The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) invites you to join us for our fourth annual Virtual Forum! Join us October 22-24, 2025, 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 around the world. Participants include students & trainees, basic scientists, providers, clinicians, and other faculty from across various healthcare and educational disciplines. We specifically encourage junior faculty, postdocs, and students to participate in the forum! This year’s theme is “A Global Vision for Health Education: Empowering an International Community of Educators.”
Below, we look at one of our Virtual Forum Ignite Speakers, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, Vice Principal and Professor at Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute, who will be presenting “Globalizing Medical Education: An Imperative for Change, Adaptation & Transformation” from 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT Thursday, October 23, 2025.
Globalizing Medical Education: An Imperative for Change, Adaptation & Transformation
Krishna Mohan Surapaneni,
Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute
Thursday, October 23, 2025
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Medical education is at a crossroads. Rapid advances in AI, digital technologies, and global interconnectedness are reshaping how we teach and learn medicine. While these shifts bring opportunities for innovation, equity, and collaboration across borders, they also expose paradoxes like widening digital divides, challenges to access, and the erosion of the human touch in healthcare. This Ignite Talk will explore how medical education can no longer remain confined to local contexts, but must adapt to a shared global framework. It will highlight the promise of cross-border collaboration, the risks of neglecting compassion and humanism, and a vision for restoring the heart of healing in a technology-driven era. Ultimately, it calls on us to cultivate globally connected, yet deeply human-centered medical education that prepares tomorrow’s leaders and healers.
To read more about Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, click here.