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#IAMSE23 Registration is NOW OPEN

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We are pleased to announce that registration for the 27th Annual Meeting of IAMSE, to be held June 10 – 13, 2023 in Cancun, Mexico is now open. At this annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) faculty, staff, and students from around the world who are interested in health science education join together in faculty development and networking opportunities. Sessions on curriculum development, assessment, and simulation are among the common topics available at the meeting.

Featured plenary speakers include Professor Kara Caruthers (Meharry Medical College, USA), Dr. Michelle Daniel (University of California San Diego School of Medicine, USA), Dr. Anique de Bruin (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), and Dr. Ricardo Leon-Borquez (World Federation for Medical Education).

Additional meeting details and registration can be found at www.iamseconference.org.

Register for #IAMSE23 Today!

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IAMSE Cafe Virtual Sessions

2026

8/26/2026 – Finding Your Ikigai: Purpose, Presence, and Your Professional Path with Alice Fornari
8/12/2026 – Developing Practical Institutional Guidelines for Responsible Generative AI Use by Trainees with Neil Mehta
7/22/2026 – Gamification in Medical Education with Jeremy Grachan, Danielle Edwards, & Tawna Mangosh
7/8/2026 – Effective Design of Prework for Active Learning with Jesse Burk-Rafel & Janae Heath
6/24/2026 – Precision Medical Education with Jesse Burk-Rafel & Janae Heath
5/19/2026 – The Venn Diagram of Mentoring and Coaching: Finding Your Path with Alice Fornari & Kathryn Huggett
5/5/2026 – Advancing Your Career Through the IAMSE Fellowship Program with Martin Schmidt & Keshab Raj Paudel
4/21/2026 – Beyond the Struggle: Smarter Strategies for Remediation with Cafe Committee
3/17/2026 – Integration of Clinical Labs in the Curriculum and AI Support with Snehal Mehta
3/3/2026 – IAMSE 2026 Conference Preview with Will Brooks
2/17/2026 – Incorporating Humanities in Medical Education with Anna Ricci & Rebecca Volpe
2/3/2026 – MD in 3: Accelerated Pathways in Medical Education with Joan Cangiarella
1/20/2026 – Insights into the CBSE and CBSSA Exams with NBME with Francis O’Donnell & Nicholas Cowling

12/16/2025 – End of Year Celebration with Abigail Hielscher
12/2/2025 – What Are You Reading? [Book Club] with Tameka Clemons
11/18/2025 – Turning Your Teaching into Scholarship with Kathleen Everling & Samiksha Prasad
11/4/2025 – Check-In with Medical Science Educator with David Harris
10/21/2025 – Current Trends in Simulation Teaching with Ila Chauhan & Cate Nicholas
10/7/2025 – Active Learning in Medical Education with Stellie Bishop, Erica Levine, & Kenneth Lewis
9/16/2025 – Elevating Healthcare Education Through Educational Resources: An Interactive Dive into IAMSE Manuals and Toolkits with Emine Abali & Jennifer Fischer
9/2/2025 – IAMSE Virtual Forum Preview with Demidmaa Tuvdendorj & Amy Stone
8/19/2025 – Ambassadors Part 2 with Di Eley, Elisabeth Schlegel, & Sireesha Bala
8/5/2025 – Meet the IAMSE CoGs (CORE, LGBTQ+ and AI) with Natascha Heise, Cory Gerwe, & Doug McKell
7/15/2025 – How Educators Are Using AI with Youngjin Cho & Khiet Ngo
7/1/2025 – Foundations Course with Amber Heck & Aviad Haramati
6/3/2025 – Ambassadors with Di Eley, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan & Kevlian Andrew
5/20/2025 – Conflict Management with Greg Pennington & Carolyn Humphrey
5/6/2025 – Implementation of Self-Directed Learning with Fomba Kanneh, Alena Wade, & Jessica Milner
4/15/2025 – Professionalism with Dr. Michelle Carroll-Turpin & Kristin Kassaw
4/1/2025 – Coaching in Medical Education with Dr. Rachelle Curcio & Chris Burkett
3/18/2025 – 2025 Interprofessionalism with Jeevan Diwakaran & Lydia Aguilera
3/4/2025 – 2025 Conference Preview with Samuel Ikonne
2/18/2025 – Academic Advising – Best Practices (Panel) with Tahnee Netro & Mercy Azeke
2/4/2025 – Mandatory Attendance/Non-Mandatory Attendance with Chasity O’Malley
1/21/2025 – ASME Introduction with Chasity O’Malley
1/7/2025 – Career Pathway for Medical Educators with Katie Huggett

