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#IAMSE23 Registration is NOW OPEN

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We are pleased to announce that registration for the 27th Annual Meeting of IAMSE, to be held June 10 – 13, 2023 in Cancun, Mexico is now open. At this annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) faculty, staff, and students from around the world who are interested in health science education join together in faculty development and networking opportunities. Sessions on curriculum development, assessment, and simulation are among the common topics available at the meeting.

Featured plenary speakers include Professor Kara Caruthers (Meharry Medical College, USA), Dr. Michelle Daniel (University of California San Diego School of Medicine, USA), Dr. Anique de Bruin (Maastricht University, The Netherlands), and Dr. Ricardo Leon-Borquez (World Federation for Medical Education).

Additional meeting details and registration can be found at www.iamseconference.org.

Register for #IAMSE23 Today!

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IAMSE Cafe Virtual Sessions

7/15/2025 – How Educators Are Using AI with Youngjin Cho & Khiet Ngo
7/1/2025 – Foundations Course with Amber Heck & Aviad Haramati
6/3/2025 – Ambassadors with Di Eley, Surapaneni Krishna Mohan & Kevlian Andrew
5/20/2025 Conflict Management with Greg Pennington & Carolyn Humphrey
5/6/2025 Implementation of Self-Directed Learning with Fomba Kanneh, Alena Wade, & Jessica Milner
4/15/2025 Professionalism with Dr. Michelle Carroll-Turpin & Kristin Kassaw
4/1/2025 Coaching in Medical Education with Dr. Rachelle Curcio & Chris Burkett
3/18/2025 2025 Interprofessionalism with Jeevan Diwakaran & Lydia Aguilera
3/4/2025 2025 Conference Preview with Samuel Ikonne
2/18/2025 Academic Advising – Best Practices (Panel) with Tahnee Netro & Mercy Azeke
2/4/2025 Mandatory Attendance/Non-Mandatory Attendance with Chasity O’Malley
1/21/2025 ASME Introduction with Chasity O’Malley
1/7/2025 Career Pathway for Medical Educators with Katie Huggett
12/17/2024 End of Year Celebration with Tameka Clemons
12/3/2024 Medical Laboratory Science: The Profession that Supports Most Health Care Decisions with Deepak Sharma, Bei Zhang, John Gerlach, Kathleen Hoag, and Rachel Morris
11/5/2024 IAMSE Virtual Forum Wrap Up with Katie Huggett and Leah Sheridan
10/15/2024 IAMSE – Foundations Course with Chasity O’Malley and Amber Heck (RESCHEDULED)
10/1/2024 How to Support Struggling Students with Tameka Clemons and Dawn Shell
9/17/2024 Wellness for Faculty and Staff with Falicia Harvey and Jeff Fritz
9/3/2024 IM-REACH with Chasity O’Malley and Alice Fornari
8/20/2024 A Conversation IAMSE 2024 Career Awardees Dr. Leah Sheridan and Dr. Jorge Cervantes with Pushparaj Shetty, Leah Sheridan, and Jorge Cervantes
8/6/2024 Wellness for Students with Rakhi Negi, Samiksha Prasad, and Aishwarya Aiyer
6/4/2024 Third Party Resources – Who to Trust? with Chasity O’Malley, Atsusi Hirumi, and Harold Bell 
4/16/2024 Effect of Curricular Refresh and Renewal on Students with Jonathan Wisco and Anna Blenda
4/9/2024 Effect of Curricular Reform on Faculty with Kathryn Huggett and Gary Smith
3/26/2024 IAMSE 2024 Conference Promo with Rakhi Negi and Kim Dahlman
3/5/2024 It isn’t “self-directed” anymore if you have to direct it, or is it? with Jonathan Wisco
2/20/2024 Impact of Research on Undergraduate Medical Education with Tameka Clemons
2/6/2024 Do I need a mentor or a coach? Exploring faculty development resources to support professional growth with Kathryn Huggett
1/30/2024 Annual Goal Setting and Accountability Check-In Session with Rakhi Negi and Chasity O’Malley
1/16/2024 Winter Solstice Book Club with Chasity O’Malley
12/19/2023 End of Year Celebration with all Cafe hosts
12/5/2023 Clerkship Readiness After Step 1 P/F with John Folk
11/21/2023 Lessons Learned During the IAMSE Virtual Forum with Ian Murray
11/7/2023 A Futurist’s Perspective on Medical Education with Denise Kay
10/17/2023 Early Career Award with Rakhi Negi                                                                                      10/03/2023 Professionalism with Chasity O’Malley                                                                                          9/19/23 Accreditation Standards Around DEI with Rakhi Negi
9/5/23 Foundational Sciences vs. Basic Science Factoids with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Neil Osheroff
8/15/23 How to Distinguish Students After Step 1 P/F with Dr. Dave Harris (chat description)
8/1/23 Tips for Getting Students to Buy in to Active Learning with Tameka Clemons
6/20/23 I23 Recap with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Amber Heck
5/16/23  Overcommitement with Chasity O’Malley                                                                                          5/2/23  KNN with Dr. Dave Harris, Sarah Williams, Joelle Worm                                                                  4/18/23 Imposter Syndrome with Wendy Lackey Cornelison                                                                             3/21/23 IAMSE 2023 Annual Conference Preview with Amber Heck                                                                3/7/23 Curriculum Refresh with Jon Wisco  
2/21/23 What Does Research Mean to Undergraduate Medical Education? with Rakhi Negi
2/7/23 What are You Reading This Winter? with Katie Huggett
1/17/2023 Foundational Competencies with Lisa Howley and Eric Holmboe
*If you would like to give feedback on this initiative please fill out the form here or email CBME@aamc.org
12/20/2022 End-of-Year Celebrations with Jon Wisco
11/15/2022 Best Practices for Preparing a Successful Grant Proposal for the IAMSE Educational Scholarship and Curriculum Innovation Grants with Amanda Chase, Amber Heck, and Algevis Wrench
11/1/2022 Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Your Next Career Move is Somewhere Else with Katie Huggett
