We hope this message finds you doing well! We want to share your great work and support the broad learning community with new or adapted clinically relevant learning experiences. Our medical and health professions’ educators are responding to this pandemic with new or adapted learning experiences that can be done without patient contact during COVID-19…. Read more »
Member Updates
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Dani McBeth
Each month the IAMSE Publications Committee reviews published articles from Medical Science Educator. This month’s review, written by Dr. Dani McBeth, is taken from the article titled Factors Predictive of Performance on USMLE Step 1: Do Commercial Study Aids Improve Scores? (doi:10.1007/s40670-019-00722-4) published in Medical Science Educator, Volume 29, (pages 667–672), 2019 by Parry, S., Pachunka, J. &… Read more »
Early Bird Deadline for #IAMSE20 Suspended
In light of the sudden shift in working and teaching conditions, as well as the sweeping global restrictions on travel and mass gatherings, we understand the uncertainties regarding the IAMSE 2020 meeting. Educators all over the world are dealing with event cancelations, postponements and format changes. Given the current climate and uncertainty facing most of… Read more »
Have an Announcement? Share it in 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 »
#IAMSE20 Faculty Development Course Highlight
The 24th Annual IAMSE Meeting will feature a host of new workshops throughout the entire conference. One of our first-time workshops is Designing VR-Enhanced Educational Activities: A Backward Design Approach. This afternoon workshop will be given on Saturday, June 13 and will be led by Yerko Berrocal, Wen Cheng (Mark) Huang, Daniel Salcedo and James Thomas. Workshop: From Theory to… Read more »
IAMSE to Host Virtual Roundtable Discussions
IAMSE wants to hear how you are doing and how you are adapting to the new challenges at your institution. Have you had to cancel student research, deliver online exams or revamp your curriculum to more easily be shared online? What questions or words of advice would you give to fellow medical educators? Let us… Read more »
Subscribe to Medical Science Educator Table of Contents
Be alerted every time a new issue of Medical Science Educator is published by signing up for Table of Content alerts! Springer offers MSE journal subscribers a first look at the newest articles as soon as they are available, so you never miss a breakthrough. To subscribe, visit Springer online here. In the right column, four headings down,… Read more »
Call for Reviewers – Medical Science Educator
Medical Science Educators Needs Reviewers Like You! As editor-in-chief of the IAMSE journal Medical Science Educator, I would like to invite you to join us a manuscript reviewer. Medical Science Educator publishes articles which focus on teaching the sciences that are fundamental to modern medicine and health. Coverage includes basic science education, clinical teaching and… Read more »
IAMSE March Featured Member – Benjamin Robinson
Say hello to our featured member Benjamin Robinson Our association is a robust and diverse set of educators, researchers, medical professionals, volunteers and academics that come from all walks of life and from around the globe. Each month we choose a member to highlight their academic and professional career, and see how they are making… Read more »
Early Bird Registration for #IAMSE20 ends April 1!
The 2020 IAMSE Annual Conference is right around the corner! The Early Bird Deadline is April 1. Currently, registration is $725/$800 for member/non-member. After the Early Bird Deadline, rates will increase to $825/$900 for member/non-member registration. Be sure to register before this deadline to receive the reduced rate! The IAMSE attendee room rate is $199… Read more »
Good things happening? Share with IAMSE!
The next issue of the membership newsletter of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), IAMSE Connects, will be published in May. The purpose of this newsletter is to connect the IAMSE membership with information about our society, about opportunities to get involved with IAMSE, and about each other. We are very pleased to… Read more »
Registration for the ESME Program is Now Available!
IAMSE is once again pleased to offer the very successful, AMEE-sponsored course: Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME), led by two distinguished educators: Prof. Ronald Harden, University of Dundee and Prof. Aviad Haramati, Georgetown University. The ESME course requires separate registration and is held on a full day prior to the IAMSE conference, continues with… Read more »