12/17/2024 – End of Year Celebration with Tameka Clemons
12/3/2024 – Medical Laboratory Science: The Profession that Supports Most Health Care Decisions with Deepak Sharma, Bei Zhang, John Gerlach, Kathleen Hoag, and Rachel Morris
11/5/2024 – IAMSE Virtual Forum Wrap Up with Katie Huggett and Leah Sheridan
10/15/2024 – IAMSE Foundations Course with Chasity O’Malley and Amber Heck (RESCHEDULED)
10/1/2024 – How to Support Struggling Students with Tameka Clemons and Dawn Shell
9/17/2024 – Wellness for Faculty and Staff with Falicia Harvey and Jeff Fritz
9/3/2024 – IM-REACH with Chasity O’Malley and Alice Fornari
8/20/2024 – A Conversation with IAMSE 2024 Career Awardees Dr. Leah Sheridan and Dr. Jorge Cervantes with Pushparaj Shetty, Leah Sheridan, and Jorge Cervantes
8/6/2024 – Wellness for Students with Rakhi Negi, Samiksha Prasad, and Aishwarya Aiyer
6/4/2024 – Third Party Resources – Who to Trust? with Chasity O’Malley, Atsusi Hirumi, and Harold Bell
4/16/2024 – Effect of Curricular Refresh and Renewal on Students with Jonathan Wisco and Anna Blenda
4/9/2024 – Effect of Curricular Reform on Faculty with Kathryn Huggett and Gary Smith
3/26/2024 – IAMSE 2024 Conference Promo with Rakhi Negi and Kim Dahlman
3/5/2024 – It isn’t “self-directed” anymore if you have to direct it, or is it? with Jonathan Wisco
2/20/2024 – Impact of Research on Undergraduate Medical Education with Tameka Clemons
2/6/2024 – Do I need a mentor or a coach? Exploring faculty development resources to support professional growth with Kathryn Huggett
1/30/2024 – Annual Goal Setting and Accountability Check-In Session with Rakhi Negi and Chasity O’Malley
1/16/2024 – Winter Solstice Book Club with Chasity O’Malley

12/19/2023 – End of Year Celebration with all Cafe hosts
12/5/2023 – Clerkship Readiness After Step 1 P/F with John Folk
11/21/2023 – Lessons Learned During the IAMSE Virtual Forum with Ian Murray
11/7/2023 – A Futurist’s Perspective on Medical Education with Denise Kay
10/17/2023 – Early Career Award with Rakhi Negi
10/3/2023 – Professionalism with Chasity O’Malley
9/19/2023 – Accreditation Standards Around DEI with Rakhi Negi
9/5/2023 – Foundational Sciences vs. Basic Science Factoids with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Neil Osheroff
8/15/2023 – How to Distinguish Students After Step 1 P/F with Dr. Dave Harris (chat description)
8/1/2023 – Tips for Getting Students to Buy in to Active Learning with Tameka Clemons
6/20/2023 – I23 Recap with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Amber Heck
5/16/2023 – Overcommitment with Chasity O’Malley
5/2/2023 – KNN with Dr. Dave Harris, Sarah Williams, Joelle Worm
4/18/2023 – Imposter Syndrome with Wendy Lackey Cornelison
3/21/2023 – IAMSE 2023 Annual Conference Preview with Amber Heck
3/7/2023 – Curriculum Refresh with Jon Wisco
2/21/2023 – What Does Research Mean to Undergraduate Medical Education? with Rakhi Negi
2/7/2023 – What are You Reading This Winter? with Katie Huggett
1/17/2023 – Foundational Competencies with Lisa Howley and Eric Holmboe

