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Registration for the symposium is now open.

2026 Annual Preceptors’ Symposium – Agenda

DATE: Oct. 22nd & 23rd 
Location: Eagle’s Perch, Humber Valley

(Subject to Change)

Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
Time	Location	Topic
6:00-6:30pm	Lobby	Registration
6:30-8:00pm	Main Hall	Safe Medical Care Learning
8:00-8:15pm	Main Hall	Opening Remarks
8:15-9:30pm	Main Hall	Dean’s Social Event
Friday, October 23rd, 2026
7:00-8:00am	Lobby	Registration & Breakfast
8:00-8:30am	Main Hall	Welcome, Housekeeping and Opening Remarks
8:30-9:45am	Main Hall	Strategic Planning
9:45-10:15am	Lobby	Health Break
10:15am- 11:45pm	Main Hall	Panel Discussion PGME 1. Streams UGME 1. Phase 4 2. LIC   4.FM UG LWS DME OPED
11:45-12:45pm	Main Hall	Networking Lunch 1. Faculty Forum 2. Learner Forum 3. Open lunch
12:45-2:00pm	Main Hall	Smudging Ceremony and Talking Circle
2:00-3:15pm	Main Hall	Layered Learning Learner only session
2:00-3:15pm	Salon A	A Practical Approach to Learner Assessments
2:00-3:15pm	Salon B	LIC from A to Z: A stepwise approach and collaborative discussion on initiating Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships at established teaching sites at 91´«Ã½
2:00-3:15pm	Salon C	Closing the Loop: Integrating CQI into Clinical Teaching and Practice
3:15-3:30pm	Lobby	Health Break
3:30-4:45pm	Main Hall	From Practice to Paper: Finding Joy in Rural Research
3:30-4:45pm	Salon A	Teaching with Simulation
3:30-4:45pm	Salon B	Supporting Medical Learners in Difficulty or Crisis
3:30-4:45pm	Salon C	Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Anti-Racism
4:45-5:00pm	Main Hall	Wrap-up and Evaluations

 

Travel

Attendees within NL who are travelling to Humber Valley are eligible to receive travel reimbursement. All required receipts must be submitted following the event to receive reimbursement.

The following items will be reimbursed:

• Roundtrip mileage or airfare (at the lowest obtainable cost, not to exceed full economy)
• Meal per diems during travel (breakfast $12, lunch $20, supper $28)

The following items will not be reimbursed:

• Vehicle fuel receipts
• Rental vehicles

All travel must follow the university’s Travel Policy.

Travel details will be requested from you after you register.

Attendees from outside Newfoundland and Labrador are not eligible for travel reimbursement.

Accommodation

Rooms for October 22nd at the Comfort Inn, Corner Brook can be booked using the following .

Symposium attendees will be reimbursed for 1 night on Oct 22^nd , up to a maximum of $223.10 at the Comfort Inn or an alternate accommodation of your choice

Stipend in Lieu of Clinical Sacrifice

Eligible part-time, fee-for-service faculty within NL will receive a stipend in lieu of missed clinical work who are attending the symposium in lieu of lost clinical earnings for a maximum amount of $1,000.

Payment information will be requested from you after you register. This must be provided in order to receive payment.

Attendees from outside Newfoundland and Labrador are not eligible for this stipend. 

See the section above regarding Travel and Accommodations.

See the section above regarding Stipend in Lieu of Clinical Sacrifice.

Unfortunately, not this time as IT limitations at the venue preclude the availability of a virtual option.

Physicians with a 91´«Ã½ faculty appointment can attend the symposium in-person; however, those from outside of NL are not eligible for travel and accommodations reimbursement, or the stipend in lieu of clinical earnings.

Yes