Conference News

#IAMSE19 Call for Pre-Conference Workshops

The Professional Development Committee is soliciting proposals to be considered for the 2019 IAMSE slate of Professional Development Pre-Conference (Saturday) workshops. Proposals will be accepted through July, 1, 2018. The committee will review all proposals and select 3-4 full day workshops and 6-8 half day workshops for the meeting. IAMSE Professional Development Pre-Conference workshops focus… Read more »

#IAMSE 18 Saturday Workshop Spotlight with Maryellen Gusic & Wendy Hobson-Rohrer

The first day of our 22nd annual meeting is packed with workshops, seminars and speakers. Saturday’s activities will cover a variety of topics including educational research manuscript reviews, enhancing leadership skills and an introduction to game-based teaching and learning. During the afternoon block of sessions Maryellen Gusic and Wendy Hobson-Rohrer will present a dynamic interactive session… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Faculty Development Workshop “TBL in a Day”

This year we are excited to offer two full-day faculty development workshops at our annual meeting. Participants can choose from two exciting events featuring an introduction into scholarly research, literature review, collaborative exercises and discussion. Our second featured workshop is Basics of Team-Based Learning in a Day presented by Amy Lin, MD, Abbas Hyderi and Hugh Clements-Jewery…. Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Featured Members: Stephanie Wragg & Chris Burns

During the upcoming IAMSE meeting in Las Vegas, there will be a number of terrific pre-conference sessions for your consideration. We are very excited to offer this workshop on the topic of enhancing leadership skills in medical education, presented by Chris Burns and Stephanie Wragg: Each of us has the opportunity to be a leader… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Christina Puchalski

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. Christina Puchalski: Connecting to Our Call: A Profession of Service and Love [George Washington Institute for Spirituality… Read more »

IAMSE – ScholarRx Student Grant Information

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 »

#IAMSE18 – ESME Program with Ron Harden and Adi Haramati

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 »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Stuart Slavin

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 »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Robert Kushner

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 »

#IAMSE18 – Registration Now Open!

We are pleased to announce that registration for the 22nd Annual Meeting of IAMSE to be held June 9-12, 2018 at the Green Valley Ranch and Resort, just outside of Las Vegas, NV, USA is now open! At the annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) faculty, staff and students from… Read more »

IAMSE – Call for Travel Award Applications – Due February 2

The IAMSE Conference Travel Awards support students or junior faculty to attend the IAMSE Annual Meeting. The amount of the 2018 Travel Awards will be $1,500, and is meant to cover expenses related to attendance at the IAMSE annual meeting in Las Vegas, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. Any IAMSE member who will… Read more »

IAMSE – Final Reminder – Educational Scholarship Grant Applications Due December 15!

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 »