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; Sara Hart; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Joel Katz
1:05-1:45 pm
Faculty Q&A, Reflection on VTS Structure
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
1:45-2:00 pm
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
VTS and Power of Paraphrasing: Intro and Expert VTS Demonstration
Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey
11:00-11:30 am
Practice Breakouts
Corinne Zimmermann; Joel Katz; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe; Sara Hart; Dabney Hailey
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Break
12:30-12:35 pm
Practice Breakouts
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Dabney Hailey; Sara Hart; Margaret Chisolm; Michelle Grohe
12:35-1:30 pm
VTS: Clinical Reasoning, Scholarship and Research
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm
1:30-2:00 pm
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
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
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
From Data to Emotion to Action: Drawing on the Arts to Promote and Improve 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
12:35-1:35 pm
Guidelines for Image Selection
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:35-2:00 pm
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
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
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Case Study Focused On Using Kamna Balhara: VTS in Johns Hopkins's ER Residency Program To Promote Antiracism and Health Equity
Kamna Balhara
11:00 am-12:00 pm
Bias Mitigation and VTS: What Is the Impact Of Bias In Your Context? How Might VTS Support Bias Mitigation and Anti-racism? What May Be Its Limitations?
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
12:20-1:20 pm
Guest Speaker: Image Selection, Pt. 2: Thematic Connections
Philip Yenawine
1:20-2:00 pm
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
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
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
12:05-1:30 pm
Faculty Q&A: VTS Techniques, Mindsets, and Applications
Joel Katz; Dabney Hailey; Corinne Zimmermann
1:30-2:00 pm
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
12:25-1:30 pm
Setting Learning Goals and Objectives
Joel Katz; Corinne Zimmermann; Margaret Chisolm; Dabney Hailey
1:30-2:00 pm
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
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
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