10/18/2022 The Aquifer Sciences Curriculum Database: A Collaborative Development between the IAMSE community and Aquifer with David Harris and Dr. Tracy Fulton
10/4/2022 Sharable Open Education Resources (OER) With ScholarRx with David Harris
9/20/2022 Mitigating Implicit Bias in Medical School Curricula with Jacqueline Powell and Jayne Reuben
9/6/2022 Early Career Award Winner with Jaya Yoda
8/16/22 Toolkits for Medical Science Educators: A Resource for Professional Development and an Opportunity for Scholarship with Nicole Deming, Amber Heck and Jon Wisco
8/2/22 Moving Up in MedEd with Christina DeLucia and Diana Lautenberger
7/19/22 Summer Reading with Chasity O’Malley – Chat Log
6/21/22 IAMSE 2022 Meeting Recap with Kelly Quesnelle
5/3/22 Mentoring in Health Professions Education with Alice Fornari and Darshana Shah
4/19/22 How to Make the Most of Conference Attendance with Heather Christensen
4/5/22 #IAMSE22 Annual Meeting Preview with Maria Sheakley
3/15/22 Third Party Resources with Kelly Quesnelle
3/1/22 Assessment Styles with Jon Wisco
2/15/22 What is the Optimal Timing of Course Evals? with Jon Wisco
2/1/22 Maintaining Professionalism Through Fatigue with Wendy Lackey
1/18/22 Practical Tips for Connecting With Students with Jon Wisco
1/4/22 The Changing Landscape of MedEd with Adi Haramati, Giulia Bonaminio, Frazier Stevenson, Amy Wilson-Delfosse, and Neil Osheroff
12/7/21 IAMSE New Member Meet and Greet with Kelly Quesnelle
11/16/21 Technology in Health Sciences Education During COVID-19: Gains, Losses, and Transformations with Poh Sun Goh and Sol Roberts-Lieb
11/2/21 IAMSE Fellowship and ESME at IAMSE with Adi Haramti, Amber Heck and Amanda Chase
10/19/21 IAMSE Ambassador Program: Global perspectives on medical and science education with Claudio Cortes and Joseph Grannum
10/5/21 Teaching and Incorporating the Health Humanities with Alice Fornari2/2/21 To teach, or not to teach (to the test), that is the question with Jon Wisco
9/21/21 Open Forum to Discuss Basic Science in the Clinical Years with Kelly Quesnelle
9/7/21 Meaningful, Sustainable Transdisciplinary Collaboration: What would it look like? with Atsusi Hirumi
8/17/21 Opportunities for Health Sciences Education in One Health with Margaret McNulty and Rebecca Lufler
8/3/21 Evaluations of Our Teaching with Wendy Lackey
7/20/21 Incorporating Telehealth Into Basic Science Education with Jon Wisco
7/6/21 Virtual Simulations with Jon Wisco
6/1/21 The State of Medical Educators in Developing Nations with Sylvia Olivares and Smart Mbagwu
5/18/21 Building bridges between health science educators from diverse programs with Jennifer Lamberts, Jayne Reuben, and Jonathan Wisco
5/4/21 Outreach Programs with Kelly Quesnelle
4/20/21 The New Horizon of (Medical) Education with Cafe Hosts
4/6/21 IAMSE 2021 Annual Conference Preview with Mark Hernandez
3/16/21 Career impacts of the COVID Year with Lisa Coplitt
3/2/21 Conducting and Disseminating Medical Education Scholarship
2/16/21 The paradigm shift implications on courses and curricula as a result of moving to pass/fail USMLE Step 1 with Doug Gould
1/19/21 The Basic Sciences and the Medical Humanities: An Integrative Approach with Hedy Wald. Suggested reading and faculty development opportunities discussed during the call.
1/5/21 Best Practices for Mentoring with an Eye and Ear Toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice with Heather Christensen
12/15/20 Unconventional Teaching Methods with Jon Wisco
12/1/20 Resiliency with the IAMSE Cafe hosts
11/17/20 Learning During and From a Crisis: The Student-Led Development of an online COVID-19 Curriculum with Abby Schiff and Katie Shaffer
Links from the conversation during this session can be found below.
11/3/20 Teaching Race and Medicine: Unlearning what we think we know with Staci Leisman
Links from the conversation during this session can be found here.
10/20/20 The future of education programs for residents and medical students with Lourdes Lopez
10/6/20 Technology and Education with Edgar Herrera Bastida
9/15/20 Team-Based Learning in the Virtual Environment with Drs. Raihan Jumat, Irene Lee and Peiyan Wong
9/1/20 Networking 102 – Networking Outside the Box with Kelly Quesnelle
8/27/20 Mentoring to Make a Difference with Katie Huggett – Literature references can be found here.
8/13/20 IAMSE Ambassadors – Pakistan, Australia, and Finland with Di Eley and Yawar Hyatt Khan
7/23/20 The Disappearing Pathology Instructor with Amy Lin and Regina Kreisle
7/9/20 Partnering with medical students to discover educational solutions for on-line learning with Emily Bird
6/25/20 The Future of Medical Education Conferences: What SHOULD it look like? with Bonny Dickinson
6/11/20 Communities of Practice in a Virtual World with James Pickering
5/28/2020 IAMSE Ambassadors – Mexico, China, Caribbean with Raul Barroso, Sateesh Arja and Zhimin Jia
5/21/2020 Faculty Development in the COVID-19 Era with Alice Fornari
5/14/2020 Evolving Anatomical Education during the COVID pandemic: What will this mean for the future of anatomy teaching? with Jon Wisco, Richard Gonzalez and Lane Fortney
5/7/2020 COVID-19 and the New Medical School with Amber Heck and Michael Lee
4/30/2020 MedEd Equity During COVID-19 with Heather Christensen
4/23/2020 IAMSECafe Welcomes Medical Science Educator EIC with Peter de Jong
4/16/2020 Q&A with the IAMSE President with Neil Osheroff
4/14/2020 MedEd Mailbag: Free Resources During COVID-19 with Kelly Quesnelle. Resources discussed and shared during this session can be found below.
4/9/2020 How Re-thinking and Re-designing Anatomy Instruction Into the Online Space Can Lead to Better Classroom and Cadaver Lab Learning Experiences with Jon Wisco
4/7/2020 MedEd Mailbag: Being Productive in Your Own Space with Kelly Quesnelle
4/2/2020 Leading by Example: Practicing Self-care in a Time of Crisis with Adi Haramati
3/31/2020 MedEd Mailbag: The Virtual Teacher with Kelly Quesnelle

