UMC PROVIDER EDUCATION SYMPOSIUM 2025 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

umc

UMC PROVIDER EDUCATION
AND WELL-BEING SYMPOSIUM

 

Friday, August 22, 2025
TTUHSC Academic Event Center | 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX 79430

 
 

The UMC Provider Education & Well-Being Symposium isn’t your typical medical conference – it’s a one-of-a-kind experience designed to educate, inspire and recharge. Built by providers, for providers, this innovative events, high-quality clinical education with an intentional focus on wellness and connection.

From sunrise stretching to evidence-based CME sessions, hands-on nutrition and lifestyle medicine workshops, and a calming lounge for mental resets, every detail is thoughtfully curated to support professional growth and personal renewal. You’ll walk away with practical tools to improve patient care – and your own well-being. 

Expect a day that’s informative, restorative, and unlike any other. Because fighting burnout doesn’t start with a lecture – it starts with community compassion and a reminder of why we do this work in the first place.

Register Now

 

EARLY REGISTRATON OPENS JUNE 1
Physician Registration Fee $200
APP Registration Fee $100
Virtual Registration Fee $75
NP/PA/MD/DO Student Fee $50

 

LATE REGISTRATON OPENS JULY 22
Physician Registration Fee $250
APP Registration Fee $150
Virtual Registration Fee $100
NP/PA/MD/DO Student Fee $70

 

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

Friday, August 22, 2025

 

7:00-7:30am

Sunrise Stretch: A Calm and Energizing Start
(Optional, no CME provided)

7:30-8:00am

Registration Opens & Breakfast

8:00-8:10am

Opening Remarks
Jessica Gray, MD, FAAFP, Course Director

8:10-9:10am

My Why in Medicine So Far
Sarah Wakefield, MD, Keynote Speaker, Assoc. Professor & Chair, Dept. of Psychiatry

9:10-10:10am

From Wheeze to Ease: Practical Pulmonary Care for Primary Care Providers
Kenneth Iwugi, MD, TTHSC Pulmonology

10:10-10:30am

Mid-Morning break

10:30-11:30am

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Leigh Ann Jenkins, MD, Interventional Cardiology, Director of CVICU/CICU, Cardiology Fellowship Program Director, Full Professor, TTUHSC

11:30am-12:30pm

Beyond the Scale: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Obesity Care
Ann Bass, MD, ABOM, UMC Physicians;
Eric Radford, MD, ABOM, Assoc. Director TTU Student Health Clinic;
Vinay Goyal, MD, Asst. Professor of Surgery, Bariatrics;
Ezekiel Nino, Exercise Physiologist, UMC Connect Bariatrics Medical Fitness Program Lead

12:30-1:15pm

Lunch & Exhibits

1:15-2:15pm

Managing Adrenal Incidentalomas: A Guide for Primary Care
Mohamad "Moe" Sidani, MD, Asst. Professor of Surgery, Endocrine Surgery, TTUHSC

2:15-2:30pm

Mid-Afternoon Break

2:30-3:30pm

Breakout Session 1

Session A: Antimicrobial Stewardship
Jacob Nichols, MD, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease Division, TTUHSC

Session B: Bridging Conventional & Integrative Medicine: A Primary Care Q&A
Karla Daniele, MD, UMC Integrative Medicine, UMC Cancer Center;
Taylor Warmoth, MD, Rheumatology, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Associates

3:30-4:30pm

Breakout Session 2

Session A: Quitting for Good: Compassionate, Evidence-Based Approaches to Tobacco Cessation
Sarah Tello, APRN, FNP-C, TTUHSC - Smoking Cessation and Tobacco Treatment Program

Session B: Nutrition Rx: Practical Nutrition for Clinicians and Patients
Samantha Jackson,  MS, RD, CSOWM, LD;
Jordan Robinson, MS, RD, CSO, LD

4:30pm

Closing Remarks

4:35pm

Dismissal

5:00-6:00pm

Networking Happy Hour
(Optional, no CME provided)

DRESSCODE

We encourage attendance to dress comfortably and casually to support relaxation and full participation in our wellness-focused programming. Whether you’re joining us for sunrise stretching or taking part of mindfulness movement breaks, we want you to feel at ease. Think smart casual – with a focus on comfort and mobility.

ACCOMODATIONS

Persons with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids or services must be submitted with online registration so that appropriate arrangements can be made if any. If a written request is not received at least one week prior to the program date, individuals are responsible to hire and pay for their own auxiliary aids or services.

Note: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reserves the right to cancel this conference or make speaker substitutions in the event of unforeseen or extenuating circumstances.

CANCELLATIONS

Notification of cancellation must be received in writing by August 8, 2025 to obtain a refund; thereafter no refunds will be made. A $25 administrative fee will be retained from all cancellations.

QUESTIONS

We look forward to hosting you in August. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:
TTUHSC Office of Accredited Interprofessional Continuing Medical Education
Phone: 806.743.2929  |  Fax: 806.743.2934  |  Email: cme@ttuhsc.edu

CREDIT DESIGNATIONS

 

ipce CREDIT

 

aapa

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive (7) Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.  

Physicians
TTUHSC designates this live activity for a maximum of (7) AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Registered Nurses
TTUHSC designates this live activity for (7) Nursing contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with theextent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants
TTUHSC has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with the AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for (7) AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commence it with the extent of their participation

ACCREDITATION


In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and UMC Health System-UMC Cancer Center. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Joint Accredidation Logo

 

SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES

 

  • Reflect on the personal and professional motivations that drive purpose and fulfillment in medicine, with an emphasis on cultivating physician well-being and career longevity. 
  • Apply updated clinical guidelines and practical strategies in the management of pulmonary and cardiovascular conditions relevant to primary care settings.
  • Integrate a multidisciplinary approach to obesity treatment by incorporating perspectives from internal medicine, bariatric surgery, nutrition, and exercise physiology.
  • Enhance primary care management of endocrine-related conditions, including the evaluation and referral criteria for adrenal incidentalomas.
  • Strengthen outpatient antimicrobial stewardship practices and support evidence-based decision-making in antibiotic prescribing for ambulatory care.
  • Incorporate lifestyle, medicine principles – including nutrition, tobacco cessation, and integrative approaches – into every day primary care, to support the prevention and treatment of chronic disease.
  • Promote personal and professional growth by addressing provider burnout, fostering resilience, and exploring strategies to enhance overall clinician well-being and work-life integration.

PLANNING COMMITTEE

Jessica Gray, MD, FAAFP
Course Director, Wellness Committee Chair

Megan Janson, MD
Public Relations and Marketing Committee Chair

Michelle Phillips, FNP-C
Finance Committee Chair

Benita Hernandez, FNP-C
Speaker Recruitment and Engagement Committee Chair

Erica Radford, MD

Renee Hernandez, FNP-C

Kristen Sharma, FNP-C

Lindsay Burt, PA-C

Jalyn Wall, FNP

Celia Edwards, FNP-C

Anais Molina, FNP

Taylor Warmoth, MD

Ana Cordon-Juarez, MD

Shabre’ Wilson
Program Coordinator - Office of Accredited Interprofessional Continuing Medical Education, TTUHSC