IAMSE Call for Nominations Master Teacher & Master Scholar Awards

At the 2007 annual meeting, IAMSE issued its first Master Teacher Award and Medical Education Scholarship Award. We would now like your nominees for the 2015 awards, which will be presented at the annual meeting in San Diego, California.

The Master Teacher Award honors an IAMSE member who, over the course of many years, has consistently demonstrated extraordinary excellence in teaching, both at his/her institution and within IAMSE. Any teaching can be recognized, but nominations of members who have been active teachers at the annual IAMSE meetings or web seminars are particularly encouraged.

The Master Scholar Award recognizes an IAMSE member who has a distinguished record of educational scholarship, including educational research and/or dissemination of excellent and scholarly approaches to teaching and education. This could include development of multimedia medical educational programs, research in the areas of curriculum design and evaluation, student assessment, or innovative programs and methods.

These awards may be self-nominated, or nominated by an IAMSE colleague. Details regarding each award, required materials, and deadlines are found in the download listed below. All nomination/application packets must be received by Julie Hewett (julie@iamse.org) no later than February 28, 2015.

Click here for award details

Thank you,

Joseph Stein
Chair, Educational Scholarship Committee

IAMSE WAS Winter Week 5

PRIME Program at Wake Forest

Presenters: Allyn Howlett

February 5, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

Challenges in medical education are two-fold: 1) schools of medicine are undergoing a trend toward diminishing content in basic sciences, and 2) schools in the allied health professions are attracting a broad range of student backgrounds and professional goals. These challenges are compounded by the emphasis on translational research appropriate for immediate clinical applications or the possibilities of commercialization, in the face of reduction in basic science research support.  We have addressed these challenges in our advanced graduate student and postdoctoral training by providing teaching opportunities that require our trainees to direct their content specifically to the professional needs of the allied health care audience, while employing instructional methods that promote active learning and clinical applicability. By this method, we expect to contribute a pool of academic educator-researchers that can fulfil the needs of future biomedical education. 

Have you registered yet for the second session in the WAS Winter 2015 series? There is still space left, so please join us!

To register, click here.

Additional Winter Series Sessions:

“Moving from Message to Action: The Role of the Learner in Feedback” – Karen Cornell
   January 8, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

“Developing Skills at Making Observations” – Eric Holmboe
   January 15, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

“Getting Started as a Medical Teacher in Times of Change” – Richard Feinberg
   January 22, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

“Graduate Courses on Teaching Skills” – Robert Carroll, Michael Parmely
   January 29, 2015 12:00 – 1:00 pm ET.

IAMSE Call for Educational Scholarship Applications - Deadline Extension

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) wishes to encourage and support scholarship in medical science education, and therefore announces the 2015 educational scholarship grant program. IAMSE will award one research grant each year in the amount of $3000 for a 2-year grant period.

IAMSE members are eligible to submit a grant proposal. Preference will be given to new projects, and must be relevant to the mission of IAMSE. The results of funded projects must be presented at a future IAMSE meeting. The initial funding award will be announced via email, and at the 2015 IAMSE meeting.

Applications are to be submitted via email by January 30, 2015. 

All information regarding the IAMSE Educational Scholarship Grant, including the application process, eligibility, proposal format, and evaluation criteria can be found on the IAMSE website (www.iamse.org).