12/20/2022 – End-of-Year Celebrations with Jon Wisco
11/15/2022 – Best Practices for Preparing a Successful Grant Proposal for the IAMSE Educational Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation Grants with Amanda Chase, Amber Heck, and Algevis Wrench
11/1/2022 – Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Your Next Career Move is Somewhere Else with Katie Huggett
10/18/2022 – The Aquifer Sciences Curriculum Database: A Collaborative Development between the IAMSE community and Aquifer with David Harris and Dr. Tracy Fulton
10/4/2022 – Sharable Open Education Resources (OER) With ScholarRx with David Harris
9/20/2022 – Mitigating Implicit Bias in Medical School Curricula with Jacqueline Powell and Jayne Reuben
9/6/2022 – Early Career Award Winner with Jaya Yoda
8/16/2022 – Toolkits for Medical Science Educators: A Resource for Professional Development and an Opportunity for Scholarship with Nicole Deming, Amber Heck and Jon Wisco
8/2/2022 – Moving Up in MedEd with Christina DeLucia and Diana Lautenberger
7/19/2022 – Summer Reading with Chasity O’Malley – Chat Log
6/21/2022 – IAMSE 2022 Meeting Recap with Kelly Quesnelle
5/3/2022 – Mentoring in Health Professions Education with Alice Fornari and Darshana Shah
4/19/2022 – How to Make the Most of Conference Attendance with Heather Christensen
4/5/2022 – #IAMSE22 Annual Meeting Preview with Maria Sheakley
3/15/2022 – Third Party Resources with Kelly Quesnelle
3/1/2022 – Assessment Styles with Jon Wisco
2/15/2022 – What is the Optimal Timing of Course Evals? with Jon Wisco
2/1/2022 – Maintaining Professionalism Through Fatigue with Wendy Lackey
1/18/2022 – Practical Tips for Connecting With Students with Jon Wisco
1/4/2022 – The Changing Landscape of MedEd with Adi Haramati, Giulia Bonaminio, Frazier Stevenson, Amy Wilson-Delfosse, and Neil Osheroff

12/7/2021 – IAMSE New Member Meet and Greet with Kelly Quesnelle
11/16/2021 – Technology in Health Sciences Education During COVID-19: Gains, Losses, and Transformations with Poh Sun Goh and Sol Roberts-Lieb
11/2/2021 – IAMSE Fellowship and ESME at IAMSE with Adi Haramati, Amber Heck and Amanda Chase
10/19/2021 – IAMSE Ambassador Program: Global perspectives on medical and science education with Claudio Cortes and Joseph Grannum
10/5/2021 – Teaching and Incorporating the Health Humanities with Alice Fornari
9/21/2021 – Open Forum to Discuss Basic Science in the Clinical Years with Kelly Quesnelle
9/7/2021 – Meaningful, Sustainable Transdisciplinary Collaboration: What would it look like? with Atsusi Hirumi
8/17/2021 – Opportunities for Health Sciences Education in One Health with Margaret McNulty and Rebecca Lufler
8/3/2021 – Evaluations of Our Teaching with Wendy Lackey
7/20/2021 – Incorporating Telehealth Into Basic Science Education with Jon Wisco
7/6/2021 – Virtual Simulations with Jon Wisco
6/1/2021 – The State of Medical Educators in Developing Nations with Sylvia Olivares and Smart Mbagwu
5/18/2021 – Building bridges between health science educators from diverse programs with Jennifer Lamberts, Jayne Reuben, and Jonathan Wisco
5/4/2021 – Outreach Programs with Kelly Quesnelle
4/20/2021 – The New Horizon of (Medical) Education with Cafe Hosts
4/6/2021 – IAMSE 2021 Annual Conference Preview with Mark Hernandez
3/16/2021 – Career impacts of the COVID Year with Lisa Coplitt
3/2/2021 – Conducting and Disseminating Medical Education Scholarship
2/16/2021 – The paradigm shift implications on courses and curricula as a result of moving to pass/fail USMLE Step 1 with Doug Gould
2/2/2021 – To teach, or not to teach (to the test), that is the question with Jon Wisco
1/19/2021 – The Basic Sciences and the Medical Humanities: An Integrative Approach with Hedy Wald. Suggested reading and faculty development opportunities discussed during the call.
1/5/2021 – Best Practices for Mentoring with an Eye and Ear Toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice with Heather Christensen

