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Say hello to our featured member Thom Gaddy

Our association is a robust and diverse set of educators, researchers, medical professionals, volunteers and academics that come from all walks of life and from around the globe. Each month we choose a member to highlight their academic and professional career, and see how they are making the best of their membership in IAMSE. This… Read more »

Last Call – #IAMSE21 Call for Poster & Oral Abstracts Due December 8

IAMSE would like to remind you that the call for poster and oral abstracts closes soon! The Annual IAMSE Meeting, to be held June 12-17, 2021, offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of healthcare education. Deadline: December 8, 2020 There is no limit on… Read more »

*Reminder* Pre-Applications for IAMSE Excellence in Teaching Awards Still Being Accepted

Since 2007, IAMSE has honored medical educators from its membership with two prestigious awards to recognize and promote teaching excellence and educational scholarship in the medical sciences. We are still accepting nominations for the 2021 Excellence in Teaching awards, which will be presented at the annual meeting in June 2021. Qualified candidates may self-nominate or be… Read more »

#IAMSE21 Call for Poster & Oral Abstracts Deadline Extended

In light of the shift to a virtual-only conference in 2021, IAMSE would like to remind you that the call for poster and oral abstracts has been extended! Abstracts are now due December 8, 2020! The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of… Read more »

#IAMSECafe Hosts to Hold Open Discussion on Resilience

Stay connected with your colleagues around the globe and join us for this week’s IAMSE Cafe round table discussion. Please join our hosts, Francisco Raúl Barroso Villafuerte from the School of Medicine in the Health Science Division of Anahuac University of Mexico as well as Kelly Quesnelle and Wendy Lackey-Cornelison of WMU Homer Stryker M.D…. Read more »

An Important Update on the IAMSE 2021 Conference

#IAMSE21 Now Exclusively Virtual The IAMSE Board of Directors, based on input from the IAMSE membership and our meeting partners, has decided to shift all events associated with the 2021 Annual Meeting, Global Perspectives on Health Sciences Education, to an online format. Although we may be able to gather in small groups by next June, the… Read more »

IAMSE Administrative Office Closed for Thanksgiving

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 26-27, 2020 for Thanksgiving. We will resume normal business hours Monday, November 30, 2020. We are… Read more »

Last Call for IAMSE 2020 Board of Director Nominations

As a reminder, nominations and self-nominations for the IAMSE Board of Directors are due by November 20, 2020 at 5 PM EST. The formal “job descriptions” for IAMSE Director are posted here. To submit your nomination or self-nomination by November 20, 2020 at 5 PM ET, please click here to login and view the submission page.

#IAMSECafe Welcomes Harvard’s Abby Schiff & Wolfram Goessling

Learning During & From a Crisis: The Student-Led Development of an Online COVID-19 Curriculum Stay connected with your colleagues around the globe and join us for this week’s IAMSE Cafe round table discussion. Join our host, Kelly Quesnelle from Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine as she welcomes Abby Schiff and Wolfram Goessling… Read more »

Reminder #IAMSE21 Call for Poster & Oral Abstracts Due December 1

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) would like to remind you that the call for poster and oral abstracts is still open for the 25th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held June 12-15, 2021. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the… Read more »

Register Now for the IAMSE Winter 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series!

The debate about the pros and cons of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 score reporting has been ongoing for over a decade. The issues are complicated and both positive and negative aspects of score reporting can be cited, depending on where you are positioned in the UME-GME continuum. In March of… Read more »

Registration Still Open – New Educator & Scholars Training Workshop for Faculty!

Join IAMSE this Thursday for this online workshop for faculty! Developed and presented by ScholarRx, the session will provide faculty participants with an introductory, hands-on experience in applying Kern’s Six-Step model to design a complete education activity with appropriate pedagogic strategies. Participants will also explore models of converting medical education design and development into scholarship. New… Read more »