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IAMSE – Call for Committee Volunteers

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Within our association, several committees are operating to help move the organization forward and achieve the strategic goals set by the Board of Directors. The contribution of our members to these committees is crucial and highly appreciated. At the moment, we are seeking a broad representation of professional educators, basic scientists, clinical scientists, and instructional technologists from around the world as volunteers for the following committees:

Membership Committee: Responsible for evaluating the needs of IAMSE’s membership and recommends appropriate ways to meet those needs. The Membership Committee will also develop methods and programs for active membership recruitment and retention.

Organizational Development Committee: Responsible for pursuing federal, foundation, corporate, and private funding on behalf of IAMSE. This committee also oversees the marketing outreach of IAMSE.

In general, we expect members of the committees to be available for a one hour monthly phone meeting and accessibility by email. If you would like to be considered for a position on any of these committees, please send a brief statement of your interest and qualifications to brandi@iamse.org by December 15.

We hope that you will consider becoming involved in this important and collegial work.

For additional information or questions please contact brandi@iamse.org.

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IAMSE Exhibiting at NVMO Meeting

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The IAMSE booth will be exhibiting at the annual meeting of the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (NVMO) in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands on November 17-18, 2017. IAMSE will also deliver a special discussion session with Yvonne Steinert, Patricia S O’Sullivan, and Neil Osheroff titled “Turning our faculty from teachers into educators: a threat or a challenge?”. If you plan on attending this meeting, don’t miss this session and do not forget to swing by the IAMSE booth and say hello!

Information on the 2017 NVMO meeting can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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#IAMSE18 – Call for Abstracts Reminder – Due 12/1

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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 2018 IAMSE Meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 9-12, 2018. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical science educators from many professional disciplines and spanning the continuum of health care education.

All abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site.

Please click here to submit your abstract
Please note: The first time you enter the site, if you have not already done so previously, you will be required to create a user profile.

The deadline for submission is  December 1, 2017 at 5 PM ET! Authors will be notified with a decision regarding their abstract submission by March 1. There is no limit to the number of abstracts you can submit.

Students who would like feedback on a draft of their abstract prior to final submission should email it to the Student Professional Development Committee, care of Mary Dereski (dereski@oakland.edu), by November 6, 2017.

IAMSE – Publications Committee MSE Article Review

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As many of you are aware, Publications Committee members agree to provide a monthly review of an article in Medical Science Educator (MSE). We hope to alert you to something you may have missed, or just spur you to revisit an issue you may have already looked at. We want IAMSE members to get the most of their association journal and to consider publishing their own educational research in MSE when the time comes. Remember access to the journal is a benefit of membership and you can do so by logging in at IAMSE.org and then clicking the IAMSE Publications tab.

In the latest issue, September 2017, the following article caught my attention, “Do Pre-Clinical Experiences Adequately Prepare Students for Their Pediatrics Clerkship: A Needs Assessment to Inform Curricular Development” (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-017-0422-4). As one of the newer medical schools, even though my school as a BS/MD Program has existed for 40+ years, we are in the process of adding the clinical clerkship years to our curriculum. This article addresses something many at my institution have been thinking about, which is to make sure that our curriculum prior to years 3 and 4 of medical school is adequately preparing our students across the board for their clerkship experiences. In this article, a simple survey was administered over a 2 year period at 4 medical schools under the aegis of a working group of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics. Although preliminary in nature, the sample size was adequate with more than 500 responses. The 4 sites were diverse in being both public and private and urban and rural, although they were concentrated on the East coast of the U.S. Across all 4 sites, the results were fairly consistent. Thirty-three percent of respondents did not feel that their preclinical curriculum had adequately prepared them for the pediatrics clerkship. The survey showed that 40% of students reported inadequate preparation for pediatric physical examination skills. The open ended comments section suggested that many students felt they needed more pediatric-specific medical knowledge, citing many areas such as childhood developmental milestones, childhood vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases as well as pediatric preventative medicine. Though all schools surveyed were fairly consistent, the school with the most evidence of satisfaction in preparation for the pediatrics clerkship has made a concerted effort to insure that there is dedicated pediatric-specific content in each organ system block. Even with the limitations of this study, which are clearly delineated by the authors, I feel that there is good information to help curriculum committees in reviewing preclinical curriculum content, in our case even as we are putting in place the clinical curriculum.