 

Resources for Educators During COVID-19

Harvard Medical School Medical Student COVID-19 Curriculum
One of the greatest difficulties facing everyone nowadays is a lack of clarity about what is going on and what lies ahead. We students especially feel a need to deepen our knowledge of the situation, as we are often viewed as resources by our friends and family. However, it soon became clear how challenging it was to process the wealth of information coming our way. A team of us at Harvard Medical School set out to quickly collate and synthesize accurate information about the pandemic to share with those who do not have the time or resources to research it themselves.
Additional resources include Curriculum for Kids, an article written by the team discussing the curriculum, and an opportunity to give direct feedback to the developers.

AAMC COVID-19 Resource Hub
The AAMC continues to monitor guidance from federal, state, and local health agencies as it relates to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Find information and updates from AAMC on this emerging global health concern.

Acland Anatomy
Acland’s Video Atlas of Human Anatomy contains nearly 330 videos of real human anatomic specimens in their natural colors.

MedEd Portal Virtual Resources
This collection features peer-reviewed teaching resources that can be used for distance learning, including self-directed modules and learning activities that could be converted to virtual interactions. As always, the resources are free to download and free for adaptation to local settings. The collection will be reviewed and updated regularly.

BlueLink Anatomy
From the University of Michigan Medical School

Aquifer
Aquifer is offering free access to 146 Aquifer signature cases, WISE-MD (Surgery), and WISE-OnCall (Readiness for Practice) through June 30, 2020, to all current Aquifer institutional subscribers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Kaplan iHuman
With i-Human Patients, students experience safe, repeatable, fully-graded clinical patient encounters on their devices anywhere, anytime.

