As a final reminder, the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that applications for the IAMSE Mentoring (IM-REACH) Program are now invited. The deadline to submit your application is April 1, 2025! Mentoring students, postdocs, and faculty and guiding their work is crucial for their success in diverse career paths that… Read more »
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A Medical Science Educator Article Review From Dr. Monzurul Roni
This month, the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled Enhancing Examination Success: the Cumulative Benefits of Self-Assessment Questions and Virtual Patient Cases, published in Medical Science Educator (4 August 2022) by Martha P. Seagrave, Lynn Foster-Johnson, John B. Waits, Katherine Margo, and Shou Ling Leong. Researchers in medical education agree that assessment… Read more »
IAMSE Fellowship 2025 Conference Cohort Now Accepting Applications
IAMSE is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025 Medical Educator Fellowship (MEF) Program are now being accepted! IAMSE is once again offering members and non-members the option of beginning the MEF Program during the 2025 IAMSE Annual Conference. The primary goal of the MEF is to support the development of well-rounded healthcare education scholars… Read more »
#IAMSE25 Professional Development Workshops: AI in Health Professions Education
This year, the Professional Development Workshops (PDWS) are offered across four different themes. Participants will receive a Certificate of Workshop Attendance for each workshop completed. Participants who complete two workshops within the same theme will receive a Certificate of Series Attendance listing both workshops and the overarching theme. The themes for the 2025 PDWS are: Below, we look at… Read more »
Say Hello to our Featured Member, Brianne Lewis!
Our Association is a robust and diverse set of educators, students, 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 the best of their membership in IAMSE…. Read more »
Professional Development Workshops: Earn Your Certificate of Attendance in Calgary!
Are you looking for professional skills development opportunities during the IAMSE 2025 Conference this June in Calgary, Alberta, Canada? Sign up for up to two Professional Development Workshops (PDWS)! Solicited directly from the IAMSE Professional Development Committee on behalf of the Board of Directors, PDWS are IAMSE’s sanctioned workshops that lead to certificates of attendance… Read more »
IAMSE CoG Meetings – March 2025
Two IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoG) will be meeting in March! The AI CoG, and the CORE CoG will both meet on Zoom. Below are the details for each meeting. AI CoG The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place at Noon (12 PM) EST on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. IAMSE AI CoG meetings take… Read more »
#IAMSE25 Welcomes the University of Ottawa’s Thirusha Naiduas Plenary Speaker
The Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) offers many opportunities for faculty development and networking, and brings medical sciences and medical education across the continuum together. This year’s theme is “Integrating Generations: Are We Ready for the Next 25 Years of Health Professions Education?” Featured plenary speakers include Will Bynum (Duke University,… Read more »
Reminder* Registration is OPEN for the Spring 2025 Webcast Audio Seminar Series
As medical education continues to evolve, the role of the basic sciences must be adapted to address the needs of diverse learners, emerging technologies, and dynamic curricular demands. As a reminder, the Spring 2025 IAMSE Webinar Series, titled Current Challenges and Opportunities for Basic Sciences in Medical Education, explores the evolving intersection of the basic sciences with current curricular trends, professional identity development, artificial intelligence, and integration with clinical… Read more »
Congratulations to the #IAMSE25 Finnerty Award Recipient John Szarek
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to congratulate John Szarek on being awarded the Edward Patrick Finnerty Lifetime Achievement Award, which will be given out at the 29th Annual IAMSE Conference in June. This award is bestowed upon an individual member who has demonstrated sustained involvement in and commitment to the… Read more »
#IAMSE25 Welcomes Yvonne Steinert, of McGill University, as Plenary Speaker
The Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) offers many opportunities for faculty development and networking, and brings medical sciences and medical education across the continuum together. This year’s theme is “Integrating Generations: Are We Ready for the Next 25 Years of Health Professions Education?” Featured plenary speakers include Will Bynum (Duke University,… Read more »
Reminder* Submit Your Application for the IAMSE 2025 IM-REACH Mentoring Program!
As a reminder, the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that applications for the IAMSE Mentoring (IM-REACH) Program are now invited! Mentoring students, postdocs, and faculty and guiding their work is crucial for their success in diverse career paths that encompass leadership, clinical and educational roles. The IAMSE IM-REACH Mentoring… Read more »