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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

2026
1/20/2026 – Insights into the CBSE and CBSSA Exams with NBME with Francis O’Donnell & Nicholas Cowling
2/3/2026 – MD in 3: Accelerated Pathways in Medical Education with Joan Cangiarella
2/17/2026 – Incorporating Humanities in Medical Education with Anna Ricci & Rebecca Volpe
3/3/2026 – IAMSE 2026 Conference Preview with Will Brooks
3/17/2026 – Integration of Clinical Labs in the Curriculum and AI Support with Snehal Mehta
4/21/2026 – Beyond the Struggle: Smarter Strategies for Remediation with Cafe Committee
5/5/2026 – Advancing Your Career Through the IAMSE Fellowship Program with Dr. Martin Schmidt & Dr. Keshab Raj Paudel

2025

12/16/2025 – End of Year Celebration with Abigail Hielscher
12/2/2025 – What Are You Reading? [Book Club] with Tameka Clemons
11/18/2025 – Turning Your Teaching into Scholarship with Kathleen Everling & Samiksha Prasad
11/4/2025 – Check-In with Medical Science Educator with David Harris
10/21/2025 – Current Trends in Simulation Teaching with Ila Chauhan & Cate Nicholas
10/7/2025 – Active Learning in Medical Education with Stellie Bishop, Erica Levine, & Kenneth Lewis
9/16/2025 – Elevating Healthcare Education Through Educational Resources: An Interactive Dive into IAMSE Manuals and Toolkits with Emine Abali & Jennifer Fischer
9/2/2025 – IAMSE Virtual Forum Preview with Demidmaa Tuvdendorj & Amy Stone
8/19/2025 – Ambassadors Part 2 with Di Eley, Elisabeth Schlegel, & Sireesha Bala
8/5/2025 – Meet the IAMSE CoGs (CORE, LGBTQ+ and AI) with Natascha Heise, Cory Gerwe, & Doug McKell
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

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2024

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 with 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

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2023

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
10/3/2023 – Professionalism with Chasity O’Malley
9/19/2023 – Accreditation Standards Around DEI with Rakhi Negi
9/5/2023 – Foundational Sciences vs. Basic Science Factoids with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Neil Osheroff
8/15/2023 – How to Distinguish Students After Step 1 P/F with Dr. Dave Harris (chat description)
8/1/2023 – Tips for Getting Students to Buy in to Active Learning with Tameka Clemons
6/20/2023 – I23 Recap with Wendy Lackey Cornelison and Amber Heck
5/16/2023 – Overcommitment with Chasity O’Malley
5/2/2023 – KNN with Dr. Dave Harris, Sarah Williams, Joelle Worm
4/18/2023 – Imposter Syndrome with Wendy Lackey Cornelison
3/21/2023 – IAMSE 2023 Annual Conference Preview with Amber Heck
3/7/2023 – Curriculum Refresh with Jon Wisco
2/21/2023 – What Does Research Mean to Undergraduate Medical Education? with Rakhi Negi
2/7/2023 – 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

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2022

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
8/16/2022 – Toolkits for Medical Science Educators: A Resource for Professional Development and an Opportunity for Scholarship with Nicole Deming, Amber Heck and Jon Wisco
8/2/2022 – Moving Up in MedEd with Christina DeLucia and Diana Lautenberger
7/19/2022 – Summer Reading with Chasity O’Malley – Chat Log
6/21/2022 – IAMSE 2022 Meeting Recap with Kelly Quesnelle
5/3/2022 – Mentoring in Health Professions Education with Alice Fornari and Darshana Shah
4/19/2022 – How to Make the Most of Conference Attendance with Heather Christensen
4/5/2022 – #IAMSE22 Annual Meeting Preview with Maria Sheakley
3/15/2022 – Third Party Resources with Kelly Quesnelle
3/1/2022 – Assessment Styles with Jon Wisco
2/15/2022 – What is the Optimal Timing of Course Evals? with Jon Wisco
2/1/2022 – Maintaining Professionalism Through Fatigue with Wendy Lackey
1/18/2022 – Practical Tips for Connecting With Students with Jon Wisco
1/4/2022 – The Changing Landscape of MedEd with Adi Haramati, Giulia Bonaminio, Frazier Stevenson, Amy Wilson-Delfosse, and Neil Osheroff

