Monday, August 24, 2009

Please Join IAMSE in Malaga during the AMEE Meeting

LUNCH INVITATION – AMEE 2009, Malaga Spain

The IAMSE Board of Directors welcomes and invites all medical science educators for a networking lunch with colleagues from all over the world.

When: Tuesday, September 1
Time: 12:45 – 14:15
Where: Restaurant Pavilion 2

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is based on the guiding principle that all who teach the sciences fundamental to medical practice should have access to the most current information and skills needed to excel as educators. Through IAMSE, medical science educators from over 40 countries have a rich network of information and mutual support, and belong to an organization dedicated to their professional development.

The IAMSE lunch directly follows the symposium 7C: ‘Teaching Basic Science to Students and Residents’ in Conference Room 2.1. This symposium is organized and presented by IAMSE-members.

For more information regarding IAMSE, please visit our booth during the Exhibit hours or visit us online at www.iamse.org

See you in Malaga!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

If I Had a Clean Slate ... New Medical School Curricula

Fall 2009 IAMSE Web Seminar Series:


We read the journals and listen to the seminars about exciting new paths for medical education in the 21st century, and then face the reality of time, money, space and intransigence. What would I do if I had a clean slate?

This seminar series will provide an overview of contemporary possibilities and then focus on some of the ways five new medical schools from around the world faced the opportunities and challenges of developing their curricula. They incorporated the latest approaches in simulation and virtual-patient teaching, integrative learning, early and continued patient contact, and even restructured the way faculty are appointed to departments! Each medical school has its own approaches and limitations, yet there are common goals from which we can all learn. This webcast series will highlight new educational approaches in medical education and practical experiences for their implementation. All Sessions are 1 hour in length and start at 1:00 pm Eastern

Sept. 17 Introduction: Educating the Physician of the 21st Century: Providing the Slate for Medical Schools to Write On

Oct. 1 Red Hot Chili Pepper - Clinical and Basic Science Integration at Paul L. Foster School of Medicine

Oct. 8 A Distributed Community Instructional Model of Medical Education

Oct. 15 Medicine in a Virtual World - Using Simulation Technology to Enhance the Curriculum

Oct. 22 The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Oct. 29 Team-based Learning: from 0 - 60+ in 18 months

For additional information and registration:
http://iamse.org/development/2009/was_2009_fall.htm