12/15/2020 – Unconventional Teaching Methods with Jon Wisco
12/1/2020 – Resiliency with the IAMSE Cafe hosts
11/17/2020 – Learning During and From a Crisis: The Student-Led Development of an online COVID-19 Curriculum with Abby Schiff and Katie Shaffer
Links from the conversation during this session can be found below.
11/3/2020 – Teaching Race and Medicine: Unlearning what we think we know with Staci Leisman
Links from the conversation during this session can be found here.
10/20/2020 – The future of education programs for residents and medical students with Lourdes Lopez
10/6/2020 – Technology and Education with Edgar Herrera Bastida
9/15/2020 – Team-Based Learning in the Virtual Environment with Drs. Raihan Jumat, Irene Lee and Peiyan Wong
9/1/2020 – Networking 102 – Networking Outside the Box with Kelly Quesnelle
8/27/2020 – Mentoring to Make a Difference with Katie Huggett – Literature references can be found here.
8/13/2020 – IAMSE Ambassadors – Pakistan, Australia, and Finland with Di Eley and Yawar Hyatt Khan
7/23/2020 – The Disappearing Pathology Instructor with Amy Lin and Regina Kreisle
7/9/2020 – Partnering with medical students to discover educational solutions for on-line learning with Emily Bird
6/25/2020 – The Future of Medical Education Conferences: What SHOULD it look like? with Bonny Dickinson
6/11/2020 – Communities of Practice in a Virtual World with James Pickering
5/28/2020 – IAMSE Ambassadors – Mexico, China, Caribbean with Raul Barroso, Sateesh Arja and Zhimin Jia
5/21/2020 – Faculty Development in the COVID-19 Era with Alice Fornari
5/14/2020 – Evolving Anatomical Education during the COVID pandemic: What will this mean for the future of anatomy teaching? with Jon Wisco, Richard Gonzalez and Lane Fortney
5/7/2020 – COVID-19 and the New Medical School with Amber Heck and Michael Lee
4/30/2020 – MedEd Equity During COVID-19 with Heather Christensen
4/23/2020 – IAMSECafe Welcomes Medical Science Educator EIC with Peter de Jong
4/16/2020 – Q&A with the IAMSE President with Neil Osheroff
4/14/2020 – MedEd Mailbag: Free Resources During COVID-19 with Kelly Quesnelle. Resources discussed and shared during this session can be found below.
4/9/2020 – How Re-thinking and Re-designing Anatomy Instruction Into the Online Space Can Lead to Better Classroom and Cadaver Lab Learning Experiences with Jon Wisco
4/7/2020 – MedEd Mailbag: Being Productive in Your Own Space with Kelly Quesnelle
4/2/2020 – Leading by Example: Practicing Self-care in a Time of Crisis with Adi Haramati
3/31/2020 – MedEd Mailbag: The Virtual Teacher with Kelly Quesnelle

Say Hello to Our Featured Member 2019 Annual Meeting Site Host Rick Vari

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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 month’s Featured Member is our 2019 annual meeting site host, IAMSE President Rick Vari.



Rick Vari, PhD
Professor & Senior Dean for Academic Affairs
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Why was the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine the right choice for the 2019 IAMSE meeting?
We are the right choice for the meeting this year because we did a fabulous conference several years ago and we were already in the queue for a future IAMSE meeting. We had some scheduling issues with our original site for 2019 and we were able to step in and fill the void. We have a wonderful hotel site (at the Hotel Roanoke), and the people who came from all across North America for the Collaborating Across Borders V: An American-Canadian Dialogue on Interprofessional Healthcare and Practice, in 2015 really enjoyed it. As a relatively new medical school, we are excited about continuing our growing success in medical education; hosting the IAMSE meeting is a real honor for us.

What opportunities will attendees see in Roanoke that they’ve not seen in years past?
Roanoke is a beautiful city to have a conference. We’ve localized the venue, which is a major goal for IAMSE. Attendees and exhibitors will appreciate the layout of the conference site. We are adjacent to the Roanoke Market Square with restaurants, breweries, and shopping featuring local items. There are just lots of opportunities for networking and entertainment. The program is outstanding with presentations and sessions on current and future challenges facing health sciences educators. International abstract submission is up, so more colleagues from other parts of the world may be attending. Increased student participation will be another highlight. This year, IAMSE is also hosting a Taste of Roanoke Street Fair which will replace the annual gala dinner. IAMSE 2019 is going to be a very easy conference to attend. If you can stay for the Grand Extravaganza on Tuesday afternoon it is going to be very special with a hiking trip to a beautiful location on the Blue Ridge Parkway and a visit to the Ballast Point brewery (East Coast operation) for dinner. 

Can you tell me more about this new event?
We are blocking off the Market Square in downtown Roanoke. We will have tastes of local food, beverages, and music. This is a chance to interact in a casual fun setting with lots of local food and a live band! It’s going to be a lot of fun.

What session or speaker are you most looking forward to this year?
I’m looking forward to, of course, the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs meeting.  I’ve enjoyed being president and interacting with the Board and Committee Chairs in this planning session provides IAMSE with a sense of solid direction.  The plenary sessions also look very strong. I’m interested in the Gen Z session (Generation Z: The New Kids on the Block) and How to Use Disruptive Technology to Make Education Better – Not Just Different.

It sounds likes there is much to look forward to this year. Anything else you’d like to share?
The local response from the other medical schools in the area in support of the IAMSE meeting in Roanoke has been very strong.  As a new school, this is a tremendous opportunity for us and the other medical schools in the area to get better acquainted.

To learn more about the 2019 IAMSE Annual Meeting, including the plenary speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, or to register, please visitwww.IAMSEconference.org.

