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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