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2021

12/7/2021 – IAMSE New Member Meet and Greet with Kelly Quesnelle
11/16/2021 – Technology in Health Sciences Education During COVID-19: Gains, Losses, and Transformations with Poh Sun Goh and Sol Roberts-Lieb
11/2/2021 – IAMSE Fellowship and ESME at IAMSE with Adi Haramati, Amber Heck and Amanda Chase
10/19/2021 – IAMSE Ambassador Program: Global perspectives on medical and science education with Claudio Cortes and Joseph Grannum
10/5/2021 – Teaching and Incorporating the Health Humanities with Alice Fornari
9/21/2021 – Open Forum to Discuss Basic Science in the Clinical Years with Kelly Quesnelle
9/7/2021 – Meaningful, Sustainable Transdisciplinary Collaboration: What would it look like? with Atsusi Hirumi
8/17/2021 – Opportunities for Health Sciences Education in One Health with Margaret McNulty and Rebecca Lufler
8/3/2021 – Evaluations of Our Teaching with Wendy Lackey
7/20/2021 – Incorporating Telehealth Into Basic Science Education with Jon Wisco
7/6/2021 – Virtual Simulations with Jon Wisco
6/1/2021 – The State of Medical Educators in Developing Nations with Sylvia Olivares and Smart Mbagwu
5/18/2021 – Building bridges between health science educators from diverse programs with Jennifer Lamberts, Jayne Reuben, and Jonathan Wisco
5/4/2021 – Outreach Programs with Kelly Quesnelle
4/20/2021 – The New Horizon of (Medical) Education with Cafe Hosts
4/6/2021 – IAMSE 2021 Annual Conference Preview with Mark Hernandez
3/16/2021 – Career impacts of the COVID Year with Lisa Coplitt
3/2/2021 – Conducting and Disseminating Medical Education Scholarship
2/16/2021 – The paradigm shift implications on courses and curricula as a result of moving to pass/fail USMLE Step 1 with Doug Gould
2/2/2021 – To teach, or not to teach (to the test), that is the question with Jon Wisco
1/19/2021 – The Basic Sciences and the Medical Humanities: An Integrative Approach with Hedy Wald. Suggested reading and faculty development opportunities discussed during the call.
1/5/2021 – Best Practices for Mentoring with an Eye and Ear Toward Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice with Heather Christensen

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2020

12/15/2020 – Unconventional Teaching Methods with Jon Wisco
12/1/2020 – Resiliency with the IAMSE Cafe hosts
11/17/2020 – 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.
11/3/2020 – Teaching Race and Medicine: Unlearning what we think we know with Staci Leisman
Links from the conversation during this session can be found here.
10/20/2020 – The future of education programs for residents and medical students with Lourdes Lopez
10/6/2020 – Technology and Education with Edgar Herrera Bastida
9/15/2020 – Team-Based Learning in the Virtual Environment with Drs. Raihan Jumat, Irene Lee and Peiyan Wong
9/1/2020 – Networking 102 – Networking Outside the Box with Kelly Quesnelle
8/27/2020 – Mentoring to Make a Difference with Katie Huggett – Literature references can be found here.
8/13/2020 – IAMSE Ambassadors – Pakistan, Australia, and Finland with Di Eley and Yawar Hyatt Khan
7/23/2020 – The Disappearing Pathology Instructor with Amy Lin and Regina Kreisle
7/9/2020 – Partnering with medical students to discover educational solutions for on-line learning with Emily Bird
6/25/2020 – The Future of Medical Education Conferences: What SHOULD it look like? with Bonny Dickinson
6/11/2020 – 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

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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.

Save the Date for theIAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum!

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IAMSE is pleased to invite you to join us for the 5th Annual IAMSE Virtual Forum. Read on to learn more about this exciting event and keep your calendars open!

