Congratulations to the IAMSE Grant Recipients

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) wishes to encourage and support scholarship in medical science education and funds multiple research grants every year. At the 2021 annual meeting, seven faculty grants were given totaling $27,453. In addition, IAMSE, with the support of ScholarRX, awarded one student grant totaling $2,123.

Student Award
Jessica Zimo
Electronic Residency Application Service Student Ease of Use 

Faculty Awards
Emily Johnston
Shopping for Health: A Virtual Reality Educational Intervention

Curt Pfarr
Blending Humanities with Basic and Clinical Science in a Cancer Review Course

Kathryn Behling
Towards Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Creating Targeted Faculty Development 

Kathryn Thompson
Using Hands on Culinary Medicine Modules to Improve Nutrition Education in Medical Students

Jon Wisco
An Ultrasound Simulator App for the Smartphone

Heather Christensen
Using a Cultural Humility Inventory to Assess the Medical School Curriculum 

Martin Schmidt
Effectiveness of Quiz-Enhanced Podcasts for Basic Science Review in Clinical Courses

Congratulations to this year’s grant award winners. We are eager to see and hear about your findings. More information regarding IAMSE Educational Grants, including information on submitting yourself for consideration, can be found on our website

Thank you,
IAMSE Educational Scholarship &
Student Professional Development Committees