70 - How to Set Up Your International Medical Graduate Trainees and Junior Faculty for Success

Monday, October 20, 2025

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

Location: Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 1

CME Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
MOC Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of MOC Credit
CNE Credits: Maximum of 1.25 hours of ANCC Credit
ACPE Credits: ACPE 0 knowledge-based contact hours of pharmacy CE
ACPE Number: JA0007082-9999-24-002-L01-P
PACE Credits: Maximum of 1 of PACE contact hours
CE Broker: Maximum of 1 CE broker credit hours

Moderator(s)

Paul Pottinger, MD (he/him/his)

Professor of Medicine
Infectious Diseases
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA, United States
Liset Olarte, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States

Faculty(s)

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Klari Tedrow, JD (she/her/hers)

Owner, Klari B Tedrow, LLC
Tedrow & Myers Immigration Law Group
Birmingham, AL, United States
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Mobeen Rathore, MD, CPE, FPIDS, FAAP, FIDSA, FACPE, FSHEA

Professor and Associate Chairman
University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Service (UF CARES)
UF Heath Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Paloma Cariello, MD, MPH, FIDSA (she/her/hers)

Professor, Infectious Diseases Associate Dean, Academic Culture and Community
Internal Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Zheyi Teoh, MBBS MsPH FAAP (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor
Infectious Disease
Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, WA, United States

Disclosure(s):

Paul S. Pottinger, MD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Liset Olarte, MD, MSc: GSK: Grant/Research Support; Merck, Sharpe & Dohme: Grant/Research Support; Sanofi: Grant/Research Support; UpToDate - WoltersKluwer: Royalties

Klari B. Tedrow, JD: No financial relationships to disclose.

Mobeen H. Rathore, MD, CPE, FPIDS, FAAP, FIDSA, FACPE, FSHEA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Paloma F. Cariello, MD, MPH, FIDSA: No financial relationships to disclose.

Zheyi Teoh, MBBS MsPH FAAP: No financial relationships to disclose.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to:

explain the complex challenges faced by IMG fellows and junior faculty;
apply concrete and actionable steps as fellowship program directors to support IMG fellows during their training and job search;
adapt strategies as division chiefs, department chairs, and other leaders to leverage institutional resources and priorities to facilitate recruitment of IMG faculty and support their professional development;
discuss the latest information on visa and naturalization law for rising ID physicians from an immigration attorney.

Presentations:

1:45 PM - 2:03 PM US ET

Global Talents, Local Impact: The Value of IMGs in Infectious Diseases
Speaker: Paloma F. Cariello, MD, MPH, FIDSA (she/her/hers) – University of Utah School of Medicine
2:03 PM - 2:21 PM US ET

Challenges Faced by Adult and Pediatric IMG Fellows
Speaker: Zheyi Teoh, MBBS MsPH FAAP (he/him/his) – Seattle Children's Hospital
2:21 PM - 2:39 PM US ET

IMG Pathways From Fellow to Attending Physician From a Legal Perspective
Speaker: Klari B. Tedrow, JD (she/her/hers) – Tedrow & Myers Immigration Law Group
2:39 PM - 3:00 PM US ET

How to Set Up Your IMG Trainees and Junior Faculty for Success
Speaker: Mobeen H. Rathore, MD, CPE, FPIDS, FAAP, FIDSA, FACPE, FSHEA – UF Heath Jacksonville