Online MedEd
The unprecedented COVID‐19 crisis has upended the medical and medical education landscape. Our aim during this difficult and confusing time is to support you with what we do best—concise, high–yield videos to help you get up to speed efficiently and effectively—so you can feel confident with however you’re being called on to adjust.

ScholarRX Bricks
In response to a request for assistance from a partner medical school impacted by COVID-19, ScholarRx has agreed to make its Rx Bricks program available at no cost to M2 students for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year. This comprehensive, online resource can assist schools in implementing contingency plans necessitated by the COVID-19 outbreak.

Osmosis
You can raise the line by training healthcare workers who don’t have experience treating COVID-19. Encourage healthcare workers you know to complete this free CME course on COVID-19 so they’re prepared to fight the virus.

AnatomyZone
Top-quality anatomy videos, all for free.

Harvard Macy
Crowdsourced List of Online Teaching Resources Collated by the Harvard Macy Institute (@HarvardMacy)

Anatomy Connected

Chronicle of Higher Education

Dartmouth SOM Interactive Rad/Anatomy

Firecracker
We understand some of the unique challenges you are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and, as a company, are putting together resources to help you keep up with your courses as well as stay up to date with the latest research and evidence-based practices for addressing this new coronavirus.

LWW Health Library

Bates’ Visual Guide

5 Minute Consult
Primary health care is important to everyone, and now more than ever it’s important that you have access to evidence-based diagnostic and treatment content. To help you with caring for all of your patients, we are offering 30-day free access to 5MinuteConsult.com. Use code 5MC30DayAccess73173 to sign up.

Say Hello to Our Featured Member 2019 Annual Meeting Site Host Rick Vari

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Our association is a robust and diverse set of educators, researchers, medical professionals, volunteers and academics that come from all walks of life and from around the globe. Each month we choose a member to highlight their academic and professional career and see how they are making the best of their membership in IAMSE. This month’s Featured Member is our 2019 annual meeting site host, IAMSE President Rick Vari.



Rick Vari, PhD
Professor & Senior Dean for Academic Affairs
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, Virginia, USA

Why was the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine the right choice for the 2019 IAMSE meeting?
We are the right choice for the meeting this year because we did a fabulous conference several years ago and we were already in the queue for a future IAMSE meeting. We had some scheduling issues with our original site for 2019 and we were able to step in and fill the void. We have a wonderful hotel site (at the Hotel Roanoke), and the people who came from all across North America for the Collaborating Across Borders V: An American-Canadian Dialogue on Interprofessional Healthcare and Practice, in 2015 really enjoyed it. As a relatively new medical school, we are excited about continuing our growing success in medical education; hosting the IAMSE meeting is a real honor for us.

What opportunities will attendees see in Roanoke that they’ve not seen in years past?
Roanoke is a beautiful city to have a conference. We’ve localized the venue, which is a major goal for IAMSE. Attendees and exhibitors will appreciate the layout of the conference site. We are adjacent to the Roanoke Market Square with restaurants, breweries, and shopping featuring local items. There are just lots of opportunities for networking and entertainment. The program is outstanding with presentations and sessions on current and future challenges facing health sciences educators. International abstract submission is up, so more colleagues from other parts of the world may be attending. Increased student participation will be another highlight. This year, IAMSE is also hosting a Taste of Roanoke Street Fair which will replace the annual gala dinner. IAMSE 2019 is going to be a very easy conference to attend. If you can stay for the Grand Extravaganza on Tuesday afternoon it is going to be very special with a hiking trip to a beautiful location on the Blue Ridge Parkway and a visit to the Ballast Point brewery (East Coast operation) for dinner. 

Can you tell me more about this new event?
We are blocking off the Market Square in downtown Roanoke. We will have tastes of local food, beverages, and music. This is a chance to interact in a casual fun setting with lots of local food and a live band! It’s going to be a lot of fun.

What session or speaker are you most looking forward to this year?
I’m looking forward to, of course, the Board of Directors and Committee Chairs meeting.  I’ve enjoyed being president and interacting with the Board and Committee Chairs in this planning session provides IAMSE with a sense of solid direction.  The plenary sessions also look very strong. I’m interested in the Gen Z session (Generation Z: The New Kids on the Block) and How to Use Disruptive Technology to Make Education Better – Not Just Different.

It sounds likes there is much to look forward to this year. Anything else you’d like to share?
The local response from the other medical schools in the area in support of the IAMSE meeting in Roanoke has been very strong.  As a new school, this is a tremendous opportunity for us and the other medical schools in the area to get better acquainted.

To learn more about the 2019 IAMSE Annual Meeting, including the plenary speakers, workshops and networking opportunities, or to register, please visitwww.IAMSEconference.org.