Reserve your spot before March 15 to ensure the Early Bird Discount!

IAMSE at GRIPE 2019 in New Orleans

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The IAMSE booth will be exhibiting at the annual winter meeting of the Group for Research in Pathology Education (GRIPE) in New Orleans, LA on January 24-26, 2019. IAMSE Association Manager Julie Hewett will also be delivering a pre-conference workshop titled, “Using Social Media to Disseminate Your Scholarly Work.” 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 GRIPE Meeting can be found here. We look forward to seeing you there!

Registration for the 23rd Annual IAMSE Meeting is Now Open!

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We are pleased to announce that registration for the 23rd Annual Meeting of IAMSE, to be held June 8-11, 2019 in Roanoke, VA, USA, is now open. At this annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) faculty, staff and students from around the world who are interested in medical science education join together in faculty development and networking opportunities. Sessions on curriculum development, assessment and simulation are among the common topics available at the annual meetings.


Featured plenary speakers include Don Cleveland, Claudia Krebs, Craig Lenz and Geoff Talmon.


Additional meeting details and registration can be found at http://www.iamseconference.org.

Barron & Himmelberger to Conclude IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series for Week 5!

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By Linda Elder, PhD

We are excited to welcome Kenn Barron, Director of Professional Learning at Motivate Lab, and Zachary Himmelberger, Assistant Director of Data Science at Motivate Lab, who will present Supporting Those Who Teach: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Medical Educator Well-Being. The session will take place on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, for the fifth and final week of the IAMSE 2026 Fall Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.”

Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media’s role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today’s educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.

Join the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series for five sessions with leaders in health professions tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you’re refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.

The full IAMSE Fall WAS schedule can be found on the series website.

Learn More About the Fall 2026 Series

Kenn Barron, PhD

Zachary Himmelberger, PhD

Why Critical Thinking is Essential to the Health Care Professions

Presenters: Kenn Barron, Director of Professional Learning, Motivate Lab
Zachary Himmelberger, Assistant Director of Data Science, Motivate Lab
Session Date & Time: October 1, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT
Session Description: Faculty well-being is critical to health professions education, yet it remains an underemphasized topic in faculty development. Drawing on national survey data from educators at more than 40 U.S. medical schools, this session examines how workplace factors such as belonging, work-life balance, and institutional support shape educator well-being and job satisfaction. Differences across gender, race and ethnicity, and academic disciplines will also be discussed. We will use these results to identify key opportunities for intervention to support the well-being of both biomedical and clinical faculty across the health professions.

Register Today!
IAMSE 2026 Fall WAS FAQ

As always, IAMSE Student Members and Trainees can register for the series for FREE!

If you are an IAMSE student member or trainee, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.

Elder to Continue IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series for Week 4!

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By Linda Elder, PhD

We are excited to welcome Linda Elder, President and Educational Psychologist, The Foundation for Critical Thinking, who will present Why Critical Thinking is Essential to the Health Care Professions. The session will take place on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, for the fourth week of the IAMSE 2026 Fall Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.”

Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media’s role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today’s educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.

Join the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series for five sessions with leaders in health professions tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you’re refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.

The full IAMSE Fall WAS schedule can be found on the series website.

Learn More About the Fall 2026 Series

Why Critical Thinking is Essential to the Health Care Professions

Presenter: Linda Elder, President and Educational Psychologist, The Foundation for Critical Thinking
Session Date & Time: September 24, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT
Session Description: Critical thinking is required for teaching, learning and practice within the health care professions, since all these processes require skilled reasoning and the embodiment of intellectual and ethical virtues. In this interactive presentation, Dr. Elder will briefly introduce the foundations of critical thinking as well as how to better incorporate these foundations within medical education. The problems of bias and misinformation within medical education will be briefly addressed, as well as the evolving role of artificial intelligence in education and healthcare, all in connection with a robust critical thinking framework.

Register Today!
IAMSE 2026 Fall WAS FAQ

As always, IAMSE Student Members and Trainees can register for the series for FREE!

If you are an IAMSE student member or trainee, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.

Join the IAMSE AI CoG for their Next Applications Workshop

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The IAMSE AI in Health Professions Education Community of Growth (CoG) would like to invite you to their next workshop! Members and non-members are welcomed for this free workshop. During this interactive workshop, facilitators will demonstrate how generative AI (GPT-5) can co-create high-quality educational content. Using a replicable custom GPT that will be available to participants, presenters will guide participants through structured protocols for developing high-fidelity simulation cases, case-based learning (CBL) scenarios, and multiple-choice questions (MCQ). Additionally, participants will learn how these GPT instructions can be modified for a new use case and tested as a reusable AI assistant.  This innovation addresses the growing need for generating scalable and clinically relevant teaching materials in a way that improves the efficiency of creating and adapting curricula and content for new specialties or learning environments. 

