Day 1
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Welcome Remarks
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:00-11:05 am
The Art of Medicine
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:05-11:35 am
Intro to Personal Response Tour and Each Other
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz
11:35-11:50 am
Course Overview
Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:50 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-12:05 pm
Introduction to the Visual Thinking Strategies
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
12:05-1:05 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz; John David Ike
1:05-1:45 pm
Faculty Q&A, Reflection on VTS Structure
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
1:45-2:00 pm
Day 2
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Thinking and VTS
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz; Shari Tishman
11:00 am-12:00 pm
VTS and Power of Paraphrasing: Intro and Expert VTS Demonstration
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
12:00-12:10 pm
Break
12:10-12:15 pm
Practice Breakouts
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; John David Ike
12:15-1:45 pm
Thinking in Action
John David Ike
1:45-2:00 pm
Day 3
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
VTS and Thinking within Clinical Care, including Discussing Bias Mitigation, Navigating Ambiguity, Promoting Inquiry, and the Range of Types of Thinking Crucial to Care and Teamwork within Health Care.
Joel Katz
11:00-11:15 am
Faculty-led Expert VTS Facilitation and Reflection (possibly in breakouts, depending on number of students)
Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:15-11:45 am
Faculty-led Discussion on Thinking and VTS: What Are the Thinking Behaviors and Techniques Valued In Your Work? What Are the Thinking Behaviors and Techniques Supported In Your Work? How Does VTS Support Valued Ways of Thinking?
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:45-11:55 am
Break
11:55 am-12:00 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Corinne Zimmermann; Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; John David Ike
12:00-1:35 pm
Faculty Presentation: Introduction to Kerns Model for Curriculum Development and the Prism Model
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:35-2:00 pm
Day 4
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Storytelling for Social Change: Drawing on the Arts to Improve and Promote Health Care
Neal Baer
11:00-11:40 am
What Is Empathy? Empathic Communication? Introduction to Dr. Helen Riess's Seven Keys of E.M.P.A.T.H.Y.
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:40-11:55 am
VTS Demo: Focus on 7 Keys of Empathy and Q2
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
11:55 am-12:15 pm
Faculty-led Discussion on Empathic Communication and VTS: Why/When is Empathic communication important in your workflow? How does VTS Support Empathic Communication?
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz
12:15-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-12:35 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Anson Koshy; Michelle Grohe; Joel Katz; John David Ike
12:35-1:35 pm
Guidelines for Image Selection
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:35-2:00 pm
Day 5
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
What Is Teaming and Psychological Safety? What Is the Impact of Psychological Safety On Inter-professional Teams and Workplace Outcomes: Diagnostic Accuracy, Innovation, and More?
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Sara Hart
11:00-11:40 am
Faculty-led Discussion On Psychological Safety and VTS: How Do You Experience a Culture That Is Not Psychologically Safe? How Do You Experience A Culture that is? How Can Leaders and Teams Create This Environment? How Does VTS Support Psychological Safety?
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Sara Hart
11:40-11:55 am
Break
11:55 am-12:00 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; Sara Hart; John David Ike
12:00-1:30 pm
Faculty-led Small Breakouts About How To Apply VTS Techniques In Their Respective Fields With A Focus On Psychological Safety
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:30-2:00 pm
Day 6
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Cultivating Multiple Perspectives
Kamna Balhara; Philip Yenawine
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Discussion on Multiple Perspectives and How VTS Can Help Promote a Deeper Understanding of Economic and Social Disparities in the Workplace and Clinical Interactions, Diagnostic Processes and with Hospital Teams
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
12:00-12:15 pm
Break
12:15-12:20 pm
Practice Breakouts
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; John David Ike
12:20-1:20 pm
Guest Speaker: Image Selection, Pt. 2: Thematic Connections
Philip Yenawine
1:20-2:00 pm
Day 7
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Conversations Across Difference
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:00-11:20 am
Group Discussion and Expert Modeling: How Might VTS Support Conversations Across Difference
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:20 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-12:05 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; John David Ike
12:05-1:35 pm
Faculty-led Small Groups On Conducting A Targeted Needs Assessment
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:35-2:00 pm
Day 8
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Creating Partnerships With Museums
Brooke DiGiovanni Evans; Ray Williams
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Break
12:00-12:05 pm
Practice Breakouts
Margaret Chisolm; Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Michelle Grohe; Sara Hart; Anson Koshy; John David Ike
12:05-1:30 pm
Faculty Q&A: VTS Techniques, Mindsets, and Applications
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:30-2:00 pm
Day 9
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Presentation: Introduction to Facilitative Leadership
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:00-11:10 am
Faculty Demo of VTS With Narrative Prompt Focused On Self Compassion
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:10-11:35 am
Introducing Narrative Prompts
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Sara Hart; Margaret Chisolm; Anson Koshy; Michelle Grohe
11:35-11:50 am
VTS and Facilitative Leadership
Cheryl Giscombe
11:50 am-12:05 pm
Break
12:05-12:10 pm
Following Up A VTS conversation: The Role of Reflection
Corinne Zimmermann
12:10-12:25 pm
Practice Beakouts
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; Corinne Zimmermann; John David Ike
12:25-1:30 pm
Setting Learning Goals and Objectives
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm; Dabney Hailey
1:30-2:00 pm
Day 10
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Faculty Demo: VTS and Mindfulness
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
11:00-11:30 am
Practice Sessions
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; Anson Koshy; John David Ike
11:30 am-12:55 pm
Break
12:55-1:00 pm
Guest Speaker: VTS and Compassionate Leadership
Cheryl Giscombe
1:00-2:00 pm
Day 11
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Breakouts: Applying VTS To Your Practice
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Margaret Chisolm; Anson Koshy; Michelle Grohe
11:00 am-12:45 pm
Break
12:45-12:50 pm
Faculty-led Expert VTS Facilitation
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz
12:50-1:15 pm
Faculty-led Discussion: Building A Community of Practice
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm; Sara Hart; Anson Koshy; Michelle Grohe
1:15-1:45 pm
Faculty-led Final Reflections
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:45-2:00 pm