This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled Difficulty and Discriminative Ability of Various Categories of Multiple Choice Questions in Medical School Preclerkship Examinations published in the Medical Science Educator, Volume 24, (pp 387-393), by Stanley J. Nazian and Frazier T. Stevenson. Experienced writers of medical science examination items can easily agree that not all… Read more »
Medical Science Educator
Submit Your Manuscript to Medical Science Educator
Medical Science Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), publishes scholarly work in the field of health sciences education. The journal publishes four issues per year by Springer Publishing. We welcome contributions in the format of Short Communication, Original Research, Monograph, Commentary, and Innovation. Please visit our website www.medicalscienceeducator.org… Read more »
If you organize or know of a workshop, symposium or educational activity that might be of interest to our educator community, share it with Medical Science Educator.
In every issue of Medical Science Educator, we publish an announcements section. In this section, we share information that is of interest to the readership of the journal. Individual IAMSE members wishing to post medical education related announcements in the Journal are invited to send their requests to the Editorial Assistant at journal@iamse.org. Announcements may be… Read more »
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Ann Poznanski
Every month, the IAMSE Publications Committee reviews published articles from the archives of Medical Science Educator or of its predecessor JIAMSE. This month’s review is taken from MSE volume 28. Medical Education needs to adapt to the needs of our future physicians so that we can ensure that we are preparing them to care for… Read more »
MSE Still Accepting Manuscripts on Team-Based Learning
Please note that we are still accepting manuscripts for the special journal section in the final issue of 2019. Medical Science Educator, the journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), will be publishing a special journal section dedicated to the topic of “Team-Based Learning.” In this section, the journal would like to explore… Read more »
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. John Szarek
Each month the IAMSE Publications Committee reviews published articles from Medical Science Educator. This month’s review, written by Dr. John L. Szarek, is taken from the article titledDesign and Implementation of the Interprofessional Education Passport Curriculum in a Multi-campus University with Distance Learners, published in the Medical Science Educator, Volume 28, (pages 749–755), 2018 by K. Packard,… Read more »
IAMSE Excellence in Teaching Award Nominations Deadline Extended
IAMSE Excellence in Teaching Award Nominations Deadline Extended to March 18
Invitation to Submit Manuscripts on Team-Based Learning
In the last quarter of 2019, Medical Science Educator, the journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), will be publishing a special journal section dedicated to the topic of “Team-Based Learning.” In this section, the journal would like to explore best practices from institutions around the world where TBL is implemented in… Read more »
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Dani McBeth
As many of you are aware, Publications Committee members agree to provide a monthly review of an article in Medical Science Educator (MSE). We hope to alert you to something you may have missed, or just spur you to revisit an issue you may have already looked at. We want IAMSE members to get the… Read more »
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Alice Fornari
I have selected to review this Medical Science Educator recent publication: A Delphi Study to Determine Leveling of the Interprofessional Competencies for Four Levels of Interprofessional Practice published in the December 2018 issue. From my own experience, the Delphi Method is a qualitative research technique that is very valuable to medical education and therefore it is worthwhile to review an article… Read more »
Submit Your Manuscript to Medical Science Educator
Medical Science Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), publishes scholarly work in the field of health sciences education. The journal publishes four issues per year by Springer Publishing. We welcome contributions in the format of Short Communication, Original Research, Monograph, Commentary, and Innovation. Please visit our website www.medicalscienceeducator.org for a… Read more »
Save the Date for the Spring 2019 Webcast Audio Seminar Series
Join us every Thursday in March and the first Thursday in April for the IAMSE Spring 2019 Webcast Audio Seminar Series. The theme for the Spring series is “The Role of Basic Science in 21st Century Medical Education” where we will feature several speakers from across the US and Europe. Speakers will discuss topics such as… Read more »