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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!

#IAMSECafe Archives

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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
5/5/2026 – The Venn Diagram of Mentoring and Coaching: Finding Your Path with Dr. Alice Fornari & Dr. Kathryn Huggett

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.

IAMSE CoG Meetings – July 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, and Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG will all be meeting this month! Below are the details for the meeting.

AI CoG

The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place on Wednesday, July 1, 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, the AI CoG will meet for a presentation of “Five workflows for AI in medical education,” created by Harrison Konsker, MD Candidate, Class of 2030, Stanford University School of Medicine.

From his GitHub site: “These are the tools I use to study medicine at Stanford. Three are custoom Claude skills I built — each can be downloaded and used in your own personal Claude account. Two are workflows around tools you probably already have. All free to use, modify, and share. Never used AI for studying? This page is built for you. Click any tool below for step-by-step instructions.”

There will also be announcements/updates from:

  • Dr. Doug McKell on the IAMSE AI Needs Assessment Survey (2026)
  • Drs. Mari Hopper and Mark Hernandez on the AI Tools Application Workshops.
  • Drs. Leah Hammer and Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on the AI Learning Collaboratives

The full AI CoG meeting agenda can be found by clicking here.

Please join us for an engaging AI CoG discussion. As a member-based group, your voice is important! See you on July 1st!

To join the July 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 Thursday, July 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM 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.

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

Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG

The Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 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 July Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG meeting, click here.
Meeting ID: 971 1050 9261
Passcode: 111766

Save the Date for the Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series

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Join us at 12:00 PM EDT Thursday, September 3, 10, 17, 24, and October 1, 2026 for the IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series titled “Mind the Gaps: Essential Conversations for Modern Health Professions Education.”

Further details about the Fall 2026 series, including registration, speakers, topics, and more will be coming soon, so keep an eye on your inbox. For more details on our archives of previous seasons, please visit www.iamse.org.

Congratulations to the IM-REACH 2026 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.

IM-REACH 2026 Mentoring Program Cohort:

  • Namrata Chhabra – American University of Antigua College of Medicine
  • Diane Chico – Texas A&M University College of Medicine
  • Renee Chosed – University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville
  • Timothy Dasinger – University of Mississippi Medical Center
  • Rosa Hand – Case Western Reserve University
  • Mary Horton – McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Houston
  • Melanie Korndorffer – Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
  • Tawna Mangosh – Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Aylin Sepici Dincel – Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine
  • Johna Wright – Texas A&M University
  • Danielle Zimmerman – Ohio State University

Please join us in congratulating the IM-REACH 2026 Mentoring Program Cohort. If you know someone to recommend 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 2026 Poster & Oral Presentation Award Winners

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This year, IAMSE showcased over 360 poster and oral presentations, with 13 posters and 10 oral presentations nominated for an award. These awards recognize the most outstanding medical education peer-reviewed presentations at the IAMSE Annual Conference. The first author on the winning poster receives a plaque, one year of IAMSE membership, and access to one series of the IAMSE Audio Seminars.

Outstanding Faculty Oral Presentation
AI vs. Human Analysis in MedEd Qualitative Research: Insights from a Physician Flourishing Program
Presented by: Alice Fornari – Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (United States)
Click here for the abstract!

Outstanding Student Oral Presentation
A Blended Approach to Teaching Health Policy and Advocacy
Presented by: Farisha Sultan – Medical College of Geogia (United States)
Click here for the abstract!

Outstanding Faculty Poster Presentation
Strengthening Early Interprofessional Education Through Gross Anatomy and Clinical Correlation
Presented by: Lynoshka Caraballo-Mercado – Ponce Health Sciences University (Puerto Rico, United States)
Click here for the abstract!

Outstanding Student Poster Presentation
Beyond Peer Instruction: How Serving as a Near-Peer Teaching Assistant Shapes Knowledge Mastery and Professional Identity
Presented by: Rhiannon Champagne – Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine (United States)
Click here for the abstract!

