IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoGs) are ongoing groups of like-minded individuals who want to informally get together to connect over an area or topic of interest. A Community of Growth is not directly connected to any Committee and is self-organized. For more information on IAMSE CoGs, click here.
Four CoGs will be meeting in November! Below are the details for each meeting. Please note that CoG Zoom links, meeting IDs, and passcodes have changed from what they have previously been. The updated links are listed below.
AI CoG
The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place at Noon (12 PM) EST on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. IAMSE AI CoG meetings take place regularly at 12 PM ET on the first Wednesday of each month. For information on how to join the AI CoG, email Doug McKell at douglas.mckell@gmail.com.
The November AI CoG meeting will feature Dr. Delison Elgui de Oliveira, PhD, Associate Professor (Pathology & Cancer Biology), UNESP, School of Medicine, Botucatu SP, Brazil, presenting “Remodeling Education in Pathology and Biomedical Sciences Prompting Effective Learning and Teaching with AI LLMs.” Dr. Amy Stone, of the UNLV Kirk Kekorian School of Science will moderate the session.
To join the November AI CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 966 6621 1082
Passcode: 361577
CORE CoG
The Community Outreach, Research, and Engagement (CORE) CoG meeting will take place at 11:00 AM EST on Thursday, November 6, 2025. CORE CoG meetings then take place regularly every other month on either Monday at 3:00 PM ET or Thursday at 11:00 AM ET. Dates may vary. The CORE CoG is led by Peter Vollbrecht and Natascha Heise.
This CORE CoG meeting will bring folks together to discuss summer experience programs. Now that we have all had time to breath, we hope to hear from everyone about their summer programs. What went well, what was challenging, what data are/were you collecting? How do you plan to turn your work into scholarship? We’d love to hear from you at this meeting!
To join the November CORE CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 940 7015 6397
Passcode: 086440
LGBTQ+ CoG
The LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG meeting will take place on Zoom at 12:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 6, 2025. The next LGBTQ+ CoG meeting will be in February. For more information on the LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG, contact Cory Gerwe at gerwecd@odu.edu.
To join the November LGBTQ+ CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 953 6376 6152
Passcode: 010159
Black Medical Educators CoG
The IAMSE Black Medical Educators CoG meeting will take place at 12:30 PM EST Friday, November 7, 2025. IAMSE Black Medical Educators CoG meetings take place quarterly at 12:30 PM ET on the first Friday in May, August, November, and February. If you are a Black medical educator interested in learning more about this CoG and/or how to become a member, please contact Jacqueline Powell at jpowell@msm.edu.
To join the November Black Medical Educators CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 945 0993 9814
Passcode: 054506