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The AAMC is seeking proposals for 20 minute interactive presentations during the Friends of FRAHME knowledge sharing session at Learn Serve Lead 2026: The AAMC Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA. 

The Friends of FRAHME session will take place Sunday, Nov. 8 from 5:45-7:15 p.m. and presenters must attend in person.

Topics

We are interested in how all types of arts and humanities mediums (visual arts, performing arts, history, literature, etc) are being used across the continuum (in pre-med, undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education environments) for teaching and assessing the Foundational Competencies:

• Professionalism topics such as ethical decision-making, humanity in an AI age, civil discourse, respect for patient autonomy and dignity, and professional identity formation. 
• Patient Care and Procedural Skills topics such as empathy and compassion, clinical observation skills, understanding pain and suffering, navigating AI in patient care, and cultural humility.
• Medical Knowledge topics such as anatomy and physiology, disease and illness, and social determinants of health.
• Practice-Based Learning and Improvement topics such as reflective practice, uncertainty and vulnerability, feedback and failure, and bias in clinical decision-making. 
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills topics such as active listening, delivering bad news, cross-cultural communication, and shared decision-making. 
• Systems-Based Practice topics such as health policy and advocacy, access to care, and interprofessional roles and boundaries. 
• Well-Being topics such as burnout prevention, emotional regulation, gratitude and joy in medicine, and peer connection and community. 

Presentation Format

Part 1: Presenters will have 5 minutes (using no more than five slides) to tell us about the learners they worked with, how the integration of arts and humanities helped them achieve their goals, and how their learners responded. 

Part 2: Presenters will have 15 minutes to provide an interactive component demonstrating the "flavor" of what your learners experienced in your program. 

Proposal Format

Proposals are due Aug. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET.  Email frahme@aamc.org with a PDF that includes the following information: 

• Name

• Job title

• Institution

• Presentation title

• 200 word abstract that includes:

• Part 1: An overview of the learners you worked with, how the integration of arts and humanities helped you achieve your goals, and how your learners responded. 

• Part 2: An explanation of how you will engage presentation attendees in a 15 minute demonstration of what learners experienced in your program.  

Timeline  

• Aug. 21, 11:59 p.m. ET: Proposals due

• Sept. 4: Decisions emailed to all who submitted

• Early October: Brief virtual meeting with selected presenters for session preparation

• Nov. 8, 5:45-7:15 p.m.: Presentations given in person at the conference

Please note

• All selected presenters must register for Learn Serve Lead and give their talks in person. 

• Travel and registration costs must be paid by presenters. One day rates are available.