3rd Annual Learning Environment Symposium: Fostering Professionalism Through Compassion, Ethics and Empathetic Conflict Resolution
Presented by the John Conley Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities
October 14, 2025
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Symposium Planning Committee Representative
Plenary Session
From Tension to Trust: Building Kind and Safe Healthcare through the Human Connection
The Moral Emotions in the Theater of Work
Ashraf Rushdy, PhD, MA,
Wesleyan University
Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, African American Studies, and
English
Reimagining the Chief Complaint: From Presentation to Consequences
Carla Boutin-Foster, MD, MSc
Associate Dean, Office of Diversity Education and Research
Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD, MHA
Associate Dean for Clinical Medicine
Kudos Recipients Celebration
Celebrating faculty, residents and staff contributions from the 2024–2025 academic year
Conversations That Shape the Future
Student Panelists: Anastasia Bui, Francesca Kabemba, Hannah Brown, Julius Wu, Allison Carrol, Kyle Reed, Amanda Lopez, Samantha Bostic, Andrew Sullivan, Kevin Quirk
Closing Remarks
Riccardo Bianchi, PhD
Associate Dean for Foundations of Medicine
Jason M. Lazar, MD, PhD, MPH
Executive Vice Dean