IAMSE – Winter 2018 Webcast Audio Seminar Series Save the Date!

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IAMSE is pleased to announce the Winter 2018 Web Seminar Series!

Competency-based Education – Where are we now and where are we going?

The Winter 2018 IAMSE Web Seminar Series focuses on the current state of Competency-Based Education across the health professions and its future directions. The series begins with an overview of current assessment theories, tools and practices and explains how these have been adapted to better reflect learners’ attainment of competency within a competency-based framework. This is followed by a session that explores the relationship between memory and learning and describes strategies to better prepare and equip learners to achieve success within a competency-based framework. The AAMC Core EPA work group next provides an update on the integration of “entrustment activities and entrustment assessment tools” into a competency-based framework. The following presentation explores the benefits, challenges and outcomes of incorporating Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) into competency-based medical education. The series closes with an appraisal of the Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC) curriculum as a content-focused, “continuous” competency-based model that spans undergraduate and graduate medical education. Upon completion of this series, participants will be better able to describe the evolution of competency-based education in the health professions. Participants will also be able to identify opportunities within their own institutions for adopting and adapting a competency-based educational framework.

January 11 – Competency-Based Medical Education: Understanding the Principles – Presented by Linda Snell

January 18 – Integration, competence and expertise: Preparing learners for the future – Presented by Nikki Woods

January 25 – Generating Trust in Entrustment: an update from the AAMC Core EPA Pilot Group – Presented by Kim Lomis

February 1 – Continuity, LICs and Competency-based Education – 2018 – Presented by Molly Cook

February 8 – Competency based education across the UME-GME continuum: the EPAC program – Presented by Debbie Powell

Registration is set to open in November. Please visit http://www.iamse.org for more information.

IAMSE Exhibiting at AAMC and The Generalists Meetings

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The Generalists in Medical Education will be holding their 2017 conference on November 2-3 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. This year’s conference theme is “Collaboration for Innovation,” which is about fostering collaborative efforts to support innovation in medical education. Information on this conference can be found here.

The 2017 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Medical Education Meeting will be taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, USA from November 3-7. Click here for more information on the AAMC meeting.

The IAMSE booth will be present at both of these conferences to exhibit, so if you plan on attending these meetings, do not forget to swing by the IAMSE booth and say hello!

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Featured Member: Ingrid Bahner

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IAMSE has had a profound impact on my growth and success as a medical educator and I value being a member of this wonderful group of people who are so passionate about health science education and so committed to advancing best practices. Towards this goal, the annual meetings are wonderful opportunities to exchange ideas and expertise, to network and to have lively discussion. In particular appreciate the interprofessional exchange across the health sciences that IAMSE cultivates so ardently. I always leave the meetings truly inspired. Fortunately, the annual meetings are not the only opportunity to interact and learn from my colleagues across the world. IAMSE continues the conversation and education of its membership by providing several webinar series on the ongoing evolution and revolution in medical education. Each series addresses a current and pressing topics in health science education. These webinars feature outstanding speakers and I have benefited immensely from this opportunity to engage with my colleagues year-round, beyond the annual meeting. So much so that I actually joined the committee that organizes these webinars. I enjoy working with my committee colleagues to develop highly relevant topics and recruit outstanding speakers for our audience. In addition, I am currently serving on the student professionalism development committee to increase the participation of students in IAMSE and to foster their growth as scholars. Thus, I am enthusiastic about the future of IAMSE and I hope many more will join us on what promises to be a continued fabulous journey.

IAMSE – Access Medical Science Educator

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As you probably know, IAMSE publishes four issues of Medical Science Educator (MSE) every year. Did you know that as an IAMSE member you have free access to the journal, as long as you enter the journal through the members-only area of the website?

To access MSE, you’ll first need to log in to the member section of the IAMSE website here. Once logged in, simply click “Medical Science Educator” under the IAMSE Publications heading. The link on this page will take you to the MSE website where you can view new and old issues.

Did you know that you can sign up for the table of content alert through Springer? When on the Springer site, look on the right bottom and sign up with your favorite email address. Every time a new issue is published, you will be notified as one of the first!

If you have any questions or problems accessing the website, please just let us know at support@iamse.org.

#IAMSE18 – Call for Poster Abstracts – Due 12/1!

