Each time I sit at my computer to compose this Message I think back over the history of the Basic Science Education Forum. It all began when I contacted the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Educational Affairs (AAMC:GEA) and convened a meeting of basic science faculty attending the AAMC annual conference. Some of… Read more »
On Wednesday November 5 1994, Bill Galey, Western Regional Director of the Basic Education Special Interest Group of the Group on Educational Affairs convened the annual meeting at the 1993 AAMC Meeting in Washington, DC. The program titled: “Problem-Based Learning: The Role of Basic Scientist in Optimizing Basic Science Learning” was presented by a panel… Read more »
The recent ACME-TRI Report (1) notes that the response of most medical schools to the GPEP report recommendation to reduce the number of lecture hours by one third or one half (2) has been disappointing. In general the decrease in lecture hours has been modest, and the recommendation has found strong resistance from the faculty…. Read more »
Four topics have been defined which the BSEF is addressing in various ways, each one being coordinated by a Regional Director. If you have interests, opinions and/or wish to work with others toward the resolution of one or more of the following, please contact the designated individual. Our long-term goal is to create workable solutions… Read more »
This past November, the BSEF received a $500 unrestricted development grant from the Medical Sciences Liasion Education Unit of the Upjohn Company to support the mission of our organization. In December, we sent out requests for financial underwriting of the production costs of the Proceedings of the First Biennial BSEF Conference, held June 26-29, 1993… Read more »
With this issue of our semi-annual publication, the Basic Science Education Forum is pleased to acknowledge the expansion of its membership to a global community of faculty by the creation of a new column. Medical educational systems may often be directed by political forces, and certainly not every reader in the eleven countries of our… Read more »
The education in basic medical sciences makes up a major portion of the preclinical coursework in the medical education and is the prerequisite for the subsequent clinical training. The quality of teaching in the basic medical sciences can often be the index of the level which a nation’s medical education is at. The Korean medical… Read more »
Are you doing something in teaching that others might be interested in hearing about? In an earlier issue of THE FORUM I wrote “This is your column and your opportunity to share you experiences in medical education with your colleagues.? This statement is still true. We invite articles about what you are doing that is… Read more »
NOVEMBER, 1994BOSTON, MA The Seventh Annual Meeting of the AAMC:GEA’s Basic Science Education Special Interest Group will be held in Washington, DC during the Annual AAMC Conference scheduled for November 5-11, 1994. Continuing in our tradition of selecting topics related to the four Current BSEF Projects (see this newsletter p.7), the SIG theme for this… Read more »
Alix Robinson, Richard Hyde, and Gabe Virella, being asked to serve as a Southern Region Nominating Committee, now present for your consideration their choice of two candidates (from those nominated in response to request for nominations in the Summer, 1993 issue of THE FORUM) for the position of Basic Science Education SIG Southern Regional Director…. Read more »
Ethnic or cultural diversity has become an important issue in North American society over the past several years, not only in recognition of its expansion, but according the respect due these unique segments of our population. In all aspects of life, it should be our goal to understand each other’s traditions and beliefs so that… Read more »
Browsing the shelves of a traditional oriental medicine shop in San Francisco, Toronto, New York, or Vancouver can be an interesting experience. Among the highly decorated boxes of commercial oriental medicines (also known as “patented” oriental medicines) from China, Korea, and Japan, one can find some unusual items: TRISNAKE ITCH-REMOVING PILLS… FARGELIN FOR PILES… A… Read more »