Please join us in congratulating the winners of this year’s awards. If you are interested in submitting an abstract for a poster or oral presentation for the 2027 Annual Conference you may do so at the beginning of October. More information will be shared later this year.

Congratulations to Yuriy Slyvka, 2026 MSE Outstanding Reviewer!

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I hope you will join me in congratulating Dr. Yuriy Slyvka, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, on being awarded the Medical Science Educator (MSE) 2026 Outstanding Reviewer Award. Dr. Slyvka was awarded with this honor during the International Association of Medical Science Educator’s (IAMSE) Annual Conference earlier this month.

2026 Medical Science Educator Outstanding Reviewer Yuriy Slyvka

This award is an initiative of the Editorial Board of Medical Science Educator, the peer-reviewed journal of IAMSE. The award is presented annually to recognize one of the journal’s reviewers for their outstanding peer review efforts over the past year. The recipients are selected based on several criteria including reviewer performance and delivering the reviews in a timely manner.

Congratulations Dr. Slyvka!

Thank you,
David M. Harris, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Medical Science Educator

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Congratulations to the #IAMSE26 Travel Award Winners

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We would like to extend our congratulations to 9 Junior Faculty and 12 students who were awarded the 2026 IAMSE Travel Awards for the upcoming conference. 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 IAMSE Annual Conference, such as conference registration, lodging, and airfare. 

The awardees for 2026 are:

Junior Faculty (*Sponsored by Elsevier)

  • Sireesha Mamillapalli, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Catherine Gathu, Aga Khan University, Medical College, East Africa
  • Kate Carnevale, Boston University, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Jaylin Burlin, New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Sky Reece, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
  • James Martin, Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Nadeira Mumin, St. George’s University School of Medicine
  • Kristy Motte, Texas A&M Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine*
  • Alyssa Ransom, Louisiana State University Health Science Center – New Orleans*

Students (*Sponsored by Aquifer)

  • Brandon Cheah, National University of Singapore
  • Ariel Davydov, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine
  • Jyotsna Needamangalam Balaji, Panimalar Medical College Hospital & Research Institute* 
  • Kalista Tapas, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine* 
  • Eola Saltibus, University of Manitoba* 
  • Nelson Jourdan, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine*
  • Emma Sherman, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville*
  • Jamila Shah, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine*
  • Alexa Kambol, Medical College of Wisconsin*
  • Emily Tenniswood, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine*
  • Chloe Duvak, UT Tyler School of Medicine*
  • Brendan Olson, Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine*

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

Levy Johnston Wins First IAMSE Advocacy and Outreach Award

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Congratulations to our First IAMSE Advocacy and Outreach Award Winner Arkene Levy Johnston!

IAMSE, on behalf of the Equity and Advocacy Committee (EAC), would like to congratulate Dr. Arkene Levy Johnston for winning the first IAMSE Advocacy and Outreach Award!

Arkene Levy Johnston

The Advocacy and Outreach Award recognizes an IAMSE member for excellence in service work related to Equity and Advocacy in Health Professions Education. Candidates must have demonstrated exemplary advocacy, dedicated evidence or impact related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice efforts in health professions education and workforce development, as well as demonstrated a commitment to breaking down barriers for underrepresented persons in health professions education.

