☀︎ Mornings · Plenary Sessions Mornings together One track, 8:00 AM to noon, Tuesday through Friday. Twelve questions in a designed arc, with each day taking on one part of it. A chief resident introduces every session. Speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
◎︎ Afternoons · Concurrent Sessions Afternoons your way Concurrent, interest-based sessions from AAR’s affinity groups and affiliated societies, plus scientific sessions and workshops — listed below. About the new format →
Morning plenaries
Twelve questions. One room. Four mornings.
Each morning takes on one part of the arc. Tap a day to see its three plenary sessions. Download the one-page program (PDF) →
The program
Agenda
Click any session time to see what’s happening. Twelve plenaries and 53 concurrent sessions across four days.
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Day 1Tuesday, April 13Frame
▸ 8:00 AM – 12:15 PM Morning Plenary Sessions All attendees · One room 3 plenaries
Frame: What is the field accepting, and refusing to look at?
8:00–9:15 AM
Current and Future Generation AI
What AI does today, and what arrives in 3, 5 and 10 years.
Speakers: To be announced
9:45–10:45 AM
What Holds Us Together
If AI drafts the report, what still makes us radiologists, and what binds us?
Speakers: To be announced
11:00 AM–12:15 PM
Safe Enough to Sign Off?
When can AI report without us, and who decides?
Speakers: To be announced
▸ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Afternoon Session I Open to All Attendees 7 sessions
WORKSHOP
AI Workshop (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
Hands-on sessions using publicly available AI tools, from chatbots to simple automation, for practical use in daily academic work. Bring a laptop.
Leader: To be announced
AMSER
Medical Student Mentoring and Outreach: Developing a Diverse Future Workforce
Moderator: Evguenia Jane Karimova
Panel Preparing Tomorrow’s Physicians: AMSER Distinction in Radiology Track (DIRT) ProgramBiren Shah · Deborah Brahee · Audrey Ojinnaka · Serena Yoo
Cross-Institutional Outreach and MentoringLindsey Negrete · Mariam Malik
ACR-PIER ProgramMichele Johnson
APDR
ACGME RRC Update for Program Directors and Program Coordinators
Moderator: Carolynn DeBenedectis
RRC UpdateFelicia Davis · Eric Rohren
RAHSR
Trust but Verify: Building the Evidence Base for Autonomous AI in Radiology
Moderator: Laura Heacock
From Retrospective Accuracy to Prospective Impact: Establishing Evidence for Autonomous AIJonathan Huang
AI Performance in the Wild: Pragmatic Studies for Real-World EvidenceHannah Milch
Establishing Local Evidence for AI: Designing Validation Pipelines Before Clinical DeploymentOjas Ramwala
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 1
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 2
▸ 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM Afternoon Session II Open to All Attendees 6 sessions
AMSER
Evolving Tools for Medical Student Educators
Moderator: Parisa Mazaheri
PodcastingLindsey Negrete
AI for Mapping Radiology Content in a Medical School CurriculumLuke Fischbach · Ryan Grippo · Pat Whitworth
Active Learning Strategies for Engaging StudentsEvguenia Jane Karimova
Flip the Classroom: Using Aquifer to Create Active LearningPetra Lewis
APDR
Speed Coaching Session
Moderator/Speaker: Lori Deitte
RAHSR
More Than a Report: The Enduring Value of the Radiologist in the Age of AI
Moderator: Melissa A. Davis
The Consultative Radiologist: Creating Value Beyond InterpretationArun Krishnaraj
Radiologists as AI Guardian: Ensuring Trust, Safety, and Clinical ValuePatricia “Paty” Balthazar
What Patients Value: Reimagining the Radiologist’s Role with Autonomous AINadja Kadom
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 3
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 4
▸ 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Afternoon Session III Open to All Attendees 4 sessions
AMSER
AI in Radiology: How Will Medical Student Education Change?
Moderator: Mahan Mathur
When AI Helps Read the Images: How and What Should Medical Students Learn?Jonathan Martin · Eun Langman
Using AI to Enrich the Educational ExperienceJason Hoffmann · Matt Young
APDR
APDR Plenary Session and APDR/APCR Awards Ceremony
Moderator: Carolynn DeBenedectis
APDR Awards Presentation
APCR Awards Presentation
A Team of Two: Building and Effective PD/PA Dyad in GME - It Takes Two to Make a Program Go RightEmma C. Ferguson · Stephen W. Jones
RAHSR
How Should We Measure the Value of AI in Radiology?