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The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations for the 22nd Annual IAMSE Conference to be held at the Green Valley Ranch and Resort just outside of Las Vegas, Nevada from June 9-12, 2018. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of health care education.

Please click here to submit your abstract today.

Please note: The first time you enter the site, you will be required to create a user profile. All abstracts for Oral and Poster presentations must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site.

Students who would like feedback on a draft of their abstract prior to final submission should email it to the Student Professional Development Committee, care of Mary Dereski (dereski@oakland.edu), by November 1.

Submission deadline is December 1, 2017. There is no limit on the number of abstracts you may submit, but it is unlikely that more than two presentations per presenter can be accepted due to scheduling complexities. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned by March 1.

IAMSE Exhibiting at PAEA Meeting

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The IAMSE booth will be exhibiting at the 2017 Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Education Forum in Denver, Colorado, USA on October 25-28, 2017. If you plan on attending this meeting, do not forget to swing by the IAMSE booth and say hello!

Information on the 2017 PAEA meeting can be found here.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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IAMSE Fall 2017 WAS Session 5 Highlights

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In case you missed yesterday’s Webcast Audio Seminar Series, here are the highlights of the session:

Lessons from the Design and Implementation of a Pediatric Critical Care and Emergency Medicine Training Program in a Low Resource Country— The South American Experience
Presented by Michelle Grunauer M.D. Ph.D.
October 05, 12 PM EST

Why do we prolong the survival of our critically ill patients?

  • Children’s rights
  • Health equity
  • Social justice

The lower the number of beds, the higher the mortality rate!!

The Family-Centered Model of Care

  • Shared decision-making model
  • Multidisciplinary meetings that involve the family
  • Consistency in communication and interculturality
  • Honesty
  • Presence of the family during rounds and CPR
  • Flexible and constant visits
  • Support for the family before, during and after the patient’s discharged or death.

Integrated Model of Care

  • Critical care + Palliative Medicine
  • Pediatric Palliative Care (PPC)

Pediatric palliative care prevents, identifies and treats the suffering of children with serious illnesses as well as that of their families and the teams that care for them.

Pediatric palliative care is appropriate in whatever stage of the disease, and it can be applied in conjunction with treatment directed at curing the disease.

Goal of the Study

  • All children were admitted to the program (integrated model of care) regardless of their prognosis.
  • To provide the best evidence-based, most cost-effective medicine focused on the conservation of resources in a socially responsible way.

How can the quality, sustainability and the impact be maintained?

  • Combined the Advance Pediatric Life Support (APLS) with the integrated model of care.

This program resulted in stronger, more cohesive Pediatric Intensive Critical Unit (PICU) teams with improved resuscitation times and coordination during simulation rounds.

Hospitals that implemented the program had a decreased in mortality rates.

Be sure to save the dates for the Winter 2018 WAS on Competency-based Education: Where are we now and where are we going? The series will begin January 11 and continue through February 8. We hope to see you there!

IAMSE Manuals Available for Purchase

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As you may know, IAMSE has published two how-to manuals: the How-To Guide for Active Learning and the How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning as well as a Japanese Translation of the How-To guide for Team-Based Learning.

How-To Guide for Active Learning: This manual is a compilation of teaching strategies in active learning to adapt to your own large group settings. Each chapter is a specific description of a strategy written by authors who are experienced in using the strategy in a classroom environment with students. The Manual chapters are designed to be accessible and practical to the reader. The manual is edited by Alice Fornari and Ann Poznanski.

How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning: This “How-To” Guide for Team-Based Learning is a manual that provides an overview of the fundamental components TBL and serves as a blueprint for instructors considering using this technique. The manual also identifies factors that will facilitate or sabotage a successful implementation of TBL. Authored by Ruth Levine and Patricia Hudes, both internationally recognized experts in the field of TBL.

How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning Japanese Translation: IAMSE is proud to announce that we now have a Japanese translation of this “How-To” guide! The How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning was authored by Ruth Levine and Patricia Hudes and translated by Yukari Igarashi, Mariko Iida, Yoko Shimpuku, Yoichiro Miki, and Hiromi Seo.

If you’d like to purchase a digital copy of one or both of these manuals, please visit the IAMSE store here. Each manual is $5 for members or $10 for non-members. Please note: These manuals are for individual use only.