Use of custom GPTs to co-create simulation cases, case-based learning scenarios, and MCQs

Date & Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2026, from 12:00 – 1:30 PM EDT
Facilitators: Heather Davis, Kathryn Mutter, and Matthew Rustici
Cost & Registration:FREE. No registration required.
Platform: ChatGPT. Subscription level preferred; free version acceptable. 
Everyone is welcome – you do not have to be an IAMSE member to participate – invite your friends to join!

Join via Zoom: Save this link!
https://zoom.us/j/96666211082?pwd=S9GINH3QTEn7n1Lb4rzl7Tby7PVbUd.1
Meeting ID: 966 6621 1082   Passcode: 361577

Before you join

  1. Join on a computer, not a phone, where you can type or paste. No coding required.
  2. Sign in at https://chatgpt.com. A subscription level is preferred, but the free version is fine.
  3. Download the linked Labs Assessment, Case-Based, and Simulation instructions.

We hope to see you this Wednesday!

Click Here to Join the Zoom Session!

Giroux to Continue IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series for Week 2!

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By Catherine Giroux, PhD

We are excited to welcome Catherine Giroux, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa, who will present Exploring How the Knowledge Shared Using Social Media is Used in Health Professions Education Practice. The session will take place on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, for the first week of the IAMSE 2026 Fall Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.”

Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media’s role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today’s educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.

Join the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series for five sessions with leaders in health professions tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you’re refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.

The full IAMSE Fall WAS schedule can be found on the series website.

Learn More About the Fall 2026 Series

Exploring How the Knowledge Shared Using Social Media is Used in Health Professions Education Practice

Presenter: Catherine Giroux, Assistant Professor, University of Ottawa
Session Date & Time: September 10, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT
Session Description: By the end of this session, participants will:

  • Understand whether and how health professions educators have used social media to share knowledge in the published literature
  • Explore how health professions educators and researchers use prominent hashtags to share knowledge on social media platforms
  • Identify ways that health professions educators use the knowledge they gain from social media to inform their own practices
Register Today!
IAMSE 2026 Fall WAS FAQ

As always, IAMSE Student Members and Trainees can register for the series for FREE!

If you are an IAMSE student member or trainee, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.

IAMSE CoG Meetings – September 2026

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IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoGs) are ongoing groups of like-minded individuals who want to informally get together to connect over an area or topic of interest. A Community of Growth is not directly connected to any Committee and is self-organized, and all CoGs are open to all. For more information on IAMSE CoGs, click here.

The AI CoG, Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG, and CORE CoG will be meeting this month. Below are the details for each meeting.

AI CoG

The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place on Wednesday, September 2, 2026,at 12:00 PM EDT. IAMSE AI CoG meetings take place regularly at 12:00 PM EDT on the first Wednesday of each month. For information on how to join the AI CoG, email Steve Garwood at garwoods@rowan.edu.

On Wednesday, September 2, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM EDT, the AI Community of Growth (CoG) will meet for a presentation of “Beyond Chatbots: Evaluating AI for Clinical Diagnostics,” presented by Milan Toma, PhD, SMIEEE, Associate Professor of Algorithmic Medicine, Dept. of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM).

We will also have announcements/updates from:

  • Diego Niño on the new IAMSE AI Committee
  • Mari Hopper and Mark Hernandez on the AI Tools Application Workshops
  • Leah Hammer and Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on the AI Learning Collaboratives

Our full agenda can be viewed at AI CoG 9/2/26 Agenda.

Please join us for an engaging AI CoG discussion. As a member-based group, your voice is important. See you on September 2!

To join the September AI CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 966 6621 1082
Passcode: 361577

Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG

The Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT. For more information on the Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG and how to join, contact CoG leaders Jana Simmons (simmjana@msu.edu) or Kearney Gunsalas (gunsalus@uga.edu).

The Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG will meet on September 8 at 12:00 PM EDT.  This represents a new regular meeting time for this CoG on the second Tuesday of each month at 12:00 PM Eastern time. This month, we will be discussing the recent paper, “Transforming Medical Education Through Competency-Based Weight Bias Training: The Weight of Words Model” (open access). We encourage you to review the article in advance, but that is not necessary to attend and participate in the discussion!
To join the September Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 971 1050 9261
Passcode: 111766

CORE CoG

The Community Outreach, Research, and Engagement (CORE) CoG meeting will take place on Monday, September 14, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT. CORE CoG meetings take place regularly every other month on either Monday or Thursday at 11:00 AM EDT or 3:00 PM EDT.
Dates and times may vary. The CORE CoG is led by Peter Vollbrecht (peter.vollbrecht@wmed.edu) and Natascha Heise (heisen@evms.edu).