October 20-22, 2026
IAMSE 2026 Annual Virtual Forum

Who Should Attend? The Forum is designed for all with an interest in teaching, leading, or developing medicine and health professions sciences curricula. Participants include students, basic scientists, clinicians, and faculty from across various health care and educational disciplines. We highly encourage junior faculty, postdocs, and students to participate in the Forum.

Join us in October for ignite talks, lightning talks, and more!

Stay tuned for more news about the Forum, including this year’s theme, a call for proposals, schedule information, and more!

Thank you,
Amy Stone, PhD
Chair, IAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum Program Committee

Save the Date for the IAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum!

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IAMSE is pleased to invite you to join us for the 5th Annual IAMSE Virtual Forum. Read on to learn more about this exciting event and keep your calendars open!

October 20-22, 2026
IAMSE 2026 Annual Virtual Forum

Who Should Attend? The Forum is designed for all with an interest in teaching, leading, or developing medicine and health professions sciences curricula. Participants include students, basic scientists, clinicians, and faculty from across various health care and educational disciplines. We highly encourage junior faculty, postdocs, and students to participate in the Forum.

Join us in October for ignite talks, lightning talks, and more!

Stay tuned for more news about the Forum, including this year’s theme, a call for proposals, schedule information, and more!

Thank you,
Amy Stone, PhD
Chair, IAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum Program Committee

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Don’t Miss Out on these Great Networking Events at #IAMSE26!

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The IAMSE 2026 Conference will be here before we know it! This year’s IAMSE Conference, “Flourishing Through Change: Adaptability, Innovation, and Growth in Health Sciences Education,” is June 6-9, 2026, at the Augusta Convention Center & Augusta Marriott in Augusta, Georgia, USA. IAMSE takes great pride in providing opportunities to network with colleagues from around the world at our annual conferences. Below, we would like to highlight these networking events that will be taking place at the conference!

Saturday, June 6, 2026

  • 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM EDT – Student Reception (Hosted by the IAMSE Student Professional Development Committee)
  • 7:15 PM – 9:00 PM EDT – Opening Reception

Sunday, June 7, 2026

  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EDT – Roundtable Discussions
  • 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM EDT – Networking Lunch
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EDT – Poster and Exhibitor Reception (Even Numbered Posters to Present)

Monday, June 8, 2026

  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT – Networking Lunch
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT – Community of Growth (CoG) Lunches
    – AI in Health Professions Education CoG
    – Black Medical Educators CoG
    – Community Outreach, Research, and Engagement (CORE) CoG
    – Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education CoG
    – Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG
  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT – Poster and Exhibitor Reception (Odd Numbered Posters to Present)

For more information about speakers, events, and registration, please visit www.iamseconference.org. If you have any questions, please reach out to support@iamse.org.

We hope to see you in Augusta!

Register for #IAMSE26

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#IAMSE26 Professional Development Workshop: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine (Sponsored by Aquifer)

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This year, one of the Professional Development Workshops (PDWS), Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine, will be sponsored by Aquifer.

Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine
(Sponsored by Aquifer)

Workshop: Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine: From Curriculum to Classroom to Learner Assessment (2 Parts)
When: Part 1 – Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT; Part 2 – Saturday, June 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Presented by: Eva Gallman, David Harris, Julie Kerry, Kathryn Miller, Kristel Montano, Khiet Ngo, Grace Park, and Leah Sheridan

This 6-hour, faculty development course will begin with an interactive group discussion to identify key barriers to designing and implementing curricula that promote effective cognitive integration and transfer in the classroom. This course will immerse participants in the Aquifer Sciences Curriculum, a freely available curriculum collaboratively created by IAMSE and Aquifer and integrating basic science and clinical medicine. Following a brief didactic on concept-based learning and knowledge organization, cognitive integration, and collaborative teaching, participants will be formally introduced to the Aquifer Sciences Curriculum Database and will explore its organizational structure and the pedagogical approach of the Integrated Learning Objective (ILO) to support cognitive integration. The core concepts that make up the backbone of this Curriculum define the endpoint of necessary basic science understanding to permit a clinical trainee to justify safe and effective clinical decisions. Participants will work in small groups to consider how the core concepts of the Curriculum can facilitate backwards curriculum design and will modify existing classroom experiences to take advantage of the approach to cognitive integration promoted by the Integrated Learning Objective approach.  