Moderator: Elias Kikano
Does AI Pay Off? Evaluating the Economic Impact of AI in RadiologyAnand Narayan
AI at Scale: Measuring Impact on Population HealthKaty Lowry
Assessing Workflow Gains from AI in RadiologyStella Kang
★︎ 4:45 PM – 5:30 PM Vydareny Competition SPECIAL SESSION
Day 2Wednesday, April 14Operate
▸ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Plenary Sessions All attendees · One room 3 plenaries
Operate: How does the field run when AI drafts the read?
8:00–9:00 AM
The Floor and the Ceiling
AI takes the routine work first. Where does our value go next?
Speakers: To be announced
9:30–10:30 AM
When AI Fails, Who Is Accountable?
Real failure cases, legal experts, and the room assigns the blame.
Speakers: To be announced
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
Brogdon Panel
AI as Teacher
How AI is already teaching residents, and where it should not.
Speakers: To be announced
▸ 1:15 PM – 2:15 PM Afternoon Session IV Open to All Attendees 5 sessions
WORKSHOP
AI Workshop (1:00 – 3:00 PM)
Hands-on sessions using publicly available AI tools, from chatbots to simple automation, for practical use in daily academic work. Bring a laptop.
Leader: To be announced
APDR
ABR Update for Program Directors and Program Coordinators
Moderator/Speaker: Brent Wagner
RRA
Blueprint for the Next Era: AI Competencies in Clinical Oversight, Medical Education, and Academic Research
Moderator: Tharak Bathala
AI in Residency Education: Best Practices for Utilization and Curricular IntegrationMohiuddin Hadi
AI Tools in Research: Analyzing the Potential Gains and PitfallsGagandeep Singh
The Attending of the Future: Core AI Competencies Beyond InterpretationAnna Rozenshtein
ACER
AI as Your Scholarly Co-Pilot: Tools Every Clinical Educator Should Know
Moderators: Vinay Prabhu & Melissa Reichman
Optimizing Conference Engagement: AI Tools for Didactic and Case-based LectureMahan Mathur
Leveling-up your Scholarly OutputNelly Tan
Autopilot vs. Copilot: Building a Two-Speed AI System for Academic LifePuneet Bhargava
Ethics, Professionalism and Responsible use of AI in Education and ScholarshipPriscilla Slanetz
▸ 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Afternoon Session V Open to All Attendees 5 sessions
APDR
APDR Hot Topics
Moderator: Carolynn DeBenedectis
APDR Annual Survey ResultsPriscilla Slanetz
Match Committee UpdateAnna Rozenshtein
AI in Resident Education, A Delphi Type Survey ProjectErin Cooke · Ben Park
RRA
Beyond the Hype: Patient Disclosure, Quality Assurance, and Real-World AI Failures
Moderator: Tharak Bathala
Patient Communication and AI: Transparency, Trust, and Consent: Exploring How Radiologists Should Disclose AI Involvement in DiagnosisGary Whitman
AI Quality Assurance: Building a Culture of Algorithmic Accountability: Establishing Peer Review Frameworks, Audit Loops, and Failure Reporting SystemsBruno Hochhegger
When Algorithms Fail: Real-World Pitfalls and Unmet Clinical PromisesMichele Retrouvey
ACER
Teaching in the AI Era: Finding the Balance Between Technology and Human Connection
Moderators: Sophie O’Brien & Jason Hoffmann
7 Digital Chores You Should Give Your AIMatthew Young
The AI-Enabled Learner: What Educators Need to KnowPouria Rouzrokh · Bardia Khosravi
From AI Hesitant to AI Ready: Building Faculty Confidence and SkillsJustin Peacock
Beyond the Technology: Building Connection and Engagement in Radiology EducationNina Miucin
▸ 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Afternoon Session VI Open to All Attendees 4 sessions
RRA
Digital Mentorship in Radiology: Technology, Matchmaking, and Measurable Impact
Moderator: Michele Retrouvey
Mentorship in the Digital Age: Leveraging Technology to Build Meaningful ConnectionsJoshua Brown
Does Digital Matchmaking Improve Mentorship? Two Mentor PerspectivesNadja Kadom · Mark Mullins
From Introduction to Impact: The Mentee Experience in Modern MentorshipZahra Shokri Varniab
ACER
Learn From the Experts: How Our Peers Are Incorporating AI Into Their Personal and Professional Lives (Panel Discussion)
Moderators: Monica Sheth & Reni Butler
Panelists: Matthew Young · Priscilla Slanetz · Justin Peacock · Puneet Bhargava · Wasif Bala
