Medicine Grand Rounds: 2025 Meiklejohn Lectureship | "Academic Freedom, Constructive Dialogue, and Flourishing in Medicine: We Need to Talk" Presented by Christine Cassel, MD, MACP. Dr. Christine K. Cassel is a nationally recognized leader in geriatric medicine, medical ethics, and health policy. She has held prominent roles including President and CEO of the National Quality Forum and the American Board of Internal Medicine, and was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. A pioneer in academic medicine, Dr. Cassel continues to advance work in aging, biomedical ethics, and healthcare quality through collaborative projects with the University of California.

Join us in person! Bruce Schroffel Auditorium, University of Colorado Hospital, Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, First Floor Conference Room – Lunch Provided
or via Zoom.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify barriers to freedom of inquiry in academic medicine and strategies to overcome them
• Understand the relationship between constructive dialogue and patient care
• Recognize the importance of fostering an environment that supports flourishing
• Explore how medical education compares to broader university contexts—similarities and differences

Disclosure Statement: All of the planners, faculty, or individuals in control of content for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with ineligible companies, whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

ABIM MOC Statement: Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1 MOC point in the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit information to ACGME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Accreditation & Designation Statement: The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.