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Understanding the Psychological Vulnerabilities of Our Learners—and Ourselves

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 | 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET

1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and P.A.C.E.^®

Credit Claiming by December 31, 2026

Session Description

Adolescents and young adults are experiencing unprecedented rates of anxiety, depression, and psychological distress.
This webinar will examine social and educational factors associated with these trends, with particular attention to the impact
of self-critical and perfectionistic thinking patterns. Participants will gain practical, evidence-informed cognitive strategies to
support their own well-being and to better assist colleagues, trainees, and family members.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Describe key social and educational factors that may be contributing to rising rates of anxiety, depression, and
psychological distress among adolescents and young adults.

Recognize self-critical and perfectionistic patterns of thinking that can contribute to distress among physicians and
medical trainees.

Apply basic cognitive restructuring strategies to identify and modify self-critical thought patterns in themselves
and to better support learners and colleagues.

Target Audience

This activity is designed for clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, laboratory geneticists, genetic counselors, and other
healthcare providers who provide comprehensive diagnostic, management, and counseling services for patients with,
or at risk for, genetically influenced health problems.

Agenda

Topic / Session

• 2:00pm – 2:05 pm Opening Remarks & Introduction — Georgianne Arnold, MD, FACMG
• 2:05pm – 2:45pm Understanding the Psychological Vulnerabilities – Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd

• 2:45pm – 3:00pm Q&A

Meet the Faculty

Stuart J. Slavin, MD, MEd

Santa Fe, NM

Stuart Slavin, MD, MEd, is a pediatrician, medical educator, and nationally recognized leader in learner
and physician well-being. He led pioneering reforms at Saint Louis University School of Medicine that
dramatically reduced depression and anxiety among medical students while maintaining academic
performance. From 2018 to 2026, he served at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), most
recently as Vice President for Well-Being, helping lead national efforts to improve physician well-being and clinical learning
environments. His current work focuses on the psychological and environmental factors contributing to anxiety, depression,
burnout, and self-critical mindsets among adolescents and young adults. He is the author of The Success Trap: How the
Pressure to Stand Out Is Fueling Anxiety, Depression, and Burnout in Teens—and the Fundamental Fix They Deserve.

Translating Genes into Health Webinar Series Planners

Henry J. Mroczkowski, MD, PhD, FACMG (Chair)
University of TN Health Science Ctr

Mari Mori, MD, MS, FACMG
The Ohio State University

Georgianne L. Arnold, MD, FACMG
University of Pittsburgh

Roya M. Mostafavi, MGC
University of Washington School of Medicine

Catherine A. Ziats, MD, FACMG
Cook Children's

Damara Ortiz, MD, FACMG
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Daniel Schecter, MD, MS
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Staff

Jane Radford, MHA, CHCP
Senior Director of Education – ACMG

Kim Vadas, MABMH, CHCP, FACEHP
Senior Project Manager of Education, CME - ACMG

Accredited Continuing Education Information:

AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, ASCLS P.A.C.E.^®

Accreditation

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical
Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation
The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The American Medical Association (AMA) defines physicians as those individuals who have obtained an MD, DO, or equivalent
medical degree from another country. Non-physicians may request a certificate of attendance for their participation.

ASCLS P.A.C.E.® CEU's 

ACMG is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society
for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) Professional Acknowledgment for Continuing Education (P.A.C.E.®) Program.

ACMG is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel as CE Provider (50-11878). ACMG is approved by
the California Department of Health Services through the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® (275-200-26-07). This activity has been approved for 0.10 P.A.C.E.® CEU's.

Claiming your Educational Credits

Complete the activity and carefully complete the evaluation form. The deadline to claim educational credits is within 30 days
from the date of the activity. Educational credit requests after this date will not be accepted.

Learner Data Consent

ACMG Education reports learner data to respective agency boards and you will be asked for consent during the evaluation
process. Your compliance with deadlines and completing evaluations are part of the process in meeting learner needs and
ACMG’s education mission.

Technical Support:
You can reach us by email at education@acmg.net or call 301-718-9603.
Support Center Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Eastern Time.

Accredited Continuing Education Financial Disclosure

The American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide Accredited Continuing Education (ACE) for physicians. ACMG
is an organization committed to improvement of patient care and general health by the incorporation of genetics
and genomics into clinical practice.

ACMG has implemented the following procedures to ensure the independence of ACE activities from commercial
influence/promotional bias, the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) requires that
providers (ACMG) must be able to demonstrate that: 1) everyone in a position to control the content of an ACE
activity has disclosed all financial relationships that they have had in the past 24 months with ineligible* companies;
2) ACMG has implemented a mechanism to mitigate relevant financial relationships; and 3) all financial relationships
with ineligible companies are disclosed to the learners before the beginning of the educational activity. The learners
must also be informed if no relevant financial relationships exist.

*Ineligible companies are defined as those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling,
or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

All relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.