Participants will then consider the use of Integrated Illness Scripts and Mechanism of Disease maps to develop classroom activities that promote cognitive integration. Participants will actively engage in an Integrated Learning Sessions (ILS) for a pre-clerkship course and will outline their own session using a template designed to compare and contrast the underlying concepts and mechanisms that underpin a variety of clinical features in related and disparate clinical conditions to inform safe clinical decision-making. Participants will then practice using these tools in the design of learning activities and assessments within their own curricular frameworks and across various educational settings (e.g., longitudinal clerkships, clerkship didactics, bedside teaching, active classrooms, faculty development). Concrete examples of the use of the tools and assessments across several schools and various educational settings will be provided. Finally, the value of the considered pedagogical and assessment approaches to foster development of the Master Adaptive Learner will be evaluated.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will be able to

  1. navigate the Aquifer Sciences Curriculum Database
  2. develop an approach to map their home curriculum to the basic science core concepts that form the foundation of the Aquifer Sciences Curriculum
  3. construct integrated learning sessions that take advantage of the pedagogical approach of Integrated Illness Scripts and Mechanism of Disease Maps
  4. develop assessment methodology to measure successful cognitive integration and transfer ability in the minds of their learners.
Click Here to Learn More About the Workshop!

Each workshop requires an additional $140 USD registration fee. Already registered? You can still add PDWS to your schedule by modifying your registration. To do so, you may click here.

If you have any questions or would like assistance adding a workshop to your schedule, please contact support@iamse.org. 

Register for #IAMSE26 Today!

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Say Hello to our Featured Member Will Brooks!

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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 IAMSE 2026 Conference Program Chair Will Brooks.

Will Brooks, PhD
Professor
Department of Medical Education
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, USA

How long have you been a member of IAMSE?
I joined the Association in 2013 after starting as faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. I was encouraged to join IAMSE by a colleague at UAB and have loved every minute of it!

Looking at your time with the Association, what have you most enjoyed doing? What are you most looking forward to?
There are so many things that I have enjoyed doing with IAMSE. The annual conference each year is a highlight for me. I love interacting with colleagues from around the world, hearing wonderful talks, and learning about new approaches to teaching and learning in medical education that I can take back with me. Working with the Webcast Audio Seminar Series (WAS) committee has been another highlight of my time with IAMSE. I learned so much from the incredible people who made up the WAS and established lasting friendships. And, of course, chairing the 2026 Annual Conference has been an incredible experience of continued growth and learning. Right now, I am most looking forward to attending the 2026 Conference. I can’t wait to see the fruits of the Program Committee’s collective efforts, and I know that I will bring home so many new ideas to try out and collaborations to engage in for the upcoming academic year.

What interesting things are you working on outside of the Association right now?
My colleagues and I at UAB have been working on an evaluation of long-term outcomes from our Rural Medicine Track. It has been very rewarding to see the outcomes of a program that is 30 years old. We are also looking at how we can use both curricular and para-curricular formative assessments to build a predictive model that will allow early identification of students at risk of failing preclinical coursework so that early intervention can be used to support success. 

As the Chair of this year’s IAMSE Program Committee, what do you most enjoy about being in this role?
The people! Working with such a talented group of people on the committee and with the IAMSE administrative staff has been awesome. Getting to know our plenary speakers and learning about their work has been equally rewarding. 

What can people expect from this year’s conference?
The 2026 Annual Conference in Augusta, GA promises great Southern hospitality, charm, and cuisine. As a native Alabamian who grew up in a rural setting, I am very proud of my Southern heritage and look forward to sharing a bit of my Southern culture with the IAMSE membership. The four plenary speakers that are lined up will bring a wealth of wisdom and excitement to the conference that you don’t want to miss. Folks should also expect an incredible array of research talks, posters, and focus sessions that are sure to re-ignite your passion for health professions education!

