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WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBERRegistration Desk / Exhibition0800-1300 Registration Desk OpenLocation: South Wing, Level +1, MiCo0800-1230 Exhibition Open0830-1230 Hands-on CPR Training (open to all)Location: Office 9, Level +1, MiCoSESSION 10: Simultaneous Sessions0830-1015 10A SYMPOSIUM: From Professionalism to Professional Identity Formation: A Journey,Not a DestinationYvonne Steinert, Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, Canada; Richard Cruess, Sylvia Cruess, Donald Boudreau,Linda Snell, McGill University, Canada; Frederic Hafferty, Mayo Clinic, USALocation: Gold Plenary, Level +2, Micoameelive0830-1015 10B SYMPOSIUM: The Educational Culture in Medical SchoolsStijntje Dijk, IFMSA Standing Committee Director on Medical Education; Agostinho Moreira de Sousa, IFMSA LiaisonOfficer for Medical Education issues; David Gordon, WFME President Elect; Otmar Klober, World Medical Association(WMA) Secretary General and Partners in organizations related to medical education and healthLocation: Auditorium, Level +3, Micoameelive0830-1015 10C SHORT COMMUNICATIONS: Rural / Distributed LearningChairperson: Jennene Greenhill (Australia)Opening Discussant:Location:Brown 3, Level +2, MiCo0830-0845 10C1 The best of both worlds: Validating the power of combining distributed medical environmentswith tertiary training for general pediatricsMaureen Topps*, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Tara Baron, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury,Canada; Alison Peek, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Canada; Rachel Ellaway, Northern Ontario School ofMedicine, Sudbury, Canada0845-0900 10C2 Medical Education in a Digital Age: Connectivity and Comparability between Two SitesCathy Fournier*, Dalhousie University, Division of Medical Education, Halifax, Canada; Anna MacLeod, DalhousieUniversity, Division of Medical Education, Halifax, Canada; Olga Kits, Capital Health Research Centre for Clinical Research,Research Methods Unit, Halifax, Canada0900-0915 10C3 How well can a rural longitudinal integrated clerkship prepare a medical student for internship?Jane Barker*, University Centre for Rural Health, General Practice, Lismore, NSW, Australia; Hudson Birden, UniversityCentre for Rural Health, Medical Education Research, Lismore, NSW, Australia0915-0930 10C4 Addressing the Australian rural and regional workforce shortage through sustainablepostgraduate training programsJudi Walker*, Monash University, School of Rural Health, Melbourne, Australia; Brendan Crotty, Deakin University, Facultyof Health, Geelong, Australia0930-0945 10C5 Curriculum for generalist medicine: More than the sum of the (body) parts?Richard Murray*, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine / James Cook University, Townsville, Australia; DavidCampbell, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, Lakes Entrance, Australia; Lynn Saul, Australian College ofRural and Remote Medicine, Brisbane, Australia0945-1015 Discussion– 178 –