Education Day is a celebration of our health professions educators, bringing together a diverse community of interprofessional educators and education researchers to celebrate outstanding achievements in teaching.

More details on TEACH Education Day 2025 to come! 

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Nominate an Educator for the 2025 TEACH Awards

Call for Poster Abstracts

The Call for Poster Abstracts for TEACH Education Day is now open.

Poster abstracts should reflect the TEACH mission to advance educational excellence and innovation, be of peer-review quality, and follow the formatting requirements listed in the accordion below.

Abstracts must be submitted online no later than July 28, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.

One poster abstract will be selected for a 15-minute podium presentation during the Posters, Recognition, and Awards Reception.

Submit an Abstract

All abstract submissions should be 400 words or less and should be structured using the following headings:

  • Title
  • Authors (Names & Departments) - One or more authors must be present during the Education Day poster viewing session to discuss their work
  • Background
  • Methods
  • Results
  • Conclusion
  • References (optional, not included in the word count)

  • One author for each poster abstract must be available to facilitate discussion and/or answer questions regarding their work during the poster session.
  • All submissions must be submitted using the online submission form.
  • All are invited to submit works in progress or completed education research or innovations for the event.
  • Please note that case studies and abstracts not focused on education research will not be considered for acceptance.
  • *Submission deadline* is July 28, 2025, 11:59 pm EST.
  • Submit your abstract here

  • All education research submissions will be evaluated for completeness and their strength of contribution to health professions education.
  • The corresponding author of each abstract will be notified of the status of their submission via e-mail no later than August 25, 2025.

If you would like help or guidance or have questions on the development or submission of your abstract, please reach out to a member of the TEACH team or email TEACH@carilionclinic.org. Previously submitted posters are visible on our website on the 2024 TEACH Education Day page.

TEACH Education Day 2025

4th Annual Richard C. Vari, PhD Endowed Lecture

When

Thursday, October 22, 2025 
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Invitees

All interested Carilion Clinic, VTC, and RUC physicians, faculty, and other health professions educators

Contact

teach@carilionclinic.org

*The Medical Society of Virginia is a member of the Southern States CME Collaborative, an ACCME Recognized Accreditor.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Southern States CME Collaborative (SSCC) through the joint providership of Carilion Clinic's CME Program and Carilion Clinic Office of Continuing Professional Development. Carilion Clinic's CME Program is accredited by the SSCC to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Carilion Clinic's CME Program designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. 
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.