Web Seminar Updates

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 »

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 »

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 »

Join the upcoming IAMSE Fall Webcast Audio Seminar series webinar series with the theme of “Push and Pull: Navigating Strains in Health Education.” Over five sessions, we will cover topics ranging from Disability in Medicine to Stigma in Medicine to Student Preparedness. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to join the conversation on Navigating Strains in… Read more »

Presenter: Mark C. Henderson, MD, MACP, Associate Dean of Admissions, University of California Davis School of Medicine [The following blog was generated by Susan Ely and Doug McKell] Creating a Diverse Class of Learners via Socially Accountable Admissions The Learning Objectives for this first Spring 2024 IAMSE Webinar series on Teaching and Learning in Medical… Read more »

Presenter: Thirusha Naidu, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor Department BehavioralHealth, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa [The following notes were generated by Michele Haight] Refracting Lenses Seeing Women of Color in Global Health This presentation includes my reflection on the entire “One World, One Health: Tackling the GlobalHealth Crisis” IAMSE… Read more »

Medical education presents ever-changing opportunities and challenges for learning communities and institutions. In the past five years alone, learners and educators have confronted a global pandemic that temporarily ended in-class content delivery, the advent of Pass/Fail score reporting on USMLE Step 1/COMLEX Level 1with dramatic effects on residency placement for both US and foreign medical… Read more »