Fall IAMSE Web Series - Times are Changing: Evolution and Revolution in Medical Education

We begin our 11th year of IAMSE faculty development webcast seminars with a discussion of the contemporary changes in health professions education. Things are different from "when we were in school". No kidding!

Professors teach differently. Our curricula are likely to be more integrated and in an applied context. Our role as a content expert may diminish as we become facilitators of learning and application of science in medicine. This poses challenges as teachers and education administrators. Drs. Carroll and Standley will explore these changing roles.

Students learn differently. While we learned in a linear, building-block fashion the millennial learner may follow a non-linear, asynchronous route to understanding. Drs. Roberts and Pelley will help us understand their learning needs and processes, and how our teaching can transform them.

Learning may be assessed differently. "Classical" exams are great for assessing factual knowledge but novel methods can require higher-order thinking and application. Drs. Brenner; Ginzburg and Metzger will explore new approaches that may be more appropriate for the patient-care world for which are students are being prepared.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Students still are motivated to learn their profession, faculty members are still motivated to facilitate learning efficiently, and schools are still motivated to use resources appropriately. Just differently.

Series to begin September 6th! Watch the IAMSE website for further details.

Nehad El Sawi, Chair WAS Committee

IAMSE Board of Director Election Results

Dear IAMSE Members: 

It is my pleasure to announce to you that we have four newly elected members of our Board of Directors. Thanks to all who participated in our recent election process.

William Jeffries – University of Vermont, College of Medicine, USA
Jan Kuks – University Medical Centre Groningen, State University of Groningen, Netherlands
Norma Saks – University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA
Greg Smith – St. Louis University, School of Medicine, USA

In addition, India Lane, from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine was recently named to the Board to fill a vacancy.

Please join me in congratulating our new Board members as they join our continuing efforts to make IAMSE the preeminent international venue for faculty development in health sciences education.

I look forward to seeing you at our upcoming meeting in Portland, Oregon this June (http://www.iamseconference.org). It’s not too late to register and participate in what I promise you will be a fantastic meeting!

Regards,
Amy

Amy L. Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
President, International Association of Medical Science Educators
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine