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#IAMSE25 Poster & Oral Abstracts Now Welcomed! Deadline December 1, 2024

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for oral and poster abstracts for the 29th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from June 14-17, 2025. The IAMSE Conference offers opportunities for training, development, and mentoring, to meet the… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2024 Webcast Audio Series – Week 4 Highlights

Stigma in Medicine: The Power of LanguagePresenters: J. Corey Williams, MD, MA, and Melissa Chen, MD [The following blog was generated by Akshata Naik and Doug McKell] Dr. Williams began the webinar by mentioning the work of the National Anti-Racism in Medicine Curriculum Coalition (NAMCC), a network of educators developing and teaching anti- racism curricula…. Read more »

IAMSE #VirtualForum24 Welcomes Sarah Wood

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) invites you to join us for our third annual Virtual Forum! Join us October 23-25, 2024, as we host ignite talks, lightning talks, and more. The virtual forum is designed for all interested in teaching, designing, and leading health professions sciences curricula. Participants include students & trainees, basic scientists,… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2024 Webcast Audio Series – Week 3 Highlights

AI Impact and BlowbackPresenter: Dennis Bergau, CEO, KarmaSci Scientific Consulting, LLC [The following blog was generated by Doug McKell and Akshata Naik] Dr. Bergau presented a brief overview of the existing AI landscape, followed by a more detailed review of evolving AI’s impact on medical education and the potential downstream blowback related to unintended consequences… Read more »

Say Hello to our Featured Member Leah Sheridan!

Our Association is a robust and diverse set of educators, students, 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…. Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2024 Webcast Audio Series – Week 2 Highlights

Approaching Curricular ReformPresenters: Yerko Berrocal, MD, MHPE from Alice L. Walton School for Medicine, Kathryn Huggett, PhD from Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, and Robert Opoka, PhD from Aga Khan University [The following blog was generated by Doug McKell and Akshata Naik] This seminar was co-presented by three speakers who presented… Read more »

Deadlines to Know for the IAMSE 2025 Annual Conference

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to invite you to the 29th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held at the Calgary TELUS Convention Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 14-17, 2025! Below are some important dates and deadlines to know as we move closer to next year’s conference. Dates and Deadlines… Read more »

IAMSE Fall 2024 Webcast Audio Series – Week 1 Highlights

Disability in Medicine: Why We Need More Disabled PhysiciansPresenter: Lisa M. Meeks, PhD, MA, the University of Michigan [The following blog was generated by Doug McKell] Dr. Meeks’ presentation focused on faculty and students’ roles in becoming aware of the importance of including disabled physicians and addressing ableism in medical education. She emphasized the need… Read more »

Last Call* IAMSE Seeking 2026 Manual Proposals Due October 1, 2024

This is the last call that the IAMSE Manuals Editorial Board is seeking proposals for contributions to the IAMSE Manuals book series to be published in 2026. The IAMSE Manuals series was established to disseminate current developments and best evidence-based practices in healthcare education, offering those who teach in healthcare the most current information to succeed in… Read more »

Submit Your Manuscript to Medical Science Educator

Medical Science Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), publishes scholarly work in the field of health sciences education. The journal publishes six issues per year by Springer Publishing. We welcome contributions in the format of Short Communication, Original Research, Monograph, Commentary, and Innovation. Please visit our website www.medicalscienceeducator.org for a… Read more »

Reminder* IAMSE Seeking 2026 Manual Proposals

Due October 1, 2024 As a reminder, the IAMSE Manuals Editorial Board is seeking proposals for contributions to the IAMSE Manuals book series to be published in 2026. The IAMSE Manuals series was established to disseminate current developments and best evidence-based practices in healthcare education, offering those who teach in healthcare the most current information to succeed… Read more »

IAMSE LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education Community of Growth Announces New Leader, Meeting Times

IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoG) are ongoing groups of like-minded individuals who want to informally get together to connect over an area or topic of their interest. One of these communities is the IAMSE LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG. IAMSE is pleased to announce that the LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG… Read more »