Millennium Conference
The Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) have co-sponsored these working conferences, entitled Millennium Conferences, intended to improve the clinical education of medical students by catalyzing and facilitating educational innovation and reform at North American medical schools. These conferences are designed to engage teams from a relatively small number of medical schools in addressing issues of importance to the clinical education of medical students. The conference participants are selected based on the school team's submission of a complete application in response to the sponsors' request for applications. The Millennium Conference format, a combination of plenary sessions, small inter-institutional working groups proves particularly effective. There are wonderful opportunities for cross-institutional brainstorming and sharing of ideas.
2009
Millennium Conference 2009: Patient Safety – Implications for Teaching in the 21st Century
Babson Executive Conference Center
One Woodland Hill Drive, Babson Park
Wellesley, MA 02157
May 7 – May 9, 2009
2007
A Collaborative Approach to Educational Research
Babson Executive Conference Center
Wellesley, MA
May 3 - May 6, 2007
Millennium Conference 2007 focused on an in-depth discussion of educational research and on the key objectives of educational research and the necessary infrastructure that needs to be developed locally, regionally, and nationally to support multi-institutional collaborative projects.
Participating medical schools:
Case Western University School of Medicine; Harvard Medical School; Mayo Medical School; Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine; New York University School of Medicine; Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences - F.E. Hebert School of Medicine; and University of New Mexico School of Medicine.
2005
Medical Simulation - Theory and Practice
Babson Executive Conference Center
Wellesley, MA
April 28 - May 1, 2005
Millennium Conference 2005 examined the theory underlying the use of simulation technology in medical education and practical issues associated with the design and implementation of simulation curricula.
Participating medical schools:
Baylor College Of Medicine; Harvard Medical School; Indiana University College of Medicine; New York University School of Medicine; Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; Stanford University School of Medicine; University of Louisville School of Medicine; University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and University of South Florida College of Medicine.
Proceedings from the Millennium Conference 2005 can be viewed here.
2003
The Continuum of Clinical Training in Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education
Babson Executive Conference Center
Wellesley, MA
May 1 - May 4, 2003
At Millennium Conference III, discussion focused on the continuum of clinical training in both undergraduate and graduate medical education.
Participating medical schools:
Baylor College of Medicine; Drexel University College of Medicine; Harvard Medical School; Indiana University School of Medicine; Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine; University of Puerto Rico Medical School; and University of Texas Medical School at Houston.
2002 and 2001
The Clinical Education of Medical Students (I and II)
Babson Executive Conference Center
Wellesley, MA
April 26 - April 28, 2002 and April 28 - May 1, 2001
For the first two Millennium Conferences, plenary sessions and inter-institutional breakout groups discussed a series of questions falling under the following categories: (1) What to teach? (2) How to teach? (3) Who teaches?
For proceedings from Millennium Conferences I and II, please see The Report on Millennium Conferences I and II which is currently available.
Participating medical schools (2002):
Dartmouth Medical School; Indiana University School of Medicine; Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine; New York University School of Medicine; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; State University of New York Upstate Medical University College of Medicine; University of Michigan Medical School; and University of Nebraska College of Medicine. A representative from each of the 2001 participating medical schools returned for this conference as well.
Participating medical schools (2001):
Baylor College of Medicine; Duke University School of Medicine; Harvard Medical School; Mayo Medical School; MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine; Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine; University of California, Los Angeles; University of California, San Francisco; University of Iowa College of Medicine; and University of Rochester School of Medicine.