Anything else you would like to add?
This year’s conference will host a local bookstore from Augusta to sell a collection of high impact books in medical education, some of which were even authored by our plenary speakers. Be sure to check out the collection and do some shopping for your office library!

IAMSE CoG Meetings – May 2026

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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, and all CoGs are open to all. For more information on IAMSE CoGs, click here.

The AI CoG, CORE CoG, Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education CoG, and the Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG will all meet this month! Below are the details for each meeting.

AI CoG

The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place on Wednesday, May 6, 2026,at Noon (12 PM) EDT. 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 Steve Garwood at garwoods@rowan.edu.

This meeting will include a Presentation and Q&A by Natalie Bavli, MD & Aidan Dulaney, MSII, UT Southwestern Medical Center, on their work – “IMPACT: A Generative AI Prompt Framework for Scaling Instructional Video Design.”

There will also be announcements/updates from:

  • Drs. Leah Hammer and Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on the AI Learning Collaboratives
  • Drs. Mari Hopper and Mark Hernandez on the AI Tools Application Workshops

The full agenda can be viewed by clicking here.

Please join us for an engaging AI CoG discussion. As a member-based group, your voice is important! See you on May 6th!

To join the May 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 on Monday, May 11, 2026, at 11:00 AM EDT. CORE CoG meetings then take place regularly every other month on either Monday or Thursday at 11:00 AM ET or 3:00 PM ET. Dates and times may vary. the CORE CoG is led by Peter Vollbrecht and Natascha Heise.

At this meeting, the CORE CoG will discuss the article The community engagement score as an alternative framework for assessing research impact beyond bibliometric indicators by Zawadi Ally Nkulikwa.

To join the May CORE CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 940 7015 6397
Passcode: 086440

Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education CoG

The Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education CoG meeting will take place on Zoom on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT. For more information on this CoG, contact Cory Gerwe at gerwecd@odu.edu.

To join the May Humanistic Belonging in Medical Education CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 953 6376 6152
Passcode: 010159

Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG

The Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 12:00 PM EDT. For more information on the Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG and how to join, contact CoG leaders Jana Simmons (simmjana@msu.edu) or Kearney Gunsalas (gunsalus@uga.edu).

To join the May Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 971 1050 9261
Passcode: 111766

Online Registration for #IAMSE26 Closing May 15th!

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Time is running out to register for the IAMSE 2026 Conference, June 6-9, in Augusta, Georgia, USA! Online registration for the event will CLOSE on Friday, May 15 at 11:59 PM EDT. If you have not registered but are planning to attend, please register before the deadline by clicking here. 

If you miss the online registration deadline, we will be offering registration on-site in Augusta. We look forward to seeing you there!

Register for #IAMSE26!
Click Here for the Full Conference Schedule!

Don’t Miss These Focus Sessions at #IAMSE26!

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The 30th Annual IAMSE Conference will include a variety of new focus sessions throughout the entire event. Below, please see the sessions being offered during the Monday morning block! 

Each of the following focus sessions will take place from 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Monday, June 8, 2026, during the IAMSE 2026 Conference. Click the links for each session for more information!

AI-Enhanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning in Health Sciences: Designing Questions and Bots for Deep Learning
Presented by: Hadar Arien-Zakay, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Laura Bauler, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine, Carolina Restini, Michigan State University, and Jayne Reuben, Texas A&M University School of Dentistry

Changing the Psychological Air in Your Learning Environment – How Instructor Signals Impact Well-Being
Presented by: Mark Speicher, AACOM

Flourishing as Role Models: Empowering Basic Science Educators to Drive Competency-Based Medical Education
Presented by: Kimberly Dahlman, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Aviad Haramati, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and Alison Whelan, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – Washington, DC

Humanizing Medical Education: Bioethics as the Foundation of Flourishing in the Contemporary Educational Revolution
Presented by: Russell Franco D’Souza, UNESCO, Mary Mathew, Kasturba Medical College, Princy Palatty, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, and Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute

Make the Match: Designing Interactive Lab-Clinical Correlation Games for Medical Learners
Presented by: Melissa Cowan, University of Central Florida, College of Medicine, David Harris, University of Central Florida, and Vania Zayat, UCF College of Medicine

Practicing in a Polarized World: Teaching Civility to Trainees
Presented by: Shaundra Blakemore, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, and Caroline Harada, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine

Professional Development of Medical Educators Using the GLASS Tool: Designing Faculty Development Sessions for Leadership in Longitudinal and Integrated Curricula
Presented by: Stefanie Carter, Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, Youngjin Cho, Geisinger College of Health Sciences School of Medicine, Charles Gullo, The Valley College of Medicine (Proposed), Amy Prunuske, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, John Szarek, Geisinger College of Health Sciences School of Medicine, and Gabi Waite, Geisinger College of Health Sciences School of Medicine

Protecting Gender Equity in Times of Political Uncertainty: Institutional Strategies for Adaptability and Growth
Presented by: Shiloh Jones, Oregon Health & Science University

Teaching Students to Fail Well: Applying the Science of Productive Failure
Presented by: Lawrence Loo, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Khiet Ngo, Northeast Ohio University (NEOMED) College of Medicine

Using a Coaching Approach to Level-Up Your Mentoring
Presented by: Alice Fornari, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell, and Joel Roberts, Rocky Vista University

Conference Info

For more information and to register for the IAMSE 2026 Conference, please visit www.IAMSEconference.org.

Register for #IAMSE26

Say Hello to our Featured Member Kevlian Andrew!

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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 Kevlian Andrew.

Kevlian Andrew, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomical Sciences
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Grenada, West Indies

How long have you been a member of IAMSE?
I have been an IAMSE member since 2023.

Looking at your time with the Association, what have you most enjoyed doing? What are you most looking forward to?
During my time with the Association, what I have enjoyed most is being able to meet and share ideas with so many brilliant educators. The spaces for discussion have not been limited to just the conferences (which I’ve enjoyed for the past 3 years) but also extends to the various platforms IAMSE provides for meetings like the CoGs. What I am looking forward to most is continuing to build that network and dialogue at the next conference. 

What interesting things are you working on outside of the Association right now?
At the moment, I am working on leveraging AI in my own educational practices to not only save time, but also improve the educational resources I can provide to students. I have had to move past my initial fear and have become increasingly intrigued by how this tool can be used to enhance medical education. I am also interested in finding ways educators can help students “see” and “make” connections across the curriculum. The differences in the perspectives of faculty and students (based on their varied exposure to and comfort level with information) is something I have recently become more attuned to and I’m exploring in the hopes of identifying ways to bridge the gap. 

As an IAMSE Ambassador, what do you most enjoy about being a part of that?
As an ambassador, it is a privilege to be connected with motivated educators from across the globe who are doing great things in their respective regions. It has been inspiring to hear and learn from them as it shows you what possibilities do exist.  

#IAMSE26 Professional Development Workshops: Methods for Health Sciences Education Research

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This year, the Professional Development Workshops (PDWS) are offered across five different themes. Participants will receive a Certificate of Workshop Attendance for each workshop completed. Participants who complete two workshops within the same theme will receive a Certificate of Series Attendance listing both workshops and the overarching theme. The themes for the 2026 PDWS are:

  • AI in Health Professions Education
  • Engaging Students with Coaching and Outreach
  • Assessment & Evaluation
  • Methods for Health Sciences Education Research
  • Integrating Basic Science and Clinical Medicine

Below, we look at the Methods for Health Sciences Education Research Professional Development Workshops:

Methods for Health Sciences Education Research

Workshop 1: Quantitative Research in Medical Education
When: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 8:00 AM – 11:00 AM EDT
Presented by: Sateesh Arja, Praveen Kottath Veetil, and Amina Sadik