At this meeting, the CORE CoG will have a Works-in-Progress discussion.

To join the September CORE CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 940 7015 6397
Passcode: 086440

Cline to Lead Off IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series for Week 1!

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By Kristine Cline, PharmD, MS

We are excited to welcome Kristine Cline, Assistant Professor of Practice, The Ohio State University, who will present Addressing the Overpacked Suitcase to Pack Purpose into the Curriculum. The session will take place on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT, for the first week of the IAMSE 2026 Fall Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.”

Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media’s role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today’s educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.

Join the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series for five sessions with leaders in health professions tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you’re refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.

The full IAMSE Fall WAS schedule can be found on the series website.

Learn More About the Fall 2026 Series

What Really Matters: Student Perspectives on Exceptional Teaching

Presenter: Kristine Cline, Assistant Professor of Practice, The Ohio State University
Session Date & Time: September 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT
Session Description: This session will explore the phenomenon of curricular expansion, also commonly referred to as curricular overload. With knowledge, skills, and best practices ever-changing in health professions practice it is challenging to balance the incorporation of new evidence-based practices into an already packed curriculum. Using the presenter’s experience in pharmacy education this session will explore evidence-based teaching practices of backwards design to address curricular expansion while also considering the emotional connection to the content we teach.

Register Today!
IAMSE 2026 Fall WAS FAQ

As always, IAMSE Student Members and Trainees can register for the series for FREE!

If you are an IAMSE student member or trainee, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.

Last Call* Call for #IAMSE27 Focus Session Abstracts – Due September 1, 2026

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Don’t miss your chance to submit! The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Focus Sessions for their 31st Annual IAMSE Conference to be held on Seattle’s east side at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington, USA, June 5-8, 2027. The IAMSE Conference offers opportunities for faculty development and networking across the continuum of health sciences education. The theme of the IAMSE 2027 Conference is “Stronger Together: From Myths to Evidence in the Evolving Landscape of Health Science Education.”

The purpose of a 90-minute Focus Session is to “focus in” on a specific topic in a small group interactive discussion format. Based on previous years, group size might vary between 10-70 individuals. The exact format for the session is at the discretion of the session leader(s), provided no more than one-third of the time is used for formal presentation (e.g., lecture), with the remainder devoted to interaction, active learning in small groups, and discussion. The Program Committee welcomes multi-institutional and inter-professional submissions, and presenter teams consisting of junior and senior faculty and students.

All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission form found here.

Submission Deadline is September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT

Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned in November 2026. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.

We hope to see you in Bellevue next year!

Submit a Focus Session Abstract

IAMSE 2028 Manuals Call for Proposals: New Manuals and Second Edition Opportunities Due October 30, 2026

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The IAMSE Manuals Editorial Board is seeking proposals for contributions to the IAMSE Manuals book series to be published in 2028.

The IAMSE Manuals series was established to disseminate current developments and best evidence-based practices in healthcare education, providing healthcare educators with the most current information to succeed in their roles. The Manuals offer practical “how-to-guides” on a variety of topics relevant to teaching and learning in the healthcare profession. The aim is to improve the quality of educational activities, which include, but are not limited to, teaching, assessment, mentoring, advising, coaching, curriculum development, leadership, administration, scholarship in healthcare education, and promoting interest in health professions education. They are compact volumes of 100 to 175 pages (with a minimum of 50,000 words) that address various practical challenges or opportunities facing medical educators. Springer publishes the manuals, and IAMSE members can access online versions at a reduced price. Previously published manuals are available on both the Springer and IAMSE websites.

We welcome proposal submissions on topics relevant to IAMSE’s mission and encourage multi-institutional, international, and interprofessional contributions. Topics for the manuals may vary widely, including but not limited to the following:

  • Cultural Competence and Inclusivity
  • Simulation-Based Learning
  • Well-being and Self-Care for Everyone
  • Curriculum Design and Integration
  • Assessment and Feedback Strategies
  • Communication Skills
  • Research Approaches in Medical Education
  • Approaches to Emotional Intelligence and Resilience
  • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
  • Health Policy and Advocacy
  • Approaches to Learning and Teaching 

As a new initiative this year, we invite proposals for new editions of previously published IAMSE Manuals, provided they meet the following Springer eligibility requirements: new edition proposals must include no more than 20% material from the original manual, mainly consist of new or significantly revised content, and feature a distinctive title or subtitle that clearly indicates the work as a new edition.

