PMIG 2023

Dear Friends,

Registration is open!  We hope you can join us for the P-MIG 2023 conference in person in Eugene, Oregon on August 4-5.   Agenda is below. 

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The conference will informally begin Thursday August 3rd with a dinner at a local brewery.  The main meeting has been extended to two full days (from 1.5 days previously) running 8a-5p on Friday and Saturday August 4-5. Sunday will be a travel day, but with some local activities coordinated for any "stragglers".

A local hotel has rooms blocked off. Lodging information is provided upon registration using the link below. The hotel is within walking distance of all conference activities.

Flights into Eugene’s airport (EUG) are operated by Allegiant, Alaskan, American, Delta, and United. Shuttles, taxis, Uber, and Lyft are available to get from the airport to the hotel (10 miles, 20 minutes).

All participants are invited to deliver a five-minute talk about one of their teaching innovations and/or pedagogical research. The talks will help to form the basis of ensuing group discussions.  We will be sending out a call for abstracts for folks who want to present, with a July 1st abstract deadline.

We are doing fund raising so that we can offer the meeting and most meals free of charge to early registrants. Please join us by registering here.

Pre-Register by June 1st to get a swag bag! Registration closes on July 15th.

Kind Regards,
John Halliwill, Local Conference Host 
Michelle French, Chair, Conference Committee
Erica Wehrwein, P-MIG Director
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All participants encouraged to submit abstracts by July 1 for 5 min talks* related to topics on the schedule.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE FOR THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3RD
7:00pm Informal gathering outside Elk Horn Brewery (a drink ticket will be provided, but buy your own food)

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4th BEGINNING AT 8:00am
8:00 - 9:00 Registration, Breakfast (by UO Catering), and Networking
9:00 - 9:15 Welcome message and introduction
9:15 - 10:30 Teaching physiology today: Trends and success stories and talks*
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:15 Teaching in physiology follow-up discussion (group discussions with share-outs)
11:15 - 12:15 Developing graduate students into effective instructors and talks*
12:15 - 1:15 Working lunch (by UO Catering)
1:15 - 2:00 Activity options: Tour Bowerman Sports Science Center; Visit cadaver teaching lab; Gentle yoga outside
2:00 - 3:00 Core concepts applied across a major curriculum and talks*
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 5:00 Hurdles to student learning (preparation, motivation, mental health, etc.) talks*
5:00 - 6:00 Free time
6:00 - 9:00 Evening meal on campus (by UO catering, venue TBD).

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5th BEGINNING AT 8:00am
8:00 - 9:00 Breakfast (by UO Catering) and networking
9:00 - 10:30 Curriculum beyond the core concepts: content and transferable skills and talks*
10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Final group of talks*
12:00- 1:00 Working lunch (by UO Catering)
1:00 - 1:45 Activity options: Tour Bowerman Sports Science Center; Visit cadaver teaching lab; Gentle yoga outside
1:45 - 3:00 Help me with my teaching challenge
3:00 - 3:15 Break
3:15 - 4:00 APS Center for Physiology Education and HAPS resources – how do we use these?
4:00 - 4:45 Where are we (PMIG) going?
4:45 – 5:00 Closing remarks
5:00 - 6:00 Free time
6:00 - 8:00 Evening meal at McMenamins’ East 19th Cafe (1485 E. 19th Ave)

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6th
For folks flying out later in the day, we will organize some area activities.