The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the “ScholarRx-IAMSE Student Educational Research Grants” Program, developed in partnership with ScholarRx to promote student participation in medical education research. Up to two (2) student grants will be awarded for up to $2500. Applicants will need to have a faculty mentor sign off… Read more »
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 a separate registration and is held on a full day prior to the IAMSE conference, continues… Read more »
The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have five plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations. Stuart Slavin: Medical Student Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities [Saint Louis University School of Medicine] Educators have increasingly… Read more »
The Publications Committee provides another review of an article in Medical Science Educator (MSE). This monthâs publication by Roman, B., Hayden, C. & Parmelee, D. (Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine), entitled âThe Effectiveness of Engaged Learning: 8 Years of TBL in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Clerkshipsâ, used the paired t-test to compare two TBL… Read more »
In case you missed yesterdayâs Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Competency Based Education Across the UME-GME Continuum: the EPAC Program Presenter: Deborah E. Powell, MD February 8, 12 PM ET Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC): a pilot program that seeks to establish a model for competence based-medical… Read more »
The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like to introduce one of the 2018 Site Hosts, Dr. Amina Sadik of Touro University Nevada: I first joined IAMSE during the 2007 Conference in Cleveland. Hence, I have been able to take what I have learned by attending yearly to mentor… Read more »
In case you missed yesterdayâs Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Continuity, LICs and Competency-based Education Presenter: Molly Cooke, MD, MACP February 1, 12 PM ET Todayâs Goals What actually happens in a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) Outcomes of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) How Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) support competency-based… Read more »
Registration is now open for IAMSE Webinar Series Spring 2018! Sessions begin on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Integrating Nutrition and Wellness Instruction: Practical Applications for Health Science Educators As a follow-up to our successful series on faculty and student wellness and resiliency and as a prelude to our annual meeting integrating nutrition and wellness education in teaching the… Read more »
The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have five plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations. Robert Kushner: Teaching Nutrition in the Context of Lifestyle Medicine [Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine] Students… Read more »
In case you missed yesterdayâs Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Integration, Competence and Expertise: Preparing Learners for the Future Presenter: Nicole N. Woods PhD January 25, 12 PM ET Discuss the current and future state of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME). The Expert: The planned model of CBME and… Read more »
I am honored to serve as the next President of IAMSE, my medical educational family! I would like to personally thank Veronica Michaelsen for her leadership as president for the past two years and recognize three mentors in IAMSE who have provided me with their wisdom, support and encouragement: Adi Haramati, Giulia Bonaminio, and Amy… Read more »
The Publications Committee wants to call your attention to interesting articles in Medical Science Educator, our societyâs journal. I have briefly reviewed âHow Do Medical Students Prepare for Flipped Classrooms?â Bouwmeester et al (Medical Science Educator 26:297-305:2016). The flipped classroom concept has students study the lecture and some supplementary material online before class. In class students… Read more »