (MFM, GYN Onc, REI, MIGs, Family Planning), Generalist Practice, Applying to Residency, Advocacy and Financial Planning. Be sure to bring all your questions to this session and get answers from the experts!

10:00 am – 1:30 pm        Martin L. Stone, MD Research Day Poster Session
                                         Set up 8:00 am – 10:15 am    |   Poster Session Q&A 10:15 am - 11:00 am
(Ballroom II, Ballroom Level)
As part of the Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Junior Fellow Research Day Contest, this session provides the opportunity for District II Junior Fellows to showcase their research projects in the form of a poster presentation. Posters will be prominently displayed in the bustling Exhibit Hall and judged by the Junior Fellow Task Force on Awards.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm      Concurrent Sessions

Back to Basics Medical Student Lecture Contraception: The Options, Efficacy & Controversy 
(Imperial/Morosco, Conference Level)
Renee Mestad, MD, SUNY Upstate Medical University
An overview course on the types of contraception and the best uses for each of those options. A lively discussion will be facilitated at the end of this session on a few hot topics in the state and U.S. Legislation regarding contraception.

Junior Fellows (Annual Meeting Registration Required)
(Ballroom III, Ballroom Level)
Getting Paid for Quality and Value 
Scott Hayworth, MD, President & CEO, Mount Kisco Medical Group
John Keats, MD, Market Medical Executive, Cigna Health Care of Arizona
Michael Fleischman, Principal, Stroudwater Associates
Learn the rationale for the emergence of physician ratings, receive examples of various physician rating scales, review various physician compensation models proposed, examine the concept of moving from volume based to value based compensation, learn new payment methodologies that will replace fee for service, analyze physician-hospital alignment models to determine which model might be right for you.

 
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm       Lunch on Your Own - Attend an Industry Lunch Symposia

 
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm         ACOG District II Mireille Truong, MD and Kasandra Scales, MD Film Festival
(Booth, Conference Level)
New to this year’s program is the ACOG District II Mireille Truong, MD and Kasandra Scales, MD Film Festival. Join us to watch and cheer on finalists as they present their research on exciting and cutting-edge surgical technique and educational teaching skills

 
2:30 pm – 4:15 pm         Skills Labs: Medical Student Hands-on Experience
(Imperial/Morosco, Conference Level)
Medical Advisor: Leah Kaufman, MD, Residency Program Director, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Ob/Gyn is worthwhile profession. Let us show you what we do with a few hands-on experiences in basic procedures and techniques via simulation activities. Planned Simulation activities include: Hysteroscopy, Laproroscopy, Knot Tying, Suturing, and much more...

 
2:45 pm – 3:15 pm         Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Junior Fellow Research Day Contest – Oral Presentations
                                        Donald F. Richardson Memorial Prize Paper Award Oral Presentation
(Ballroom III, Ballroom Level)
Authors of the top scoring research abstracts for both the Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Junior Fellow Research Day Contest and the Donald F. Richardson Memorial Prize Paper Award - as determined by the Junior Fellow Task Force on Awards – will be presenting their research to all Annual Meeting attendees Saturday afternoon. Come and join us as the Research Day Contest Oral Presentation winner is selected and announced. Winners of the Poster Session and Film Festival will be announced as well.

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm         ABOG Board Q&A Session
(Wintergarden, Conference Level)
Kenneth Noller, MD, Director of Examinations, ABOG
Are you preparing for the boards? Let us help you by answering your questions as you gear up for the written and oral boards. An overview of the application process, case list preparation, dates and deadlines will also be discussed.

 
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm         Tools of the Trade: How to use Social Media & Apps to promote your Professional Career and Future Practice
(Wintergarden, Conference Level)
Brian Levine, MD, Technology Editor, Contemporary OB/GYN
Jessica Shepherd, MD, MBA, Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology,
Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago
This is a session perfect for Junior Fellows and Medical Students who are technology savvy and who have an understanding and comfortable application of basic social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. Build on your personal use of these tools and learn to expand and maximize its use in your professional careers. How can you start to build your "brand"? What are some apps you should have on your phone or tablet as a resident, fellow, or newly into practice? Come to this session to find out.

 
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm         Attend the JF/MS Mix & Mingle: WHAT ARE THE MOST PREPARED DOCTORS DOING?
(Wintergarden, Conference Level)
Francis J. Clement, Certified Financial Planner and Wealth Management Advisor, Northwestern Mutual

 

 

 

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