For more details and to submit your proposal, click here!

Submission Deadline: October 30, 2026

If you have any questions about submission or the Manuals series, please contact support@iamse.org.

We look forward to your submissions.

Click Here to Submit Your Proposal

Attend the IAMSE Session at the AMEE Conference

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If you are attending the AMEE Conference in Vienna this year, don’t miss IAMSE’s own symposium featuring President-Elect Kelly Quesnelle and colleagues, exploring how we build the next generation of health professions leaders.

Building Leadership Capacity for Tomorrow’s Health Needs: An IAMSE Symposium
Presented by Kelly Quesnelle, Kathryn Huggett, Erin Barry, Jo Bishop, and Kirsty Forrest
🗓️ Monday, August 24, 2026 · 4:00–5:30 PM (CEST)
📍 Hall N, Level 1

Additionally, IAMSE will have a booth on the exhibit floor. Be sure to take some time to stop by and say hello! 

Learn More About the AMEE Conference Here

Check out the Free IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series Archives!

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The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce that the archives for “Environmental Disasters Affecting Health Professions Education…Surviving the Storm and After,” the Fall 2025 series of the Webcast Audio Seminar, 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 able to search the archives or browse by year and series.

View the Archives for FREE!

In addition, the Spring 2026 WAS series, entitled, “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education”, will begin on September 3! For more information on the Fall 2026 series and to register, click here.

If you have any issues accessing the archives, please let us know at support@iamse.org.

Reminder* Call for #IAMSE27 Focus Session Abstracts – Due September 1, 2026

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As a reminder, the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Focus Sessions for their 31st Annual IAMSE Conference to be held on Seattle’s east side at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington, USA, June 5-8, 2027. The IAMSE Conference offers opportunities for faculty development and networking across the continuum of health sciences education. The theme of the IAMSE 2027 Conference is “Stronger Together: From Myths to Evidence in the Evolving Landscape of Health Science Education.”

The purpose of a 90-minute Focus Session is to “focus in” on a specific topic in a small group interactive discussion format. Based on previous years, group size might vary between 10-70 individuals. The exact format for the session is at the discretion of the session leader(s), provided no more than one-third of the time is used for formal presentation (e.g., lecture), with the remainder devoted to interaction, active learning in small groups, and discussion. The Program Committee welcomes multi-institutional and inter-professional submissions, and presenter teams consisting of junior and senior faculty and students.

All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission form found here.

Submission Deadline is September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT

Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned in November 2026. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.

We hope to see you in Bellevue next year!

Submit a Focus Session Abstract

Reminder* Registration is Now OPEN for the Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series

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IAMSE is pleased to announce that registration is NOW OPEN for the Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series! The Fall 2026 Series is titled “‘Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.” Join us on Thursday, September 3, 10, 17, 24, and October 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT.

Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media’s role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today’s educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.

Join the IAMSE Webinar Series (WAS) for five sessions with leaders in health professions education tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you’re refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.

FAQs and questions regarding the individual and institutional registration process for the Fall 2026 Series can be found by clicking here.

“Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education”

More Information about the Fall 2026 WAS Series

Join us for each one-hour session beginning Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT. Sessions in the Fall 2026 Series include:

  • September 3, 2026 – Addressing the Overpacked Suitcase to Pack Purpose into the Curriculum, presented by Kristine Cline, The Ohio State University.
  • September 10, 2026 – Exploring How the Knowledge Shared Using Social Media is Used in Health Professions Education Practice, presented by Catherine Giroux, University of Ottawa.
  • September 17, 2026 – National Requirements Regarding Nutrition in Medical Education Curricula, presented by Genie James, American Osteopathic Association – Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA-COCA), Barbara Barzansky, American Medical Association, Robyn Phillips-Madson, Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, and Robert Hash, Liaison Committee on Medical Education.
  • September 24, 2026 – Fostering Critical Thinking in Medical Education, presented by Linda Elder, Foundation for Critical Thinking and Center for Critical Thinking.
  • October 1, 2026 – Supporting Those Who Teach: Identifying Opportunities to Improve Medical Educator Well-Being, presented by Zachary Himmelberger and Kenn Barron, Motivate Lab.

FAQs and questions regarding the individual and institutional registration process for the Fall 2026 Series can be found by clicking here.

Register Today!

As always, IAMSE Student Members and Trainees can register for the series for FREE!

If you are an IAMSE student member or trainee, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.