Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology 50th Anniversary and Reunion Celebration Weekend

Saturday, October 17, 2026

8:00am-3:00pm

UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus
119 Belmont Street, Worcester, MA

8:00-8:30am
Registration and Check in. Coffee available.

8:30-8:45am
Welcome
Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, MHCM
UMass Chan Med Alum '00, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '04, UMass Chan OB-GYN Faculty '04-present, UMass Chan OB-GYN Department Chair '20-present

8:45-9:30am
Sexual Health in Midlife
Sameena Rahman, MD
UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '05

9:30-10:00am
Contemporary Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy
Gianna Wilkie, MD, MCSI
UMass Chan Med Alum '16, UMass Chan MFM Fellowship Alum '23, UMass Chan OB-GYN Faculty '24-present

10:00-10:10am
Break

10:10-11:00am
UMass Chan and UMass Memorial's participation in crafting ACOG CPG's

10:10-10:35am
Perinatal Mental Health
Tiffany A. Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, MHCM
UMass Chan Med Alum '00, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '04, UMass Chan OB-GYN Faculty '04-present, UMass Chan Department of OB-GYN Chair '20-present

10:35-11:00am
An Update on Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Kim Yonkers, MD
UMass Chan Department of Psyciatry & Behavioral Sciences Faculty and Chair '20-present

11:00-11:30am
Complex Family Planning
Tara Kumaraswami, MD, MPH
UMass Chan Med Alum '06, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '10, UMass Chan OB-GYN Faculty '12-present, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Program Assistant Director '14-'16, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Program Director '16-23, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Program Associate Director '23-'26

11:30am-12:00pm
Choosing Change as a Path Toward Wellness
Amy Chang, MD
UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '13, UMass Chan Community Faculty '13-'21

12:00-1:15pm
Lunch Reunion

1:15-2:00pm
A Marriage of Convenience: Memorial and UMass Before UMass Memorial
Dale Magee, MD
UMass Chan Community Faculty '79-'15

2:00-3:00pm
Guided tours of the UMass Memorial Medical Center OB-GYN and Maternity Center clinical spaces at the Memorial Campus

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:00am-12:00pm

AC Hotel
125 Front Street, Worcester, MA

9:00-9:30am
Registration and Check in. Catered breakfast buffet.

9:30-10:15am
Rethinking Fertility Care: Science, Access and The Whole Patient
Deborah Ikhena-Abel , MD
UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '14

10:15-11:00am
Stimulant Use in Pregnancy
Elizabeth Allocco, MD
UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Alum '19, Faculty '22-present, UMass Chan OB-GYN Residency Program Director '23-present

11:00-11:45am
Changing Paradigms: The Evolution of Hypertensive Care in Pregnancy
Heidi Leftwich, DO
UMass Chan OB-GYN Faculty '14-present, UMass Chan MFM Fellowship Program Director '24-present

11:45am-12:00pm
Closing remarks

Learn more about our CME Track speakers here

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Questions?

Contact obgyn@umassmemorial.org or call 508-334-5369.

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Continuing Medical Education Information

Accreditation Statement

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Statement

The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Designation Statement- Nursing

This offering meets the requirements for a maximum of 6.3 contact hours, as specified by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (244-CMR 5.04). Each nurse should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

Intended Audience

Physicians, Advanced Practice Clinians, Fellows, and Residents in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to:

1. Understand how continuous glucose monitoring can be used to optimize blood sugar control in persons with diabetes in pregnancy.
2. Review evidence on the current understanding of mental health conditions in pregnancy and postpartum.
3. Cite recommendations for the management of premenstrual disorder.

CME Inquiries

For all CME certificate* inquiries, please email continuing.education@umassmed.edu

**Certificates will not be issued until an evaluation has been completed.