Learning Communities Institute 16th Annual Conference

October 11-13, 2019
University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC)

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Kansas City here we come! 
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The University of Kansas School of Medicine is ecstatic to host the 16th annual Learning Communities Institute Meeting on October 11-13, 2019. The KUMC campus will foster the LCI mission of building connections in medical education. The LCI Planning Committee is already working on engaging programming to fill your needs.

Registration

Registration will tentatively open in June.

Call for Abstracts

We enthusiastically invite you to submit abstracts that pertain to the mission of the Learning Communities Institute for the annual Learning Communities Institute (LCI)  conference at the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City. 

  • Conference: October 11-13, 2019 
  • Submissions Deadline: May 3, 2019 
  • Presenter Notification: mid-June

We are accepting abstracts in the following categories:

  • Foundational Skills (e.g. feedback, clinical skills teaching, mentoring/advising, coaching)
  • Innovations (e.g. wellness, peer mentoring, students as teachers, community building, professional identity formation, assessment, evaluation, faculty development, recruitment & retention of LC faculty, tools of the trade)
  • Research/ Outcomes

Presentation Formats:

  • Workshops (90-minute interactive sessions)
  • Oral Presentations (traditional brief oral presentations)
  • Posters
CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT YOUR ABSTRACT 

Hotel Information

Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza

770 West 47th Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Price: $145.00 per night
Reservations: Book your group rate for Learning Communications Institute
Shuttle service to/from KU Med Campus during main course

Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza

4445 Main Street,
Kansas City, MO 64111
Price: $165.00 per night
Reservations: Book your group rate for Learning Communications Institute
Shuttle service to/from KU Med Campus during main course

Residence Inn Kansas City Country Club Plaza

4601 Broadway St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Price: $165.00 per night
Reservations: Book your group rate for LCI
Shuttle service to/from KU Med Campus during main course

Fun things to do in Kansas City

  • American Jazz Museum

  • Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

  • Nelson Atkins Museum of Art

  • Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

  • College Basketball Experience

  • Union Station

  • National WWI Museum and Memorial

  • Boulevard Brewery (as well as our city’s numerous microbreweries)