Reserve your spot before March 15 to ensure the Early Bird Discount!

IAMSE at GRIPE 2019 in New Orleans

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The IAMSE booth will be exhibiting at the annual winter meeting of the Group for Research in Pathology Education (GRIPE) in New Orleans, LA on January 24-26, 2019. IAMSE Association Manager Julie Hewett will also be delivering a pre-conference workshop titled, “Using Social Media to Disseminate Your Scholarly Work.” If you plan on attending this meeting, don’t miss this session and do not forget to swing by the IAMSE booth and say hello!

Information on the GRIPE Meeting can be found here. We look forward to seeing you there!

Registration for the 23rd Annual IAMSE Meeting is Now Open!

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We are pleased to announce that registration for the 23rd Annual Meeting of IAMSE, to be held June 8-11, 2019 in Roanoke, VA, USA, is now open. At this annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) faculty, staff and students from around the world who are interested in medical science education join together in faculty development and networking opportunities. Sessions on curriculum development, assessment and simulation are among the common topics available at the annual meetings.


Featured plenary speakers include Don Cleveland, Claudia Krebs, Craig Lenz and Geoff Talmon.


Additional meeting details and registration can be found at http://www.iamseconference.org.

Last Call* IAMSE 2025 Virtual Forum Lightning Talk Abstracts

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Don’t miss your chance to submit a Lightning Talk abstract for the fourth IAMSE Virtual Forum to be held October 22-24, 2025! The IAMSE Virtual Forum is an entirely virtual synchronous event offering opportunities for faculty and student development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of healthcare education.

IAMSE Virtual Forum Info

Lightning Talks are short 7-minute live presentations followed by 7-minutes of questions and answers that will provide presenters a chance to share their work, including works in process. Abstracts for Lightning Talks must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site here.

The submission deadline is July 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT.

There is no limit on the number of abstracts you may submit, but it is unlikely that more than one presentation per presenter can be accepted due to scheduling complexities. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned in September 2025. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.
 
Looking forward to seeing you virtually this October!

Submit Your Abstract Today!

Congratulations to the 2025 IM-REACH Mentoring Program Cohort

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As the leads of the IM-REACH Mentoring Program, we would like to congratulate those who have completed the program this year.
 
Mentoring students, postdocs, and faculty and guiding their work is crucial for their success in diverse career paths that encompass leadership, clinical and educational roles. The IM-REACH Mentoring Program is a scholarly professional development program that prepares participants for diverse roles as leaders of mentoring programs, as well as mentors that support mentees in their career paths and academic pursuits. Mentorship is a skill for both the mentor and mentee, a true dynamic relationship that is a journey in pursuit of career engagement and success.

2025 IM-REACH Mentoring Program Cohort:

  • Jessica Chacon – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
  • Stella Goeschl – Medical University of Vienna
  • Abigail Hielscher – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  • Tomika Jones – University of Maryland, Baltimore
  • Kelly Kieffer – Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • Antonio Lopez – Faculty of Medicine of the University of Lisbon
  • Jennifer Marsella – University of Rochester Medical Center
  • Sumitra Miriyala – AT Still University
  • Chasity O’Malley – Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine
  • Piyush Ranjan – AIIMS New Delhi
  • Joel Roberts – Rocky Vista University
  • Richard Silvia – MCPHS School of Pharmacy – Boston
  • Shiyuan Wang – Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Yuan Zhao – Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Please join us in congratulating the 2025 IM-REACH Mentoring Program Cohort. If you are interested in the IM-REACH Mentoring Program, please visit our website here.

Thank you,
Alice Fornari and Darshana Shah
IM-REACH Mentoring Program Leads

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Congratulations to the 2025 IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship Recipients

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On behalf of the Educational Scholarship Committee, we’d like to congratulate those who have completed this year’s IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship Program.
 
The Fellowship program is designed to develop well-rounded medical education scholars with additional evidence of specialized achievement that enhances and supports career advancement.
 
Medical Educator Fellows Completing the Fellowship in 2025:

  • Tracey Weiler – Florida International University
  • Bei Zhang – University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  • Launa Lynch – Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Jorge Cervantes – Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
  • Ebun Ebunlomo – Houston Methodist
  • Michael Herr – University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Aniela Mendez – Tecnologico de Monterrey
  • Keshab Raj Paudel – Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine

Please join me in congratulating our new fellows. If you are interested in the IAMSE Fellowship program, please visit our website here.

Thank you,
Alana Newell
Chair, Educational Scholarship Committee

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#IAMSE26 Call for Focus Sessions Due September 1, 2025

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The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Focus Sessions for their 30th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held at the Marriott Augusta Convention Center in Augusta, Georgia, USA, June 6-9, 2026. The IAMSE Conference offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together educators from across the continuum of health sciences education. The theme of the IAMSE 2026 Conference is Flourishing Through Change: Adaptability, Innovation, and Growth in Health Sciences.