▸ 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Afternoon Session VII Open to All Attendees 3 sessions
Wellbeing From AI
Moderators: Melissa Reichman and Luke Yoon
Sleep Optimization, Wearables, Biometric FeedbackReni Butler
Reducing Cognitive Load and Staying Human in the Age of AISarah Averill
Beyond Productivity: AI, Human Connection, and Physician Well-BeingMorlie Lin Wang
Reclaiming Time: Automating Administrative BurdenJacob Kazam
APCR
ACGME Updates
Moderator: Angela Huff
Speaker: Felicia Davis
AI Enabled Radiology Research
Moderators: Navid Faraji & Zi (Jill) Zhang
From Tool to Teammate: Reframing AI as Your Research Co-PilotZi Jill Zhang
Prompt Engineering to Mega Prompts: Building Your Research Operating SystemTyler Richards
Building Your Own AI Research AssistantCharit Tippareddy
AI for Coding and Data Analysis: From Dataset to InsightFlorence Doo
From Paper to Product: Building Simple Apps and Automating WorkflowsJustin Peacock
Day 3Thursday, April 15Train, Retrain
▸ 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Plenary Sessions All attendees · One room 3 plenaries
Train, Retrain: How do we educate, credential and support the workforce?
8:00–9:00 AM
Lucy Squire Panel
Designing the AI Curriculum
What to add to training, and what to stop teaching.
Speakers: To be announced
9:30–10:45 AM
AI Competence: Fluency to Board Requirement
How should boards test AI competence and AI-assisted practice?
Speakers: To be announced
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
SCARD Chairs Panel
Skill Preservation and Retraining
As AI absorbs skills faculty spent decades building, how do they retrain and adapt?
Speakers: To be announced
▸ 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Afternoon Session VIII Open to All Attendees 6 sessions
WORKSHOP
AI Workshop (1:30 – 3:30 PM)
Hands-on sessions using publicly available AI tools, from chatbots to simple automation, for practical use in daily academic work. Bring a laptop.
Leader: To be announced
APCR
The Leadership Journey: Pathways to Professional Growth in Radiology Education
Moderator: Amanda Hicks
Panelists: Melinda Parangan-Chu · LaToya Wright · Stephen Jones · Felicia Davis · Amanda Hicks
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 5
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 6
▸ 2:45 PM – 3:45 PM Afternoon Session IX Open to All Attendees 7 sessions
APCR
Smarter Together: How Program Directors and Coordinators Can Use AI to Strengthen Program Operations
Moderator: Harmony Claus
Speakers: Katharine Lampen-Sachar · Missi Varner
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 7
SCIENTIFIC SESSION
Scientific Session 8
▸ 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM Afternoon Session X Open to All Attendees 4 sessions
APCR
Partnering for Success: The New DXIT & RadExam
Moderator: Christa Stubbs
Speaker: Michele Huneke
How to Teach Residents About CollaborationCrystal Carter
Day 4Friday, April 16Prove
▸ 8:15 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Plenary Sessions All attendees · One room 3 plenaries
Prove: What is the evidence, who pays, and who is left behind?
8:15–9:15 AM
Did the System Get Better?
Beyond the reader study: did quality, safety and cost improve?
Speakers: To be announced
9:30–10:30 AM
Robert Novelline Panel
Did the Patient Get Better?
Did the gains reach every patient, or only some?
Speakers: To be announced
10:45 AM–12:00 PM
The Practice and the Margin
Some practices can afford AI and some cannot. How should payment adapt, and how do the rest compete?
Speakers: To be announced
▸ 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Morning Session I Open to All Attendees 2 sessions
APDR
Resident Education at a Crossroads: Challenges, Innovations, and Solutions
Moderator: Michael Wien
Remediation, Probation, and TerminationCharlotte Taylor
How to Teach Residents About CollaborationKara Gaetke-Udager
Remote and Remote Hybrid StaffingIlana Kafer
Right Content, Right Learner, Right Time: Building a Highly Curated Asynchronous Radiology Residency CurriculumScott Simpson
APCR
Feedback Friday
Moderator: Samantha Schnitzer
Speakers: LaToya Wright · Samantha Schnitzer
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