Spring 2013 WAS Series - Best Practices for Technology Applications in Health Professions Education

Best Practices for Technology Applications in Health Professions Education

Technology is an increasingly valuable tool in the medical educator toolbox. Educational technology tools now provide educators with means of tracking and exchanging curricular content, tracing learner activities and profiles, and new ways of connecting learners and educators. The 2013 spring series explores mature implementations of technology solutions and focuses on curriculum management, online learning, and assessment.

An effective curriculum management tool allows institutions to manage, map, and demonstrate the relationship between educational content, competencies, goals, objectives, and outcomes. It can assist faculty in program improvement and compliance with accreditation standards by identifying learning opportunities and curricular deficiencies. The first two sessions will examine two institutions' solutions for curriculum management.

The subsequent three sessions will provide an insight into the creative thinking behind the International Virtual Medical School project (IVIMEDS) and its evolution, and look at other tools for developing effective online learning modules and resources (MedEd Portal, HEAL, and Merlot), the theoretical framework supporting their use, and a review of their impact on students.

For more information and registration - http://iamse.org/development/2013/was_2013_spring.htm

Extension of Submission Deadline - IAMSE Poster Abstract

Extension of Submission Deadline - IAMSE Poster Abstract

Due to the overwhelming interest in the upcoming IAMSE meeting to be held in Scotland, the Program Committee has extended the deadline for poster submissions to January 31, 2013

 For additional details regarding the meeting as well as submission guidelines, please visit the conference website at www.iamseconference.org

We look forward to seeing you in Scotland.

Frazier Stevenson,
Chair 2013 IAMSE Program Committee

Call for Oral, Poster and eDemo Abstracts - Deadline Reminder

Call for Oral, Poster and eDemo Abstracts
17th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Deadline Reminder!

Dear Friends of IAMSE,

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for abstracts for Oral, Poster and eDemo presentations for the 17th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in St Andrews, Scotland (UK) from June 8-11, 2013. The IAMSE meeting offers opportunities for faculty development and networking, bringing together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum of health care education.

All abstracts for Oral, Poster and eDemo presentations must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site www.iamseconference.org. Submission deadline is January 18, 2013. Abstract acceptance notifications will be returned by March 1.

IAMSE offers a travel award to provide financial assistance to student or junior faculty IAMSE members to attend the annual meeting. Award winners would be selected by the Educational Scholarship Committee on the basis of several criteria. See the website www.iamseconference.org for more information.

Please contact Julie Hewett at julie@iamse.org for any question about this call or travel award. Looking forward to seeing you in St Andrews, Scotland next year!

Frazier Stevenson,
Chair, 2013 Program Committee