Conference Agenda (subject to change)
all times are Central Time (CT)
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
7:30 – 4:30
Registration/Sponsor Check-In
7:30 – 8:45
Networking Breakfast + New Network Coordinators Meet & Greet
(Sequoyah 3-4)
7:30 - 8:45
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
8:50 - 9:00
Cherokee Nation Opening Ceremony
(Sequoyah 2)
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome Keynote
Chuck Hoskin JR, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation introduced by Stephanie Wickliffe, Cherokee Nation Health Services (Sequoyah 2)
9:15 – 10:00
Keynote - OSUCOM-CN: Changing Medical Education and Physician Workforce Development through Partnerships
Dr. Natasha Bray, Dean OSU (Sequoyah 2)
10:00 – 10:45
Session 1: Oklahoma Network Coordinator Spotlight
Corie Kaiser, Director, Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and Stephanie Wickliffe, Director Physician Recruitment, Cherokee Nation Health Services (Sequoyah 2)
10:45 - 11:15
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
11:15 - 12:15
Immigration Updates
Matthew Webster, Senior Immigration Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron (Sequoyah 2)
12:15 - 1:15
Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15
Immigration Discussion and Networking, J1 Survey Update
Matthew Webster, Dr. Don Pathman (Sequoyah 2)
2:15 - 3:00
Session 2: Community APGAR Project
David Schmitz, MD, Senior Research Advisor Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Sequoyah 2)
3:00 - 3:30
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
3:30 - 4:15
National AHEC Organization & AHEC Scholars
Dwain Harris, CEO, National AHEC Organization; and Lauren Sparks, Assistant Director, Oklahoma AHEC (Sequoyah 2)
4:15 - 4:45
3RNET Awards
(Sequoyah 2)
5:00 – 7:00
Welcome Reception
(Sequoyah 3-4)
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:30 – 4:30
Registration Desk Open
7:30 – 8:30
Breakfast
(Sequoyah 3-4)
8:30 - 10:00
3RNET Accomplishments & Updates
(Sequoyah 2)
10:00 – 10:30
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
10:30 – 11:15
Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Updates
Joseph Carter, Public Health Analyst (Sequoyah 2)
11:15 – 12:00
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Updates
Michael Fallahkhair, Deputy Associate Administrator (Sequoyah 2)
12:00 – 1:00
Networking Lunch
(Sequoyah 3-4)
1:00 – 1:45
Session 3: Behavioral Health Workforce Initiatives
Mandi Gingras, 3RNET Director of Education; Jessica Seel, South Carolina Network Coordinator; Dr. Don Pathman, PRISM (Sequoyah 2)
1:45 – 2:30
PRISM Research Update
Dr. Don Pathman (Sequoyah 2)
2:30 – 3:00
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
3:00 – 4:00
Session 4: Marketing and Candidate Engagement Panel Discussion
Judd Mellinger-Blouch, Pennsylvaniva 3RNET Network Coordinator; Kristine Morin, 3RNET Director of Communications & Marketing; Mandi Gingras, 3RNET Director of Education (Sequoyah 2)
4:00 – 4:30
Door Prize Drawings
(Sequoyah 2)
5:00
Evening Reception
(Sky Room)
Thursday, September 14, 2023 (Optional)
Bus travel to Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
The college, which welcomed its inaugural class in 2020, prepares future doctors to work in rural and tribal settings through a curriculum emphasizing cultural competency and daily immersion in the local community of Tahlequah, the capital city of the Cherokee Nation.
The 84,000 square foot facility in Tahlequah officially opened its doors in early 2021, following half a year of virtual classes for the college’s first cohort of students. The facility itself was paid for by the Cherokee Nation, while OSU staffed the college and provided the educational technology. The school had been nearly a decade in the making, with conversations between OSU and the Cherokee Nation starting in 2012.
