Online Clinical Educators Forum Presentations

Welcome to the 2025 Fall Online Clinical Educators’ Forum (OCEF), hosted by the ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee. This session focuses on cutting-edge clinical teaching strategies using Artificial Intelligence.

Our featured guest speaker is Dr. Laurah Turner, Associate Dean for Artificial Intelligence and Educational Informatics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Turner shares invaluable insights on AI’s growing role in the clinical setting.

We also get practical perspectives from ASCO members who are applying these tools firsthand:

Dr. Clinton Prestwich (CCO)
Dr. Christina Esposito (AZCOPT)
Dr. Timothy Bossie (NECO)

This dynamic and forward-looking discussion is moderated by Dr. Amy Moy (NECO), Dr. Dawn Goedde (OSU), and Dr. Vakishan Nadarajah (CCO).

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Scroll down for links to past Forums and Clinic Updates segments from 2016-2023

In 2013-14 the ASCO Clinical Affairs Committee (CAC) proposed to the ASCO Board a day-long meeting specifically for clinic educators to be held in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry meeting. The proposal however morphed into a virtual event when the ASCO Board decided to use released Endowment Fund monies to support ASCO’s first-ever online educational venture. After a couple years of ASCO Board-backed support, the ASCO Clinic Director/Administrators SIG generously offered its financial support of the Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF).

The OCEF began as a means to address the directive of the CAC’s charge to “explore and identify ways for schools and colleges to informally share expertise and resources in clinical education, services, research, and administration.” When the CAC was asked to define critical challenges facing clinical education for the “Finding ASCO’s Voice” initiative, the CAC determined that the need for developing relationships, exploring collaborative efforts, exchanging teaching philosophies and sharing best practices was just such a ‘critical challenge’ and plans for the OCEF moved forward.

The first OCEF, held in 2015, was developed by a planning group comprised primarily of active and former CAC members.

ASCO’s 2023 Online Clinical Education Forum: Engaging Today’s Student Part 2