Member Updates

IAMSE 2018-2021 Strategic Plan

Greetings to everyone! Please find on the IAMSE website the 2018-2021 IAMSE Strategic Plan approved by the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs in December of last year. If you have any additional suggestions please send them to me and we will consider them at our next on-site BOD meeting in Roanoke in June 2019. We… Read more »

Consider Donating to IAMSE This Year

On behalf of IAMSE and the Finance Committee, we hope you have a joyous holiday season and wish you a happy and prosperous new year. We ask that you consider including IAMSE in your year-end charitable giving plans. Your gift will support the IAMSE mission to advance health professions education through faculty development and to… Read more »

Happy Holidays from the IAMSE Admin Team!

From everyone in the IAMSE office, we would like to wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season! The IAMSE Administrative Office will be closed on December 24 & 25, 2018 and on December 31, 2018 and January 1, 2019 for the holidays. We are truly grateful for the support you have provided to… Read more »

Don’t Miss These Great IAMSE How-to Guides

As you may know, IAMSE has published two how-to manuals: the How-To Guide for Active Learning and the How-To Guide for Team-Based Learning as well as a Japanese Translation of the How-To guide for Team-Based Learning. How-To Guide for Active Learning: This manual is a compilation of teaching strategies in active learning to adapt to… Read more »

Medical Science Educator November Article Review from Dr. Louis Justement

Medical Science Educator

It is common for undergraduate students to engage in undergraduate research experiences as part of their preparation for applying to medical and other professional schools. It is widely assumed that performing undergraduate research provides students with knowledge and skills, as well as attitudes that will prepare them for the demands of medical school, and in… Read more »

IAMSE Student Grant Applications Now Being Accepted!

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the ScholarRx-IAMSE Student Educational Research Grants Program. All IAMSE student members are eligible to submit a grant proposal. All students will need to have a faculty mentor sign off on the proposal confirming that all policies will be met. Proposals must be accompanied… Read more »

IAMSE Administrative Offices will be closed on November 22 & 23

As you may know, IAMSE maintains a listing of Medical Education Conferences on our website. We’d like to expand our listing of conferences, but to do this, we need your help! Will you be attending any Medical Education Conferences this year or next year? If you are, please let us know! You can send this information… Read more »

What Conferences Are You Attending? Let Us Know!

As you may know, IAMSE maintains a listing of Medical Education Conferences on our website. We’d like to expand our listing of conferences, but to do this, we need your help! Will you be attending any Medical Education Conferences this year or next year? If you are, please let us know! You can send this information… Read more »

IAMSE on the Road at The Generalists and AAMC

The Generalists in Medical Education will be holding their 2018 conference on November 1-2 in Austin, Texas, USA. Information on this conference can be found here. The 2018 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Medical Education Meeting will be taking place in Austin, Texas, USA from November 2-6.  Click here for more information on the… Read more »

Educational Scholarship Grant Applications Due January 15

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) wishes to encourage and support scholarship in medical science education, and therefore announces the 2019 educational scholarship grant program. IAMSE will award research grants up to the amount of $5000 for a 2-year grant period. All IAMSE members are eligible to submit a grant proposal. Preference will… Read more »

Board of Director Nominations Now Welcomed Until November 20

It’s time once again to begin thinking about selection of those to serve on the Board of Directors of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE). IAMSE is currently seeking self-nominations and alternate nominations of candidates from across the membership. International members are particularly invited. The Board of Directors is the governing body that… Read more »

Know of Any Can’t-Miss Events? Share Them in Medical Science Educator

If you organize or know of a workshop, symposium or educational activity that might be of interest to our educator community, share it  with Medical Science Educator. In every issue of Medical Science Educator, we publish an announcements section. In this section we share information that is of interest to the readership of the journal…. Read more »