The purpose of a 90-minute Focus Session is to “focus in” on a specific topic in a small group interactive discussion format. Based on previous years, group size might vary between 10-70 individuals. The exact format for the session is at the discretion of the session leader(s), as long as not more than one-third of the time is being used for formal presentation and the remainder of the time is used for interaction, active learning in small groups, and discussion. The Program Committee welcomes a wide spectrum of submissions, such as multi-institutional and inter-professional collaborations and presenter teams consisting of junior and senior faculty and students. 

All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission form found here.

Submission Deadline is September 1, 2025.

Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent by November 1, 2025. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.

We hope to see you in Augusta next year!

Thank you,
Will Brooks
Chair, IAMSE 2026 Program Committee

Click Here to Submit a Focus Session!

Reminder* Call for IAMSE 2025 Virtual Forum Lightning Talk Abstracts Now Open!

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As a reminder, the call for abstracts for Lightning Talk presentations for the fourth IAMSE Virtual Forum to be held October 22-24, 2025, is currently open. The IAMSE Virtual Forum is an entirely virtual synchronous event offering opportunities for faculty and student development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of healthcare education.

IAMSE Virtual Forum Info

Lightning Talks are short 7-minute live presentations followed by 7-minutes of questions and answers that will provide presenters a chance to share their work, including works in process. Abstracts for Lightning Talks must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site here.

The submission deadline is July 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT.

There is no limit on the number of abstracts you may submit, but it is unlikely that more than one presentation per presenter can be accepted due to scheduling complexities. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned in September 2025. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.
 
Looking forward to seeing you virtually this October!

Submit Your Abstract Today!

You Can’t Miss the IAMSE Annual Conference in 2026!

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IAMSE is pleased to invite you to join us in Augusta, Georgia, USA for our 2026 Annual Conference. Read on to learn more about this exciting event and keep your calendars open!

June 6 – 9, 2026
Augusta, Georgia, USA

Conference Program
The annual conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) offers many opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together science and education across the continuum of health professions education. This year’s theme is Flourishing Through Change: Adaptability, Innovation, and Growth in Health Sciences. The 2026 Conference will offer Professional Development Workshops, Focus Sessions, Oral & Poster Presentations, and networking opportunities. In addition to the program, the IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship, IM-REACH, and the Foundations in Health Professions Education course will be offered.

Who Should Attend?
The conference is designed for all those who teach and lead curricula in the sciences of medicine and health. Participants include basic scientists & clinical faculty, as well as educators from a variety of health care and educational disciplines. Students and trainees, likewise, are always represented and involved in the program. This international conference typically hosts over 25 nationalities from around the world.

About Augusta
Established along the Savannah River in 1736, Augusta is the state of Georgia’s second-largest city. The city is home to Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters golf tournament as well as the birthplace of legends like James Brown. A thriving arts community, plentiful outdoor activities, and locally owned restaurants add to its appeal for travelers. 

More information about Augusta, including things to do, restaurants, activities, and more can be found by clicking here or here.

More information about #IAMSE26, including plenary speakers, call for focus sessions, call for abstracts, and more will be sent in the coming weeks and months. Keep an eye on your inbox!

For more details and information on past conferences, click here!

Thank you,
Will Brooks
Chair, IAMSE 2026 Program Committee

Say Hello to our Featured Member Shauna Groven!

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Our Association is a robust and diverse set of educators, students, researchers, medical professionals, volunteers and academics that come from all walks of life and from around the globe. Each month we choose a member to highlight their academic and professional career and see how they are making the best of their membership in IAMSE. This month’s Featured Member is Shauna Groven.

Shauna Groven
Medical Student
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

What encouraged you to become involved in IAMSE as a student?
I became involved with IAMSE after my research mentor, Dr. Simanton, encouraged me to submit an abstract for a poster presentation at the 2025 IAMSE Annual Conference. After learning about IAMSE’s mission to advance medical education through research and collaboration, I was driven to share the findings of my project, which examined how socioeconomics status influences admission metrics and academic performance in medical school. Considering the vast network of educators within IAMSE, this association felt like the ideal platform to connect with those committed to fostering equity in medical education.

Congratulations on receiving a Student Presentation Award (Outstanding Student Poster Presentation) at the Annual Conference! What interesting things are you working on next?
Thank you! After presenting our findings at the conference, I am working on developing our research into a manuscript for publication. Additionally, I plan on exploring other factors influencing student performance, such as if medical students with first-generation, low-income (FGLI) backgrounds demonstrate similar trends to students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. I am also conducting a clinical research project investigating the antioxidant effects of freeze-dried strawberry supplementation in individuals with prediabetes and writing a manuscript for publication.

