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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 »

#IAMSE21 Call for Poster & Oral Abstracts Due December 1

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations for the 25th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held at the JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa in Cancun, Mexico from June 12-15, 2021. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing… Read more »

IAMSE October Featured Member Heather Christensen

Say hello to our featured member Heather Christensen 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 #MedEd Tech Expert Edgar Herrera Bastida!

Stay connected with your colleagues around the globe and join us for this week’s IAMSE Cafe round table discussion. Join our host, Raul Barroso from Universidad Anáhuac as he welcomes Edgar Herrera Bastida (Universidad Anáhuac, Mexico). Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 10AM ET – How we are using technology in education? As medical science educators, and those across all disciplines,… Read more »

A Review from Medical Science Educator from Dr. John Szarek

This month the IAMSE Publications Committee review is taken from the article titled Factors That Determine the Perceived Effectiveness of Peer Feedback in Collaborative Learning: A Mixed Methods Design, published online in Medical Science Educator, (19 May 2020), by Daou, D., Sabra, R. & Zgheib, N.K. Bill Gates said, “We all need people who will give us… Read more »

FREE New Educator & Scholars Training Workshop for Students!

Join IAMSE for this free, online workshop just for students! Developed and presented by ScholarRx, the session will provide participants with an introductory, hands-on experience in applying Kern’s Six-Step model to design a complete education activity with appropriate pedagogic strategies. Students will also explore models of converting medical education design and development into scholarship.   New… Read more »