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Agenda

Thursday, August 14, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

6:30 PM
Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM
Dinner Presentation

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Mentorship and Finding Athena

Kyla Terhune
9:00 PM
Adjourn

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Friday, August 15, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

6:15 AM
Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits
7:00 AM
Introduction to Course
Ajita Prabhu

SESSION I: EXCEL

7:10 AM
Deliberate Practice
Ajita Prabhu
7:40 AM
The Best Residents: Pearls for Success at Every Level
Doua Elamin
8:00 AM
How to Improve Autonomy in the OR
Amy Han
8:20 AM
Using Video to Up Your Operating Game
Chelsea Feng
8:40 AM
Panel Discussion I
Session I Faculty and Cleveland Clinic
Chief Residents Lorena Rincon Cruz,
Doua Elamin and Corey Gentle
9:05 AM
Networking Activity
Arielle Perez
9:25 AM
Break / Exhibits

SESSION II: STRATEGIZE

9:45 AM
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

– Practice Models (academic/private)

Jillian Ciocchetti, Ben Miller, Arielle Perez

– How to Choose and Pursue Fellowships

Luke Beffa, Alex Bribriesco, Arielle Kanters, Ajaratu Keshinro, Jeremy Lipman, Alejandro Pita, Katie Stackhouse, Esther Tseng, Stephanie Valente, Rickesha Wilson

– Family Planning, Medical Leave, Dark Times

Alicia Adams, Hope Jackson
12:00 PM
Lunch

SESSION III: GROW

1:00 PM
Mentorship – Finding One and Being One
Lauren Paton
1:20 PM
I Got Critical Feedback – Now What?
Callisia Clarke
1:40 PM
What Is My Leadership Style?
Hope Jackson
2:00 PM
Panel Discussion III
Session III Faculty and CCF Chief Residents
Shanaz Hossain and Avia Wilkerson
2:20 PM
Networking Activity
Clayton Petro
2:45 PM
Break / Exhibits

SESSION IV: NAVIGATE

3:00 PM
Nontraditional Trainees in Surgery – Being and Advocating
Courtney Collins
3:20 PM
Managing Your Finances
Jillian Ciocchetti
3:50 PM
Crush Your ABSITE!
Rickesha Wilson
4:15 PM
Panel Discussion IV
Session IV Faculty
5:00 PM
Break / Exhibits
6:00 PM
SOCIAL/NETWORKING EVENT
Punch Bowl Social

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Saturday, August 16, 2025
All times in Eastern Time

SESSION V: ACKNOWLEDGE

7:30 AM
Continental Breakfast / Exhibits
8:00 AM
Battling Imposterism
Megan Melland-Smith
8:20 AM
Building Blocks for Success after Surgical
Training – What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There

Megan Melland-Smith
8:50 AM
Stats of the Union: What is the Current
Status of Women in General Surgery?

Courtney Collins
9:10 AM
Complications and the Toll They Take
Christina Maser
9:30 AM
Panel Discussion V
Session V Faculty
10:00 AM
Break / Exhibits

SESSION VI: SUCCEED

10:30 AM
The Top 3 Things I Learned in
My First Year of Practice

Ajaratu Keshinro
10:50 AM
Winning at M&M
Kaela Blake
11:10 AM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

Hidden Figures: They Are All Around US

Callisia Clarke
12:00 PM
Adjourn

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