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IAMSE Fall 2022 Session 5 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Michele Haight, PhD.] Presenter: Janet Coffman, PhD, Professor of Health Policy, HealthForce Center, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Co-Associate Director for Policy Programs, Institute of Health Policy Studies Breaking Barriers for Racial/Ethnic Groups Underrepresented in… Read more »

Say hello to our featured member Jacqueline Powell!

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 »

IAMSE #VirtualForum22 Session Spotlight: Developing Integrated Assessments 

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) invites you to join us for our inaugural Virtual Forum! Join us December 2-3 and 5-6 as we host workshops, ignite talks, posters, lightning talks, roundtable discussions and more. Borders come in all forms, from geo-political to socio-economic, from online to face to face, and from diversity… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2022 Session 4 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Michele Haight, PhD.] Presenter: Caroline Harada MD, Associate Professor Internal Medicine, Leader of Geriatrics Consult Service and Assistant Dean for Community Engaged Scholarship at the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Lauren Parker MA, Director of Programs at the University of Kansas School of… Read more »

Janet Coffman to Present “Breaking Barriers for Racial/Ethnic Groups”

Medical educators are often called upon to help identify, support, and remediate struggling students. The root causes of student performance deficits are multifaceted and may be due to academic and non-academic factors. Deficiencies are rarely correctable through a simple solution. The Fall 2022 IAMSE Webinar Series will address strategies for identifying and supporting at-risk students… Read more »

Register Now for the IAMSE 2022 Virtual Forum!

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is happy to announce that registration for our inaugural Virtual Forum is now open! Join us December 2-3 and 5-6 as we host workshops, ignite talks, posters, lightning talks, roundtable discussions and more. The theme for the Virtual Forum is:  Health ProfessionsEducation Without Borders Our world is… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2022 Session 3 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Michele Haight, PhD.] Presenter: Michael Redinger, MD, MA, Co-Chair Department of Medical Ethics, Humanities, and Law, Interim Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Associate Professor Psychiatry, Western Michigan University, Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine Mental Health and the Struggling Learner The goal of this presentation is to assist educators in… Read more »

Harada and Parker to Present “Learning Communities: Creating Structures for Peer Support”

Medical educators are often called upon to help identify, support, and remediate struggling students. The root causes of student performance deficits are multifaceted and may be due to academic and non-academic factors. Deficiencies are rarely correctable through a simple solution. The Fall 2022 IAMSE Webinar Series will address strategies for identifying and supporting at-risk students… Read more »

Join us for the IAMSE 2023 Medical Education Fellowship Program!

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2023 Medical Educator Fellowship (MEF) Program are now being accepted! IAMSE is once again offering members and non-members the option of completing the MEF Program 100% virtually, from any location around the globe. The primary goal of the MEF… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2022 Session 2 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Michele Haight, PhD.] Presenter: Jason Walker, PhD, Assistant Dean of Transformational Learning, Associate Professor Physiology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia The Off-Cycle Curriculum: Intention vs. Impact Even though curricular change is a constant in undergraduate medical education (UME), the structure of medical education has not substantially evolved… Read more »

Michael Redinger to Present “Mental Health and the Struggling Learner”

Medical educators are often called upon to help identify, support, and remediate struggling students. The root causes of student performance deficits are multifaceted and may be due to academic and non-academic factors. Deficiencies are rarely correctable through a simple solution. The Fall 2022 IAMSE Webinar Series will address strategies for identifying and supporting at-risk students… Read more »

Reminder* IAMSE Manual Proposals Due October 15

The IAMSE Manuals Editorial Board is still seeking proposals for contributions to the IAMSE Manuals book series to be published in 2024. The IAMSE Manuals series was established to disseminate current developments and best evidence-based practices in healthcare education, offering those who teach in healthcare the most current information to succeed in their educational roles…. Read more »