The deadline for the 2018 Call for Focus Sessions is quickly drawing near. As a reminder, proposals are to be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site found here.
Submission deadline is September 15, 2017. Session proposal acceptance notifications will be returned by November 15.
Please note that the call for poster/oral abstracts will be sent in the coming weeks. Please contact Brandi Hinkle at brandi@iamse.org for any questions about submission.
In case you missed yesterdayâs Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session:
The Rising Tide of Competency-Based Medical Education: A Global View
Presenter: Jason Frank
September 7, 12 PM EST
Summary:
For more information on the next session or to register, please click here.
Global Healthcare Overview of European Model
Presenters: Jen Cleland and Meabh Ni Bhuinneain
September 21, 12 PM ET
“Recruitment and retention in junior doctors: global issues, local solutions?”
Medical education and training systems in the most countries allow doctors in training considerable individual choice about which specialty they select and where they wish to train. This flexibility is desirable to the individual, but not necessarily for the countryâs health service: many countries cannot recruit doctors into certain specialties and/or to particular geographical areas. Many studies have identified a number of factors which influence medical and other healthcare careers decision making. However, only relatively recently have methodologies been adopted which examine which are the most important âpush-pullâ factors in healthcare professional career decision making. In this talk I will give an overview of the global issues, then discuss my own work and that of others in relation to the labour-market choices of healthcare professionals. I will conclude by discussing ways in which we can best select and support the healthcare workforce in order to start to address workforce shortages.
“A European Case Study of Rural Health System Strengthening through Rural Medical Academy Development”
Facilitated Exchange on the Role of Medical Educators in Global Health System Strengthening with reference to rural health systems
For more information and to register for the Fall 2017 Audio Seminar Series, please click here.
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, announcements from other medical education organizations, medical education conference information or international issues affecting medical education. Announcements will be published at the Editors discretion.
Deadline for inclusion in the December issue:Â September 11, 2017
The Future of Family Medicine In China
Presenter: William Burke
September 14, 12 PM ET
This web seminar will focus on the work of the International Primary Care Educational Alliance (IPCEA) over the past 10 years in China. From the development of family medicine residencies to the retraining of former subspecialists who are now providing primary care services in Chinese Community Health Centers, the IPCEA has been working with local and provincial health and family planning commissions, medical universities and others to meet the goals of the triple aim: enhancing patient experience (access, enhanced quality of care), improving population health, and reducing the cost of the care delivered.
For more information and to register for the Fall 2017 Audio Seminar Series, please click here.
The deadline for the 2018âŻCall for Pre-Conference Professional Development Workshops is quickly drawing near. Proposals are to be submitted in the format requested through theâŻonline proposal submission site.
Submission deadline isâŻFriday, SeptemberâŻ1, 2017.
Please contact Brandi Hinkle via email at brandi@iamse.org for any questions about submitting your workshop.
As a reminder, we are currently accepting applications for Editor-in-Chief for new IAMSE Manuals. The closing date for receipt of application materials is September 1, 2017.
The document linked here describes and outlines the requirements for the position.
Interested members should send a letter of application and CV in one file via e-mail to Brandi Hinkle in the IAMSE Administrative Office at brandi@iamse.org. Please write Manuals Editor-in-Chief in the subject line. The letter should indicate your interest in the position and why you feel you are qualified to take on this role.
The Rising Tide of Competency-Based Medical Education: A Global View
Presenter: Jason Frank
September 7, 12 PM ET
What is wrong with health professions education? Does it really need a âfixâ? Why are so many schools and professions turning to competency-based medical education (CBME)? This session will provide a state-of-the-art overview of the CBME movement and its implications for all medical and health professions educators.
CBME has its origins in teacher education and the outcomes accountability movement in contemporary societies. The WHO called for all health professions programs to use a CBME approach in 1978. Only in recent years has this approach to training gained real momentum, with major standards bodies and whole systems converting.
In this webinar, we will review the origins, rationale, and elements of CBME design. We will provide a tour of the current landscape of competency-based changes around the world using a framework from the International CBME Collaborators. Finally, we will dive deeper into the fundamental redesign of Canadian medical education to illustrate just how different a competency-based world can be.
Learning objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
For more information and to register for the Fall 2017 Audio Seminar Series, please click here.
The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that the archives for the 2016 Fall Series of the Webcast Audio Seminars, Times are Changing: Evolution and Revolution in Medical Education: Strategies for Assessment of Skills, Attitudes, and Behaviors across the Health Sciences, are now available online!
The Webcast Audio Seminar archives are located on the IAMSE website under the Events heading as Web Seminars. Here, you will be able to search the archives or browse by year and series. Every series is available publicly one year after the series originally began.
If you have any questions or problems accessing the archives, please just let us know at support@iamse.org.
Do you have an idea for the IAMSE website, a meeting, or anything else IAMSE related? Add it to the IAMSE idea box!
To access the idea box, log in to the IAMSE member site here. Once logged in, click “Manage Profile” at the top right of the page and then scroll to where it says, “Content and Features.” Under this heading, you will find the Idea Box.
If you have any questions or difficulties with the idea box, contact Brandi Hinkle at brandi@iamse.org.
As you probably know, IAMSE offers three Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Series every year. Did you know that we maintain an archive of all WAS seminars on the IAMSE website as well? The archive is the perfect opportunity to revisit your favorite series or to catch up on missed seminars, such as the Spring 2016 series on Curriculum Design and Evaluation or Winter 2014 series on Practical Applications of Active Learning!
The Webcast Audio Seminar archives are located on the IAMSE website under the Events heading as Web Seminars. Here, you will be able to search the archives or browse by year and series.
If you have any questions or problems accessing the archives, please just let us know at support@iamse.org.
The purpose of a 90-minute Focus Session is to âfocus inâ on a specific topic in small group discussion format. Groups of 10-50 individuals consider a particular topic in an interactive format. Formats can be variable. Additional information about Focus Group formats is available here.
All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site found here.
Submission deadline is September 15, 2018. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned by November 15.
Please contact Danielle Inscoe at Danielle@iamse.org for any questions about submission.
We hope to see you in Virginia next year!