As a reminder, nominations and self-nominations for the IAMSE Board of Directors are due by November 20, 2020 at 5 PM EST. The formal “job descriptions” for IAMSE Director are posted here. To submit your nomination or self-nomination by November 20, 2020 at 5 PM ET, please click here to login and view the submission page.
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#IAMSECafe Welcomes Harvard’s Abby Schiff & Wolfram Goessling
Learning During & From a Crisis: The Student-Led Development of an Online COVID-19 Curriculum Stay connected with your colleagues around the globe and join us for this week’s IAMSE Cafe round table discussion. Join our host, Kelly Quesnelle from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine as she welcomes Abby Schiff and Wolfram Goessling… Read more »
Reminder #IAMSE21 Call for Poster & Oral Abstracts Due December 1
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) would like to remind you that the call for poster and oral abstracts is still open for the 25th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held June 12-15, 2021. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the… Read more »
Register Now for the IAMSE Winter 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series!
The debate about the pros and cons of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 score reporting has been ongoing for over a decade. The issues are complicated and both positive and negative aspects of score reporting can be cited, depending on where you are positioned in the UME-GME continuum. In March of… Read more »
Registration Still Open – New Educator & Scholars Training Workshop for Faculty!
Join IAMSE this Thursday for this online workshop for faculty! Developed and presented by ScholarRx, the session will provide faculty participants with an introductory, hands-on experience in applying Kern’s Six-Step model to design a complete education activity with appropriate pedagogic strategies. Participants will also explore models of converting medical education design and development into scholarship. New… Read more »
IAMSE November Featured Member – Anthony Brenneman
Say hello to our featured member Anthony Brenneman 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 »
#IAMSECafe Welcomes Staci Leisman for “Teaching Race & Medicine”
Stay connected with your colleagues around the globe and join us for this week’s IAMSE Cafe round table discussion. Join our host, Kelly Quesnelle from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine as she welcomes Staci Leisman (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA). Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 10AM ET – Teaching Race and… Read more »
Applications Now Accepted for Faculty & Student Travel Awards Deadline December 15
The IAMSE Conference Travel Awards support students or junior faculty to attend the IAMSE Annual Meeting. The amount of the 2021 Travel Awards will be up to $1,500, and are meant to cover expenses related to attendance at the IAMSE annual meeting in Cancun, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. Any IAMSE member who… Read more »
Save the Date for the Winter 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series
Join us every Thursday in January and the first Thursday in February for the IAMSE Winter 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series. Now what do we do?USMLE STEP-1 is going to Pass/Fail The debate about the pros and cons of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 score reporting has been ongoing for over… Read more »
Medical Science Educator Article Review by Alice Fornari
A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. Alice Fornari This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled Medical Improvisation Training for all Medical Students: 3-year experience, published online in Medical Science Educator, (December 2019), by David Fessell, Erin McKean, Heather Wagenschutz, Michael Cole, Sally A. Santen, Robert Cermak, Katie Zurales, Stephanie… Read more »
Registration Open – New Educator & Scholars Training Workshop for Faculty!
Join IAMSE for this online workshop for faculty! Developed and presented by ScholarRx, the session will provide faculty participants with an introductory, hands-on experience in applying Kern’s Six-Step model to design a complete education activity with appropriate pedagogic strategies. Participants will also explore models of converting medical education design and development into scholarship. New Educator and… Read more »
IAMSE Program Committee Now Seeking Volunteers for 2022 Annual Meeting
The time has come to begin planning the 2022 Annual IAMSE Meeting to be held in Denver, Colorado, USA! The first step in the process is to form the Program Committee. The role of the Program Committee is to establish a theme and schedule for the program, select and invite pertinent speakers, and collaborate on various tasks… Read more »