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IAMSE – Winter Web Seminar Series: Research in Health Sciences Education

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IAMSE is pleased to announce the Winter 2016 Web Seminar!

Research in Health Sciences Education

As health scientists and clinicians, we approach bench and bedside research in logical steps: define questions, plan approaches, fund projects, gather and analyze data, and publish results. As health science educators, our responsibility to our students is to be as efficient and effective as we can be in our educational approaches. We need to follow these same logical steps of scholarly activity to determine the best practices for our teaching and to promulgate results to our colleagues. But few of us are formally trained in education research. How do we translate our skills into this new arena?

This series of six sessions brings together some of the world’s experts in health sciences education research. Dr. Geoff Norman will provide an overview of current and future directions, and Dr. Grace Brannan will get us started with defining research questions and developing approaches. Dr. David Yens will pick up on this foundation with more specifics on how to conduct health science education research. Dr. Jane Dumsha will discuss the important topic of finding funds for your research, and Dr. Peter de Jong will talk about publishing your results. Our final session will provide the unique opportunity of a panel discussion with Editors of five top journals in health sciences education. Their tips for success will provide invaluable help in getting your research published and read by your target audience.

January 7 – Overview of the Status and Future Direction – Presented by Geoff Norman

January 14 – How to Get Started – Presented by Grace Brannan

January 21 – How to do Educational Research – Presented by David Yens

January 28 – How to Find Funding – Presented by Jane Dumsha

February 4 – How to Publish Your Results – Presented by Peter de Jong

February 11 – Panel Discussion: Current publication tips for success with the Editor-in-Chiefs of Medical Science Educator, Medical Teacher, Teaching and Learning in Medicine, Advances in Health Sciences Education, and Medical Education Online – Presented by Peter de Jong, Ronald Harden, Anna Cianciolo, Geoff Norman, and Scott Cottrell

Registration will open early November. Please visit www.iamse.org for more information.

IAMSE 2016 Scholarship Award

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Dear Colleagues,

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) wishes to encourage and support scholarship in medical science education, and therefore announces the 2016 educational scholarship grant program. IAMSE will award one research grant in the amount of $3000 for a 2-year grant period.

All IAMSE members are eligible to submit a grant proposal. Preference will be given to new projects, and must be relevant to the mission of IAMSE. The results of funded projects must be presented at a future IAMSE meeting. The initial funding award will be announced via email, and at the 2016 IAMSE meeting.

Applications are to be submitted to Brandi (brandi@iamse.org) via email by January 15, 2016. You can download the instructions for grant proposals here.

All information regarding the IAMSE Educational Scholarship Grant, including the application process, eligibility, proposal format, and evaluation criteria can be found on the IAMSE website (www.iamse.org).

Thank you,

Joe Stein
Chair, IAMSE Educational Scholarship Committee

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Carol Nichols – Board of Directors

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I have been a member of IAMSE for over ten years and have participated in most of the meetings since that time. IAMSE is one of the few professional organizations that crosses many disciplines and health science professions. During my time as an IAMSE member, I have had the opportunity to network with colleagues around the world who have similar professional goals and interests and grow professionally through consultation and collaboration with the diverse IAMSE membership. When my home institution began the process of restructuring and further integrating our preclinical curriculum in 2008, IAMSE was one of my most valuable sources for consultation, “best practices” information, and cutting edge ideas. Most importantly, the friends I have made though IAMSE keep me excited to return to the meeting each year. I feel like I have found a wonderful professional home, and each meeting is like a reunion!