Competency-Based Medical Education: Understanding the Principles Presenter: Linda Snell January 11, 12 PM ET This webinar will lay the foundation for future sessions in this series. We will discuss the definition and define the common terms that are used in competency-based medical education (CBME). The reasons for why we need to change our current education… Read more »
On behalf of IAMSE and the Development Committee, we hope you have a joyous holiday season and wish you a happy and prosperous new year. We ask that you consider including IAMSE in your year-end charitable giving plans. Your gift would support the IAMSE mission to advance health professions education through teacher development and to… Read more »
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that the archives for the 2017 Winter Series of the Webcast Audio Seminars, Creating a Culture of Well-being at an Academic Health Center, are now available online! The Webcast Audio Seminar archives are located on the IAMSE website under the Events heading as Web Seminars. Here, you… Read more »
The next issue of the electronic membership newsletter of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), IAMSE Connects, will be published in January. The purpose of this newsletter is to connect the IAMSE membership with information, opportunities, resources and each other. We are very pleased to dedicate one section of this newsletter to recognize… Read more »
In every issue of Medical Science Educator, we publish an announcements section. In this section we share information that is of interest to the readership of the journal. Individual IAMSE members wishing to post medical education related announcements in the Journal are invited to send their requests to the Editorial Assistant at journal@iamse.org. Announcements may be IAMSE-related,… Read more »
The application deadline for Educational Scholarship grant proposals is quickly drawing near! The deadline for submitting applications is December 15, 2017. Applications are to be submitted on the submission page found here before the deadline. Instructions for grant proposals may be found here and on the grant submission page. All IAMSE members are eligible to submit a grant proposal. Preference… Read more »
Did you know that IAMSE has a Fellowship program? The Fellowship program is designed to develop well-rounded medical education scholars with additional evidence of specialized achievement that enhances and supports career advancement. The program is divided into three phases: Completion of an AMEE Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) program Completion of two, day-long faculty… Read more »
The deadline for poster abstract submission is quickly drawing near! As a reminder, IAMSE is currently accepting Oral and Poster abstract presentations to be presented at the 22nd Annual IAMSE Conference. The deadline for submission is Friday, December 1, 2017 at 5 PM ET! Please click here to submit your abstract Please note: The first time… Read more »
As a veterinary pathology educator, I greatly appreciate IAMSE for the expansion of research and teaching tools along with publishing opportunities. When I first joined IAMSE in 2008, I was working towards tenure, in search of guidance on teaching professional students as well as how to conduct studies to improve their learning experiences. Thus, I… Read more »
As you may know, IAMSE maintains a listing of Medical Education Conferences on our website. We’d like to expand our listing of conferences, but to do this, we need your help! Will you be attending any Medical Education Conferences this year or next year? If you are, please let us know! You can send this information… Read more »
As those of us in the United States prepare for Thanksgiving, we would like to extend a sincere THANK YOU for being a part of our success and daily lives. The IAMSE Administrative Office will be closed on November 23-24, 2017 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume normal business hours November 27. We are… Read more »
Every month, the IAMSE Publications Committee reviews published articles from the archives of Medical Science Educator or of its predecessor JIAMSE. This month’s review is taken from MSE, volume 27. Physicians are faced with the fast pace of medical innovation and also need to understand the importance of evidence-based medicine in both clinical and non-clinical settings. Additionally, there is… Read more »