Travel Information 

  • $400 travel stipend (two night’s lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel). 
  • For reimbursement, you will need your Itemized hotel receipt, and you will need to fill out the W-9 and travel reimbursement form.

Contact Rachel Norris for more information:
rachel.norris@montana.edu

After invoicing against your WRITE budget through the UWSOM, additional funds may be accessed through the MT TRUST Stipend.

  • $400 travel stipend (2 nights lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel) only for those also attending Friday TRUST session (all day session by invite only); OR
  • $250 (one night’s lodging @ $150/night plus $100 travel) for those MT TRUST preceptors attending weekend session only. 
  • For reimbursement, you will need your Itemized hotel receipt, and you will need to fill out the W-9 and travel reimbursement form.
  • Contact the Montana TRUST team for more information at mttrust@uw.edu. 

UWSOM Guidelines 

WRITE sites hosting students in 2026 have a travel budget from the UWSOM for faculty development. These funds should be used to cover conference expenses for your site’s conference attendees. Attendees must be at the Friday TRUST/WRITE meeting. 

UWSOM Guidelines

Schedules 

Friday 4/10/26 8:30am-1:00pm (Pre-Conference Meeting) - MT TRUST/WRITE Forum for TRUST preceptors and administrators (breakfast and lunch included) 
Time
Session
8:30-10:30am
MOC Teaching Improvement Project, TRUST 2.0, WRITE Updates
10:30am-12:00pm
Residency Panel Discussion
12:00-1:00pm
Lunch
Friday 4/10/26 1:00-5:00pm (Pre-Conference Meeting) - MT WWAMI All Faculty Retreat (Bi-annual), all teaching physicians invited
Time
Session
1:00-3:00pm
Clerkship panel/discussion on Competency Based Assessments: EPAs/WPAs.
3:30-5:00pm
Australian Rural Generalist speaker-Dr. Ruth Stewart, former Australian Rural Health Commissioner
Faculty Development Conference Schedule 
Date
Time
Session
Friday 4/10
5:00pm
Registration opens for weekend conference
5:30pm

Reception with Appetizers and opening Plenary
Saturday 4/11
7:30am
Breakfast (guests invited for $30 for weekend)
8:10am
Plenary talks on Observation, Feedback and Assessments
2:00-5:00pm
Plenary talks, panels and discussion on AI in Medicine and Clinical Teaching
6:00pm
Dinner banquet (guests invited for $40)
Sunday 4/12
7:30am

Breakfast (guests invited for $30 for weekend)
8:00-10:00am
Plenary talks on a 3-Year MD Curriculum and Montana Strong

Coming Soon

CME instructions will be available in April 2026.

Evaluations will be available following the conference, your feedback is greatly appreciated! 

Slidedecks and handouts will be available following the conference. 

Recording sessions will be posted to this webpage following the conference. 

Contact Us

Judi Sullivan & Bernadette Duperron, Program Administrators

MT WWAMI Clinical Education Office

Phone: 208-995-6264/WWAMI office: 406-862-3810

Email: jasulliv@uw.edu Or duperron@uw.edu

 

Rachel Norris, Administrator

Montana Office of Rural Health and Area Health Education Center

Montana State University

Phone: 406-570-3670

Email: rpearson@montana.edu