Humanities, Ethics, and Anesthesia Technical Skills — a one-day educational conference creating exposure, collaboration, mentorship, research, and professional identity formation opportunities for pre-medical and medical students interested in medicine and anesthesiology.
H.E.A.T. addresses ethical and technical issues identified in anesthesiology through immersive skills sessions and expert-led conference programming. The conference increases awareness of anesthesiology among medical and pre-health students, highlights research and shadowing pathways, and creates space for discussion about humanitarian and ethical challenges in medicine.
The 2027 conference builds on the 2026 foundation of humanities and ethics programming, technical skills workshops, and mentorship while expanding networking, research, pre-medical opportunities, and anesthesia-specific programming.
Panel-style conversation with attendings, residents, and a humanities moderator focused on professional identity formation in real clinical practice. Themes include moral agency in the OR, speaking up in hierarchical spaces, professional detachment versus humanism, accountability after mistakes, and how trainees grow through ethically challenging moments.
Hands-on anesthesia-related stations led by physicians and upper-level medical students. Prior workshop content included airway anatomy, intubation techniques, CPR and BLS, Stop the Bleed, tourniquet use, and basic procedural skills that introduce learners to the technical side of anesthesiology.
Dedicated opportunities for students exploring medicine and anesthesiology, including shadowing pathways, mentorship connections, networking with medical students and physicians, and guidance on finding anesthesia-related research and clinical exposure.
Programming designed for students considering anesthesiology, including anesthesia-specific procedural skills, mentorship, networking, and the chance to connect with residents, interns, faculty, and residency program leadership.
A structured lunch designed to help attendees meet peers, mentors, trainees, and faculty while discussing professional identity, rotations, research, residency preparation, and career paths in anesthesiology.
A candid discussion with residents and interns, with a residency program director or assistant program director invited to share perspective on training, applications, clinical growth, and the transition into anesthesiology residency.
The final conference day agenda times and room assignments are TBD. The planned order of events will be updated here as details are confirmed.
Check in, meet fellow attendees, and begin the day with informal networking.
Conference mission, goals, and overview of the day.
Ethical reflection, professional identity, humanism, advocacy, accountability, and trainee growth.
Hands-on airway, CPR/BLS, Stop the Bleed, tourniquet, and anesthesia-adjacent procedural stations.
Mentorship and networking for pre-medical and medical students.
Advice and discussion with trainees and residency program leadership.
Abstract competition, lightning talks, prizes, and research matchmaking.
Final reflections, research recognition, prizes, and next steps.
H.E.A.T. 2027 will include an expanded research section designed to help students present scholarship and connect with mentors.
Submit scholarly work for review and the opportunity to present at H.E.A.T. 2027. Submission details are coming soon.
Short, high-yield presentations designed to help students communicate research clearly and concisely.
Connect students interested in anesthesiology research with mentors, projects, and local opportunities.
Prizes and recognition for selected student research presentations.
Submission guidelines and deadlines will be posted once finalized.
The 2027 speaker roster will include faculty, residents, interns, and program leadership across humanities, ethics, anesthesiology career development, and clinical skills.
Topics will include humanities, ethics, professional identity, anesthesiology pathways, and clinical skills.
Board biographies and emails can be updated as they are finalized.
Chairperson
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Conference Operations
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Marketing & Communications
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Finance & Sponsorships
Baylor College of Medicine
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Organizational Strategy & Administration
University of Houston College of Medicine
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Outreach & Engagement
University of Houston College of Medicine
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Outreach & Engagement
Sam Houston State University
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Humanities & Ethics Programming
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Humanities & Ethics Programming
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Research & Academic Programming
University of Texas Medical Branch
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Director of Research & Academic Programming
McGovern Medical School
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Pre-Med Student Liaison
University of Texas
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
Resident Advisor
UTHealth Houston
Biography coming soon.
Email TBD
A look back at the 2026 H.E.A.T. Conference day.
Registration, venue, parking, and detailed attendee instructions will be added as soon as they are finalized.
Conference announcements, registration updates, speaker releases, and research deadlines will be shared on Instagram.