Web Seminar Updates

IAMSE Winter 2021 WAS Session 4 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Andrea Belovich, PhD.] The fourth session of the Winter 2021 IAMSE Web Seminar Series, “USMLE Step-1 is Going to Pass/Fail, Now what do we do?”, was presented on January 28th, 2021 by Drs. Bruce Morgenstern and Brenda Roman. Dr. Morgenstern is the Vice Dean for Academic and Clinical Affairs… Read more »

Boulet & Cain to Present “USMLE Step 1: Osteopathic & International Perspectives”

The 2021 IAMSE Winter Webcast Audio Seminar Series concludes next week. In this five-part series, recognized experts from various stakeholder groups will present and discuss the impact of the decision to make Step 1 P/F, identify challenges to their respective programs and explore creative ways to address the consequences of this important medical education milestone. The fourth session in… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2021 WAS Session 3 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Andrea Belovich, PhD.] The third session of the Winter 2021 IAMSE Web Seminar Series, “USMLE Step-1 is Going to Pass/Fail, Now what do we do?”, was presented on January 21st, 2021 by Dr. Jonathan Amiel, Interim Co-Vice Dean for Education, Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs, and Associate Professor… Read more »

Roman & Morgenstern to Present “Step 1 Going Pass-Fail: Are We Just Kicking the Can Down the Road?”

The 2021 IAMSE Winter Webcast Audio Seminar Series continues next week! In this five-part series, recognized experts from various stakeholder groups will present and discuss the impact of the decision to make Step 1 P/F, identify challenges to their respective programs and explore creative ways to address the consequences of this important medical education milestone. The fourth session in… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2021 WAS Session 2 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Andrea Belovich, PhD.] The second installment of the Winter 2021 IAMSE Web Seminar Series, “USMLE Step-1 is Going to Pass/Fail, Now what do we do?”, was presented on January 14th, 2021 by Dr. Douglas Gould, Professor and Chair of the Department of Foundational Medical Studies at the Oakland University… Read more »

Jonathan Amiel to Present “USMLE Step 1 P/F: A UME Curriculum Dean’s Perspective”

The 2021 IAMSE Winter Webcast Audio Seminar Series is underway! In this five-part series, recognized experts from various stakeholder groups will present and discuss the impact of the decision to make Step 1 P/F, identify challenges to their respective programs and explore creative ways to address the consequences of this important medical education milestone. Our third session… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2021 WAS Session 1 Highlights

[The following notes were generated by Andrea Belovich, PhD.] The opening seminar for the Winter 2021 IAMSE Web Seminar Series, “USMLE Step-1 is Going to Pass/Fail, Now what do we do?” was co-presented on January 7th, 2021 by Dr. Mark L. Jordan, Professor of Urology and Residency Program Director at the University of California, Irvine… Read more »

Doug Gould to Present “Pass/Fail Step 1: Implications for a Foundational Science Department”

The 2021 IAMSE Winter Webcast Audio Seminar Series kicks off today at 12pm Eastern! In this five-part series, recognized experts from various stakeholder groups will present and discuss the impact of the decision to make Step 1 P/F, identify challenges to their respective programs and explore creative ways to address the consequences of this important medical education… Read more »

Save the Date for the Spring 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series

Join us Thursday, March 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 1 for the IAMSE Spring 2021 Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled:  Strategies for Promoting Inclusivity in Health Sciences Education The IAMSE 2021 Spring webinar series will explore strategies for inclusive teaching. Recognizing that unconscious bias is a crucial and contributory step in this endeavor, this series will… Read more »

Mark Jordan and Justin La to Present “The Challenges of Resident Candidate Assessment and Selection”

The 2021 IAMSE Winter Webcast Audio Seminar Series will begin next Thursday, January 7 at 12pm Eastern! In this five-part series, recognized experts from various stakeholder groups will present and discuss the impact of the decision to make Step 1 P/F, identify challenges to their respective programs and explore creative ways to address the consequences of this… Read more »

Check out the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series Archives!

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that the archives for “How is Health Science Education Tackling the Opioid Epidemic,” the 2020 Winter series of the Webcast Audio Seminars are now online! The Webcast Audio Seminar archives are located on the IAMSE website under the Events heading as Web Seminars. Here, you will be… 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 »