Arkene Levy Johnston: Dr. Levy Johnston is Professor of Medical Education and Associate Dean of Community Affairs at Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine (NSU MD). Her work exemplifies this award by transforming pathways into medicine, embedding health equity into curricula, and advancing community-engaged scholarship with measurable outcomes for learners and underserved populations. Dr. Levy Johnston has developed a nationally relevant model for health-professions pathway programming that expands access to first-generation, underrepresented, and medically underserved students. She has been the leader of multiple landmark initiatives, including the Ad-Law-Med Program, a nationally recognized legal-medical pathway featured in Academic Medicine as a model for advocacy-driven interprofessional education; Journey into Medicine, a longitudinal medical-magnet partnership preparing high school students for biomedical careers; and NSU MD’s Summer High School Research Internship Program, which provides paid, mentored research experiences through philanthropic funding she secured as principal investigator. Within undergraduate education, Dr. Levy Johnston has played a key role in advancing health equity through development of culturally responsive curricular initiatives. As Chair of the NSU MD Cultural Competence Task Force, she has led the design of longitudinal, standards-aligned equity curricula for all medical students. Dr. Levy Johnston’s advocacy extends beyond the academy into community health transformation. She is the PI of the Florida Blue Opioid and Substance Abuse Grant and leads a regional coalition delivering culturally tailored, evidence-based prevention curricula to at-risk youth across three counties. In addition, she is Co-PI of the PATHWell Health Equity Initiative, founder of the NSU MD PRIDE Health Fair, and leader of multiple service-learning and wellness initiatives. 

Congratulations to Dr. Arkene Levy Johnston. She will be honored at the upcoming 30th Annual IAMSE Conference. We hope you will join us in celebrating her achievements!

Thank you,
Jennifer Hotzman
Chair, IAMSE Equity and Advocacy Committee

IAMSE CoG Meetings – June 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 is the only CoG meeting this month. Below are the details for the meeting.

AI CoG

The AI CoG meeting on Zoom will take place on Wednesday, June 3, 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, the AI CoG will meet for a presentation of the article “A Needs Assessment to Support the Development of a Health Informatics and AI Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Students,” recently published in Medical Science Educator. The authors/presenters are Janet Lieto, DO, Lin Nelson, MBA, Amany Hassam, PhD, and Nelumdini Samaranayake, PhD. 

There will also be announcements/updates from:

  • Dr. Doug McKell on the AI CoG Lunch and IAMSE AI Needs Assessment Survey (2026)
  • Drs. Mari Hopper and Mark Hernandez on the AI Tools Application Workshops
  • Drs. Leah Hammer and Carmel McNicholas-Bevensee on the AI Learning Collaboratives

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 June 3rd!

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

Burns & Roberts-Lieb Win 2026 IAMSE Career Awards

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Congratulations to the IAMSE 2026 Distinguished & Early Career Award Winners

IAMSE, on behalf of the Professional Development Committee, would like to congratulate Dr. Christopher Burns and Dr. Sol Roberts-Lieb on receiving the Distinguished Career Award and Early Career Award, respectively.

Christopher Burns

The Distinguished Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Educational Scholarship recognizes an IAMSE member who has a distinguished record of educational scholarship, including educational research and dissemination of scholarly approaches to teaching and education. Candidates must have a significant record of engagement within IAMSE. 

Christopher Burns: Dr. Burns is a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director for Active Learning at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Over a 25-year career, he has built a distinguished record in team-based learning, curriculum development, faculty development, and educational scholarship, including serving as founding faculty at five new colleges of medicine. A committed IAMSE member for 17 years, he has served in multiple leadership roles within the association, including as Founding Chair of both the Website Development Committee and the Student Professional Development Committee.

Sol Roberts-Lieb

The Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching and Innovation honors an IAMSE member who, early in their career, has made significant innovations in teaching, learning, and assessment. Candidates must have demonstrated less than 10 years of educational scholarship.

Sol Roberts-Lieb: Dr. Roberts-Lieb is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Director of the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Since joining IAMSE in 2017, he has built a remarkable record of organizational leadership and member engagement, serving as an elected member of the Board of Directors, Secretary of the Executive Board, Inaugural Chair of the Virtual Forum, and Founding Chair of the New Member Onboarding Task Force. His work spans faculty development, curriculum innovation, and educational scholarship, with a focus on building scalable, sustainable systems that support educators across career stages and institutions.

Congratulations to Dr. Burns and Dr. Roberts-Lieb. They will both be honored at the 30th Annual IAMSE Conference in June, and will also be featured at an upcoming IAMSE Cafe. We hope you will join us in celebrating their achievements at the Annual Conference!

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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

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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