What advice do you have for other students thinking about getting involved with IAMSE?
I would take the opportunity to engage with everything IAMSE has to offer. Whether you are attending sessions or presenting your own work, you will find a welcoming community eager to share their knowledge and ideas. While at the conference, I had the privilege of interacting with medical students, professors, and administrators from medical schools of many different countries. These discussions provided me with valuable insights into my own research, as well as exposed me to diverse perspectives on medical education. Overall, this conference was a great chance to network and truly showcased the supportive community IAMSE has to offer.

How does being a part of IAMSE support your future career goals?
IAMSE has broadened my understanding of medical education and strengthened my passion for researching how the system can better support students from all backgrounds, both during the admissions process and throughout medical school. In the future, I hope to collaborate with admissions and curriculum committees to help inform policies that promote inclusivity in medical education. Being a part of IAMSE offers the resources, mentorship, and connections for me to pursue these goals and contribute meaningfully to the field. 

Anything else that you would like to add?
I am grateful to IAMSE for recognizing our work and creating such a welcoming environment. I look forward to staying involved and continuing to collaborate with this inspiring community in the future. 

Congratulations to the #IAMSE25 Travel Award Winners

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We would like to extend our congratulations to 9 Junior Faculty and 10 students who were awarded the 2025 IAMSE Travel Awards for the conference last month. These awards support junior faculty and aspiring educators to attend the IAMSE Annual Conference. Made possible in part by Aquifer and Elsevier, each award is meant to cover the expenses related to attendance at the IAMSE Annual Conference, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. 

The awardees for 2025 were:

Junior Faculty

  • Sara Allison, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine
  • Melissa Armas, Nova Southeastern University
  • Flawendjee Djaweelentz Jacques, Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais
  • Aditi Kesari, University of Tennessee Health Science Center
  • Christine Prater Wood, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Amberly Reynolds, Rocky Vista University
  • Anna Ricci, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
  • Laurence Boitet, University of Alabama, Birmingham (Sponsored by Elsevier)
  • Yamile Perez, Zanmi Lasante/Partners in Health (Sponsored by Elsevier)

Students (Sponsored by Aquifer)

  • Sreeja Varanasi, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia
  • Jack Stomberger, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
  • Corey Shafer, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
  • Katherine Martinez Carmona, Tecnologico de Monterrey
  • Sheila Pierson, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Japmehr Sandhu, Government Medical College, Amritsar
  • Ronaé McLin, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Gloria Urrutia, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Ciara Madigan, University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine
  • Eola Saltibus, University of Manitoba

Congratulations to this year’s winners! We look forward to seeing you in the future.

IAMSE Toolkits Available to You!

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The IAMSE Toolkits provide the IAMSE Community a set of hands-on tools and applications on a topic that is relevant specifically to health professions educators. The toolkits are to be created and presented in a digital format in a unique way to be practical for users at their home institutions. 

To view the list of available IAMSE Toolkits, click here.

Please note that all of the listed toolkits at the link above are available to everybody except the “Interprofessional Education” and “Bioethics” toolkits. These are available only to IAMSE members, who are able to access these by logging in using membership credentials.

View the Available IAMSE Toolkits!

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Registration is Now OPEN for the Fall 2025 Webcast Audio Seminar Series 

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Climate emergencies have the potential to reshape disease patterns, disrupt health‑care systems, and widen health inequities. Recognizing this context, the Fall 2025 IAMSE Webinar Series, Environmental Disasters Affecting Health Professions Education…Surviving the Storm and After, brings together educators and clinicians who have navigated extreme weather, rebuilt disrupted institutions, and embedded planetary‑health competencies into educational programs. Across five sessions, the series will examine how those in health professions education can prepare learners to care for patients and the planet amid accelerating environmental change.

Join us this Fall to explore actionable strategies, share emerging scholarship, and learn how to educate future clinicians who can diagnose, manage, and prevent the health consequences of environmental disasters.

Questions regarding the registration process, specifically for institutions, or other FAQs about the Fall 2025 WAS Series can be found by clicking here.

