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Neuroscience, Inclusion, Resilience: A Summary of the 2024 Conference's Keynote

This one-day conference was held on February 25, 2024 , at the end of the APPE Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. The conference consisted of a keynote presentation, three workshop sessions, a working lunch focused on discussion of barriers to change, and a concluding session prompting participants to identify one action drawing on the day’s conversations that they could try at their own institutions or organizations .   Keynote   Dr. Sarina Saturn provided the keynote with themes that included neuroscience ; DEI terminology ; holistic mindfulness ; contemplative resilience , self- regulation and stress ; a multi-faceted and grounded attention to well-being ; allyship based at least in part on compassion ; and, of course, privilege .  Dr. Saturn ’s presentation also focused on men torship, particularly reciprocal mentorship , and the difference between cultural competence and cultural humility.   The following notes provide more detail from the pre...