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NAMS 2026 Conference
Golden West College · Huntington Beach, California
November 12–14, 2026
Venue: Auditorium clear filter
Thursday, November 12
 

2:00pm PST

Opening Plenary — Welcome
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:00pm - 2:10pm PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

2:15pm PST

Opening Keynote — Más allá de las palabras: Decolonizing Medical Spanish through Critical Consciousness, Empathy, and Advocacy
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm PST
Auditorium
Keynote
Speakers
CH
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:15pm - 2:45pm PST
Auditorium
  Keynote, Keynote

2:45pm PST

Opening Plenary — Q&A
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Thursday November 12, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

3:30pm PST

Featured Panel: The Meaning Behind the Words
Thursday November 12, 2026 3:30pm - 4:15pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACCESS
Speakers
MM
avatar for James Moak
DB
DR
Thursday November 12, 2026 3:30pm - 4:15pm PST
Auditorium
  ACCESS, Panel
 
Friday, November 13
 

8:00am PST

Friday Opening Plenary — Welcome
Friday November 13, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Friday November 13, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

8:20am PST

Baile Folclórico
Friday November 13, 2026 8:20am - 8:30am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Friday November 13, 2026 8:20am - 8:30am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

8:35am PST

President's Remarks
Friday November 13, 2026 8:35am - 8:45am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Friday November 13, 2026 8:35am - 8:45am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

8:45am PST

Keynote — Dr. Elizabeth Jacobs (Chair, Dept. of Internal Medicine, UCR Health)
Friday November 13, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am PST
Auditorium
Keynote
Speakers
EJ
Friday November 13, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am PST
Auditorium
  Keynote, Keynote

9:15am PST

Keynote Q&A
Friday November 13, 2026 9:15am - 9:25am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Friday November 13, 2026 9:15am - 9:25am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

9:25am PST

POLOM Update
Friday November 13, 2026 9:25am - 9:55am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Friday November 13, 2026 9:25am - 9:55am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

11:30am PST

Panel: Using POLOM in Medical Spanish Education: Practical Strategies for Faculty
Friday November 13, 2026 11:30am - 12:25pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACCESS
Speakers
avatar for Alexandra Lopez Vera, PhD, MPH

Alexandra Lopez Vera, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine
I am an Assistant Professor of Medical Education at the California University of Science and Medicine, where I serve as Director of the Medical Spanish Program. In this role, I designed and implemented a longitudinal, systems-based curriculum that integrates linguistic proficiency... Read More →
JC
JG
RM
Friday November 13, 2026 11:30am - 12:25pm PST
Auditorium
  ACCESS, Panel

1:45pm PST

Panel: The Literacies of Medical Spanish: A Field in Conversation
Friday November 13, 2026 1:45pm - 2:55pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACTION
Speakers
avatar for Carolyn Nadeau
AL
EH
Friday November 13, 2026 1:45pm - 2:55pm PST
Auditorium
  ACTION, Panel

3:00pm PST

Panel: Are We Really Speaking the Same Language? Spanish Varieties and Culture in Healthcare
Friday November 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:10pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ADVOCACY
Speakers
PO
AM
CP
JG
Friday November 13, 2026 3:00pm - 4:10pm PST
Auditorium
  ADVOCACY, Panel

4:30pm PST

Featured Panel: Language Access in Healthcare: Integrating Global Perspectives, Multilingual Training, and Interpreter Interventions
Friday November 13, 2026 4:30pm - 5:40pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACTION
Speakers
avatar for Jack McCarty
avatar for Julina Tran
SC
Friday November 13, 2026 4:30pm - 5:40pm PST
Auditorium
  ACTION, Panel
 
Saturday, November 14
 

8:00am PST

Opening Session — Welcome
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:00am - 8:15am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

8:15am PST

Baile Folclórico
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:15am - 8:25am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:15am - 8:25am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

8:30am PST

Keynote — Dr. David Hayes-Bautista (Distinguished Professor of Medicine, UCLA; Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture)
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am PST
Auditorium
Keynote
Speakers
DH
Saturday November 14, 2026 8:30am - 9:00am PST
Auditorium
  Keynote, Keynote

9:00am PST

Keynote Q&A
Saturday November 14, 2026 9:00am - 9:10am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Saturday November 14, 2026 9:00am - 9:10am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

9:15am PST

Patient Panel
Saturday November 14, 2026 9:15am - 10:00am PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Saturday November 14, 2026 9:15am - 10:00am PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary

10:25am PST

Panel: Humildad sociocultural y lingüística desde el enfoque crítico CriSoLL
Saturday November 14, 2026 10:25am - 11:10am PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACTION
Speakers
avatar for Elisa Fabian Linares

Elisa Fabian Linares

Ph.D. Student in Hispanic Studies and Graduate Teaching Assistant (Principal Instructor), University of California Riverside
I am a doctoral student in Hispanic Studies at UC Riverside specializing in sociolinguistic justice within higher education and U.S. Latino communities. My research investigates how systemic power dynamics and raciolinguistic ideologies manifest as linguistic shame and insecurity... Read More →
CH
NS
AS
Saturday November 14, 2026 10:25am - 11:10am PST
Auditorium
  ACTION, Panel

11:40am PST

Panel: Las palabras vacías se las lleva el viento: Empowering the words we teach
Saturday November 14, 2026 11:40am - 12:25pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACTION
Speakers
DG
AD
Saturday November 14, 2026 11:40am - 12:25pm PST
Auditorium
  ACTION, Panel

1:30pm PST

Beyond Bilingualism: A Systems-Level Framework for Language Access in Clinical Settings
Saturday November 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:40pm PST
Auditorium
🗣 ENGLISH
Panel • Track: ADVOCACY
Speakers
JP
VC
AM
Saturday November 14, 2026 1:30pm - 2:40pm PST
Auditorium
  ADVOCACY, Panel

2:45pm PST

Panel: Bridging Language and Care: A Medical Spanish Clinical Case Competition
Saturday November 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:05pm PST
Auditorium
Panel • Track: ACTION
Speakers
AZ
MR
Saturday November 14, 2026 2:45pm - 3:05pm PST
Auditorium
  ACTION, Panel

4:00pm PST

Closing Session & Awards
Saturday November 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Auditorium
Plenary
Saturday November 14, 2026 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST
Auditorium
  Plenary, Plenary
 
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