Stay up to date with the KNN this summer!

Happy July! The summer edition of KNN student e-newsletters continues with a feature on the 2023 KNN Annual Conference.

Because the KNN is committed to learner participation in the conference, it is FEE-FREE for learners, features sessions by and for students and works toward opportunities to support students interested in attending.

Are you interested in attending? Please email [email protected] to tell us.

Joëlle Worm

Director of the

KNN Student Network

Conference Opening Session to Feature Student Speaker

The 2023 KNN Annual Conference, Together We Flourish: Collectively Transforming Medicine, will take place September 20-22, 2023, in Milwaukee, WI. We are excited to share one of the three panelists for the opening session, Flourishing Across the Physician's Journey, will be a KNN student!

Current MD/JD student Desiree' Brionne Dillard, MBA, will explore what flourishing means from a medical student's perspective. The panel will share unique challenges at different stages of a physician's career and provide practices for fostering flourishing in each phase. Audience Q&A and tabletop discussions will follow the moderated panel to further explore questions, themes and ideas.

Desiree' Brionne Dillard, MBA

Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law

Arizona State University

Interested in Attending the 2023 KNN Annual Conference?

The KNN defines learners as medical students, residents and fellows and is committed to supporting learner engagement in events and activities. While learners register for the KNN Annual Conference for FREE (conference meals included), we realize the burden of travel and accommodations is real. If you are interested in attending the 2023 KNN Annual Conference in person and would like to be considered for accommodations (hotel room) support, please email us at [email protected]. 

All students traveling to the KNN Annual Conference are expected to seek travel permission as per the guidelines of their institution and will be responsible for the cost to travel to/from Milwaukee.

How have you learned about and practiced collaboration in medicine?

Have you taken any interprofessional education (IPE) or similar courses grounded in collaboration across disciplines as a medical student? Have there been NO courses offered in IPE training at your medical school?  

KNN Digital Community Coordinator Lamya Augusthy wants to hear from you!

Click below to share your perspective on this month's theme of collaboration in the KNN Student Network group of the online community.

Lamya Augusthy

Digital Community Coordinator

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The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine (KNN) is a national movement whose work is focused on the integration of four foundational elements within the profession of medicine: character, caring, practical wisdom and flourishing. We advance this work by connecting and convening stakeholders across the health ecosystem, catalyzing transformative initiatives, and influencing policy and systems change.

Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine | Website