7:45 am
Grab & Go boxed breakfast
8:15 am
Bus departs from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
9:15 am
Arrive at Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
9:30 - 11:15
Tour of the medical school and outpatient health center
11:15 - 12:00
Panel discussion with Medical Students and Residents
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 1:00
Bus ride to downtown Tahlequah, capital city of the Cherokee Nation
1:00 - 2:00
Free to visit the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum or the Cherokee National History Museum or the Cherokee Cultural Pathway
2:00 pm
Bus departs downtown for return to hotel
3:00 pm
Bus arrives back at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
7:30 – 4:30
Registration/Sponsor Check-In
7:30 – 8:45
Networking Breakfast + New Network Coordinators Meet & Greet
(Sequoyah 3-4)
7:30 - 8:45
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
8:50 - 9:00
Cherokee Nation Opening Ceremony
(Sequoyah 2)
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome Keynote
Chuck Hoskin JR, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation introduced by Stephanie Wickliffe, Cherokee Nation Health Services (Sequoyah 2)
9:15 – 10:00
Keynote - OSUCOM-CN: Changing Medical Education and Physician Workforce Development through Partnerships
Dr. Natasha Bray, Dean OSU (Sequoyah 2)
10:00 – 10:45
Session 1: Oklahoma Network Coordinator Spotlight
Corie Kaiser, Director, Oklahoma Office of Rural Health and Stephanie Wickliffe, Director Physician Recruitment, Cherokee Nation Health Services (Sequoyah 2)
10:45 - 11:15
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
11:15 - 12:15
Immigration Updates
Matthew Webster, Senior Immigration Attorney, Fredrikson & Byron (Sequoyah 2)
12:15 - 1:15
Networking Lunch
1:15 – 2:15
Immigration Discussion and Networking, J1 Survey Update
Matthew Webster, Dr. Don Pathman (Sequoyah 2)
2:15 - 3:00
Session 2: Community APGAR Project
David Schmitz, MD, Senior Research Advisor Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (Sequoyah 2)
3:00 - 3:30
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
3:30 - 4:15
National AHEC Organization & AHEC Scholars
Dwain Harris, CEO, National AHEC Organization; and Lauren Sparks, Assistant Director, Oklahoma AHEC (Sequoyah 2)
4:15 - 4:45
3RNET Awards
(Sequoyah 2)
5:00 – 7:00
Welcome Reception
(Sequoyah 3-4)
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
7:30 – 4:30
Registration Desk Open
7:30 – 8:30
Breakfast
(Sequoyah 3-4)
8:30 - 10:00
3RNET Accomplishments & Updates
(Sequoyah 2)
10:00 – 10:30
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
10:30 – 11:15
Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Updates
Joseph Carter, Public Health Analyst (Sequoyah 2)
11:15 – 12:00
Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Updates
Michael Fallahkhair, Deputy Associate Administrator (Sequoyah 2)
12:00 – 1:00
Networking Lunch
(Sequoyah 3-4)
1:00 – 1:45
Session 3: Behavioral Health Workforce Initiatives
Mandi Gingras, 3RNET Director of Education; Jessica Seel, South Carolina Network Coordinator; Dr. Don Pathman, PRISM (Sequoyah 2)
1:45 – 2:30
PRISM Research Update
Dr. Don Pathman (Sequoyah 2)
2:30 – 3:00
Visit Exhibitors
(Sequoyah 3-4)
3:00 – 4:00
Session 4: Marketing and Candidate Engagement Panel Discussion
Judd Mellinger-Blouch, Pennsylvaniva 3RNET Network Coordinator; Kristine Morin, 3RNET Director of Communications & Marketing; Mandi Gingras, 3RNET Director of Education (Sequoyah 2)
4:00 – 4:30
Door Prize Drawings
(Sequoyah 2)
5:00
Evening Reception
(Sky Room)
Thursday, September 14, 2023 (Optional)
Bus travel to Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
The college, which welcomed its inaugural class in 2020, prepares future doctors to work in rural and tribal settings through a curriculum emphasizing cultural competency and daily immersion in the local community of Tahlequah, the capital city of the Cherokee Nation.
The 84,000 square foot facility in Tahlequah officially opened its doors in early 2021, following half a year of virtual classes for the college’s first cohort of students. The facility itself was paid for by the Cherokee Nation, while OSU staffed the college and provided the educational technology. The school had been nearly a decade in the making, with conversations between OSU and the Cherokee Nation starting in 2012.
7:45 am
Grab & Go boxed breakfast
8:15 am
Bus departs from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa
9:15 am
Arrive at Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
9:30 - 11:15
Tour of the medical school and outpatient health center
11:15 - 12:00
Panel discussion with Medical Students and Residents
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch
12:45 - 1:00
Bus ride to downtown Tahlequah, capital city of the Cherokee Nation
1:00 - 2:00
Free to visit the Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum or the Cherokee National History Museum or the Cherokee Cultural Pathway
2:00 pm
Bus departs downtown for return to hotel
3:00 pm
Bus arrives back at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa