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IAMSE Spring 2018 WAS Session 1 Highlights

In case you missed the March 8th Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: The Importance of Nutrition in Physician Performance and Well-Being Presenters: Angela M. Cheung and Maryam S. Hamidi March 8, 12 PM ET The Importance of Nutrition in Physician Performance and Well-Being Improving physician dietary habits and… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Christina Puchalski

The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have five plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations. Christina Puchalski: Connecting to Our Call: A Profession of Service and Love [George Washington Institute for Spirituality… Read more »

IAMSE – ScholarRx Student Grant Information

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the “ScholarRx-IAMSE Student Educational Research Grants” Program, developed in partnership with ScholarRx to promote student participation in medical education research. Up to two (2) student grants will be awarded for up to $2500. Applicants will need to have a faculty mentor sign off… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – ESME Program with Ron Harden and Adi Haramati

IAMSE is once again pleased to offer the very successful, AMEE-sponsored course: Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME), led by two distinguished educators: Prof. Ronald Harden, University of Dundee and Prof. Aviad Haramati, Georgetown University. The ESME course requires a separate registration and is held on a full day prior to the IAMSE conference, continues… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Stuart Slavin

The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have five plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations. Stuart Slavin: Medical Student Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities [Saint Louis University School of Medicine] Educators have increasingly… Read more »

IAMSE – Publications Committee MSE Article Review

The Publications Committee provides another review of an article in Medical Science Educator (MSE).  This month’s publication by Roman, B., Hayden, C. & Parmelee, D. (Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine), entitled “The Effectiveness of Engaged Learning: 8 Years of TBL in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Clerkships”, used the paired t-test to compare two TBL… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2018 WAS Session 5 Highlights

In case you missed yesterday’s Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Competency Based Education Across the UME-GME Continuum: the EPAC Program Presenter: Deborah E. Powell, MD February 8, 12 PM ET Education in Pediatrics Across the Continuum (EPAC): a pilot program that seeks to establish a model for competence based-medical… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Featured Member: Amina Sadik – Site Host

The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like to introduce one of the 2018 Site Hosts, Dr. Amina Sadik of Touro University Nevada: I first joined IAMSE during the 2007 Conference in Cleveland. Hence, I have been able to take what I have learned by attending yearly to mentor… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2018 WAS Session 4 Highlights

In case you missed yesterday’s Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Continuity, LICs and Competency-based Education Presenter: Molly Cooke, MD, MACP February 1, 12 PM ET Today’s Goals What actually happens in a Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) Outcomes of Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) How Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) support competency-based… Read more »

IAMSE – Spring 2018 WAS Registration Now Open!

Registration is now open for IAMSE Webinar Series Spring 2018! Sessions begin on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Integrating Nutrition and Wellness Instruction: Practical Applications for Health Science Educators As a follow-up to our successful series on faculty and student wellness and resiliency and as a prelude to our annual meeting integrating nutrition and wellness education in teaching the… Read more »

#IAMSE18 – Plenary Speaker Highlight: Robert Kushner

The 22nd Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have five plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations. Robert Kushner: Teaching Nutrition in the Context of Lifestyle Medicine [Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine] Students… Read more »

IAMSE Winter 2018 WAS Session 3 Highlights

In case you missed yesterday’s Webcast Audio Seminar (WAS) Session, here are the highlights of this session: Integration, Competence and Expertise: Preparing Learners for the Future Presenter: Nicole N. Woods PhD January 25, 12 PM ET Discuss the current and future state of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME). The Expert: The planned model of CBME and… Read more »