This workshop guides participants through both the principles and practices of quantitative research methods in medical education. Participants will learn how to develop questionnaires, rating scales, and observational studies. You will understand the concepts of reliability and validity, as both are essential for publishing findings. The workshop will provide you with the tools to understand your data, describe it adequately, and present it in a meaningful way, to help ensure informed decision-making consistent with the information the data provides. Participants are also encouraged to attend Workshop 2, which focuses on mixed methods, to gain a comprehensive understanding of current research approaches in medical education.Workshop 2:Mixed Methods in Health Sciences Educational Research
When: Saturday, June 6, 2026, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM EDT
Presented by: Sateesh Arja, Machelle Linsenmeyer, and Amina Sadik

This foundational workshop aims to provide a fresh perspective on educational issues, problems, and research. The presenters will introduce you to a range of research methods for collecting qualitative data. This will enable an understanding of how these methods can be applied in an educational environment. The presenter will guide you through the process of Mixed Methods Research and Evaluation, including research designs and Sampling in Qualitative Research Methods. Participants are invited to take part in Workshop 1 on quantitative research in the morning to gain a deeper understanding of quantitative methodologies, which form an essential component of mixed-methods research.

For more information on both of these Methods for Health Sciences Education Research PDWS sessions, including presenter information, key learning objectives, and workshop schedules, click here. (Each PDWs theme has it’s own tab). 

Click Here to Learn More About Each Workshop!

All PDWS will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2026. Registration for each workshop will be an additional fee of $140.00 USD during registration. Already registered? You can still add PDWS to your schedule by modifying your registration. To do so, you may click here.

If you have any questions or would like assistance adding a workshop to your schedule, please contact support@iamse.org. 

Don’t forget to register before the Early Bird deadline on Friday, April 1 to receive a discount on registration costs!

Register for #IAMSE26 Today!

IAMSE CoG Meetings – April 2026

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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, and all CoGs are open to all. For more information on IAMSE CoGs, click here.

The AI CoG and Black Medical Educators CoG have upcoming meetings! 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, April 1, 2026. 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 Steve Garwood at garwoods@rowan.edu.

At this meeting, the AI CoG will meet for a presentation and Q&A by Dr. Keshab Paudel on his recent article in Medical Science Educator – “AI-Generated Podcasts as a Supplemental Learning Tool: A Feasibility Study in Undergraduate Medical Education.”

There will also be announcements/updates from:

  • Drs. Leah Hammer and Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on the AI Learning Collaboratives
  • Drs. Mari Hopper and Mark Hernandez on the AI Tools Application Workshops

The full agenda can be viewed at AI CoG 4/1/26 Agenda. Join us for an engaging AI CoG discussion. As a member-based group, your voice is important! See you April 1!

To join the April AI CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 966 6621 1082
Passcode: 361577

Black Medical Educators CoG

The IAMSE Black Medical Educators CoG meeting will take place at 12:30 PM EDT Friday, May 1, 2026. 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 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 May Black Medical Educators CoG Zoom meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 945 0993 9814
Passcode: 054506

Reminder* IAMSE Fellowship 2026 Conference Cohort Now Accepting Applications

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As a reminder, IAMSE is pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 Medical Educator Fellowship (MEF) Program are now being accepted! IAMSE is once again offering members and non-members the option of beginning the MEF Program during the IAMSE 2026 Annual Conference. 

The primary goal of the MEF is to support the development of well-rounded healthcare education scholars through a program of targeted professional development and application of learned concepts to mentored research projects. The program is designed for healthcare educators from all backgrounds who wish to enhance their knowledge and productivity as educational scholars.

Please note applicants are required to have completed the Foundations of Health Professions Education Course (Foundations) OR the Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Program as a prerequisite. For more detailed information about the MEF program, please visit the information on our website at https://www.iamse.org/fellowship-program/.

Applicants for the next cohort will be accepted until April 15, 2026. To submit your application, please click here. For questions about the Fellowship or how to apply, please contact support@iamse.org. We thank you for your interest and look forward to supporting you in achieving your professional goals in educational scholarship.

Apply for the 2026 MEF Program