Environmental Disasters Affecting Health Professions Education… Surviving the Storm and After

More Information About the Series

Join us for each one-hour session beginning Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 12 PM EDT. Sessions in the Fall 2025 series include:

  • September 4, 12:00 PM EDT – Are We There Yet? Climate Change and Health in Medical Education, presented by Adrian Cois, Oregon Health Science University, and Karla Hampshire, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
  • September 11, 12:00 PM EDT – Environmental Crisis and Disasters…Surviving the Storm and After, presented by Sean Ochsenbein, Ballad Health
  • September 18, 12:00 PM EDT – Challenges in Rebuilding: Lessons Learned after Major Storms, presented by Julie Taylor, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and Cecilia Sorensen, Columbia University
  • September 25, 12:00 PM EDT- Educating for Change: Education’s Role in Addressing the Climate and Health Crisis, presented by Jyoti Mishra, University of California San Diego, Arianne Teherani, University of California San Francisco and University of California, Center for Climate Health and Equity
  • October 2, 12:00 PM EDT – Preparing Physicians for Planetary Change, presented by James Irlam, UCT Faculty of Health Sciences

More information about each of these sessions and presenters will be sent out a week before each session. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Questions regarding the registration process, specifically for institutions, or other FAQs about the Fall 2025 WAS Series can be found by clicking here.

Register Today!

As always, IAMSE Student Members can register for the series for FREE! 

If you are an IAMSE student member, please contact support@iamse.org for information about registering at no cost.

IAMSE CoG Meetings – July 2025

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IAMSE Communities of Growth 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.

Three IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoG) will be meeting in July, and one meeting on Friday, August 1! The AI CoG, LGBTQ+ CoG, CORE CoG, and the Black Medical Educators CoG will all meet on Zoom . Below are the details for each meeting.

AI CoG

The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place at Noon (12 PM) EDT on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. Regularly scheduled AI CoG meetings are the first Wednesday of each month, however, July’s meeting is a week later than usual to avoid the July 4 holiday conflict in the US.

July’s AI CoG meeting will feature four engaging and critical-thinking colleagues responding to a series of four fundamental questions about AI in HPE, specifically:

  1. Where and with whom should we begin to implement AI in HPE effectively?
  2. What AI in HPE content should we focus on teaching?
  3. What pedagogical approach is best to teach AI in HPE?
  4. What measurements are best to evaluate learning AI in HPE?

The four guest panelists are:

  1. Mari Hopper, PhD, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Physiology, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine 
  2. Amy Stone, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medical Education and Biochemistry/Microbiology, UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine
  3. Ian Murray, PhD, Professor of Physiology, Alice L.Walton School of Medicine
  4. Juan Leon, PhD, Assistant Provost for Faculty Development, Online Education and Assessment, Director, Online Learning for the College of Population Health, Thomas Jefferson University

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 meeting, email Doug McKell at douglas.mckell@gmail.com.

Please also take 5 minutes to complete the very brief 2025 IAMSE AI Needs Assessment Survey. This is the only sequential yearly survey that samples the needs, changes, and impact of AI on HPE. Each completed survey results in a $2 donation to the IAMSE Student Scholarship fund. Here is the 2025 AI Needs Assessment Survey link: https://forms.gle/7dLhSehkA242X8Qq9

To join the July AI CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 897 1837 0101
Passcode: 511007

LGBTQ+ CoG

The LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG meeting will take place on Zoom at 12:00 PM EDT on Thursday, July 10, 2025. The next LGBTQ+ meeting will be in October. For more information on the LGBTQ+ Community in Health Professions Education CoG, contact Cory Gerwe at gerwecd@odu.edu.

To join the July LGBTQ+ CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 891 0015 9051
Passcode: 593328

CORE CoG

The Community Outreach, Research, and Engagement (CORE) CoG meeting will take place at 11:00 AM EDT on Thursday, July 17, 2025. CORE CoG meetings then take place regularly on the second Thursday of the month at 3:00 PM ET, and the second Monday of the month at 11:00 AM ET every other month. The CORE CoG is led by Peter Vollbrecht and Natascha Heise.

To join the July CORE CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 878 6039 0726
Passcode: 159759

Black Medical Educators CoG

The IAMSE Black Medical Educators CoG meeting will take place at 12:30 PM EDT Friday, August 2, 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 July Black Medical Educators CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID:842 7537 9229
Passcode: 228487

For more information on these CoGs and the other active IAMSE CoGs, click here.

Call for IAMSE 2025 Virtual Forum Lightning Talk Abstracts

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The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for Lightning Talk presentations for the fourth IAMSE Virtual Forum to be held October 22-24, 2025. The IAMSE Virtual Forum is an entirely virtual synchronous event offering opportunities for faculty and student development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of healthcare education.

IAMSE Virtual Forum Info

Lightning Talks are short 7-minute live presentations followed by 7-minutes of questions and answers that will provide presenters a chance to share their work, including works in process. Abstracts for Lightning Talks must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site here.

The submission deadline is July 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM EDT.

There is no limit on the number of abstracts you may submit, but it is unlikely that more than one presentation per presenter can be accepted due to scheduling complexities. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned in September 2025. Please contact support@iamse.org for any questions about your submission.
 
Looking forward to seeing you virtually this October!

Submit Your Abstract Today!