IAMSE 2012 Program Committee is Seeking Volunteers to Serve as Reviewers

Dear Colleagues:

The 2012 Program Planning Committee is soliciting volunteers to review abstracts for our upcoming meeting in Portland Oregon in July 2012.  Each reviewer will be assigned approximately 10 abstracts to be reviewed and all reviews will be done anonymously online.

Assigned reviews will need to be completed between March 15th - March 30th of 2012, so please keep in mind your availability during those times.  We appreciate your consideration as we move forward with this important component.

If you are interested in participating, please email Julie Hewett (julie@iamse.org) and acknowledge your availability during the above dates.  Thank you for consideration.

Greg Smith
2012 Program Planning Committee

Call for Session Proposals

16th Annual IAMSE Conference

Dear Members of IAMSE,

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) in its “Call for Topics” has recently requested your thoughts and ideas to guide the design of its annual meeting program. The membership feedback received was of great value to the program committee in the choice of plenary sessions and course offerings.

IAMSE is now pleased to announce the call for Conference Focus Sessions, Workshops and Panel discussions for the 16th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon, USA from June 23-26, 2011. Please contact julie@iamse.org to request the formal proposal submission form. Proposals must be received by the Submission deadline of November 11, 2011.

This conference will explore issues in the teaching and learning of sciences fundamental to practice in all health professions. The IAMSE annual meeting provides medical science educators a place to meet colleagues from around the world and to receive an intense faculty development experience.



Looking forward to seeing you in Portland!



Nehad

Nehad El-Sawi, Ph.D.

2012 IAMSE Program Chair

What is an IAMSE Meeting?

What is an IAMSE Meeting?
The annual meeting for the International Association for Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is different than other meetings you attend as it focuses on YOU the educator!  This is not just another education meeting; it is a meeting where you as an educator can network with colleagues from around the world who share your passions, concerns and ideas.
While attending the IAMSE meeting you might experience:

• A Focus Session - a 60 or 90-minute session that is intended to “focus in” on a specific topic in small group discussion format. Groups of 10-50 individuals consider a particular topic with the aim of reaching consensus or general recommendation. Formats can be variable. For instance, the Session Leader may arrange for the pros and cons of a particular issue to be presented by a mini-panel discussion. Alternately, the group may be subdivided and certain tasks assigned to be developed for summary during the last 20-minutes of the session. Discussion and consensus/resolution is the goal, so not more than one-third of the time is to be used for formal presentation.

• A Workshop - workshops are sessions less than three (3) hours in length with mainly “hands-on” opportunities for participants.
  
  
• An Oral Presentation - Authors of submitted poster abstracts can be invited to present their research in an oral presentation, or presenters can be invited directly by the Program Committee. Oral presentations are 15 or 20 minutes in duration including 5 minutes for discussion with the audience.

As well as:

• Poster Sessions
• Plenary Talks
• Panel Discussions
• Roundtable Discussions
• Opportunities to network with colleagues
• A gala dinner (included with registration!)

 The 2012 Program Committee has been working for over a year to develop the program that will be presented in Portland, Oregon next June.  Take a moment to bookmark the conference website to receive the latest session updates http://www.iamseconference.org
Mark your calendar now for June 23-26, 2012!

As a reminder!  The Call For Abstracts will open in November, watch your email for details.

Nehad El Sawi
2012 IAMSE Program Chair

IAMSE Goes to Portland OR in 2012!

Mark your calendar now for the 16th Annual IAMSE Meeting!

June 23-26, 2012

Portland, OR U.S.A.

Follow http://www.iamseconference.org for details!!

Call for TOPICS and Session IDEAS - 16th Annual IAMSE Meeting

Dear Colleagues,

As we have just completed one of the most successful IAMSE meetings on record, we must now focus our thoughts toward the 2012 meeting of our Association in Portland, Oregon!

The 2012 Program Committee is already working diligently to prepare this meeting and we would appreciate your input. Through this Call for Topics and Session Ideas, we invite you to have a hand in developing the content of the meeting. Specifically, we are soliciting topics and themes you think are important to medical science educators. At our annual meeting a variety of sessions is offered, including day long Faculty Development Courses, Plenary Sessions, Focus Sessions and Workshops. We also invite you to suggest new session formats which may be of interest to our meeting.

You can submit your ideas and suggestion (or a complete abstract, if available) directly to the Program Committee by sending an email to Julie@iamse.org. The Program Committee will discuss all submissions and select those that are consistent with the mission of IAMSE. A full session proposal will be requested when appropriate. The deadline for submission of your ideas is July 29, 2011.

By suggesting new meeting topics you can help the members of the Program Committee to make sure that the meeting is directed toward YOUR needs. I’m looking forward to your input!

Nehad El Sawi,
Chair 2012 Program Committee

Last Chance to Make your Hotel Reservations - 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting

Dear Colleagues ...

As we are just a couple weeks away from the 15th Annual Meeting of IAMSE in St. Petersburg I wanted to remind you that the room block for the hotel is about to expire.

I strongly encourage you to make your reservations now as the hotel will no longer honor the highly reduced rate negotiated for this meeting after May 24th. I would also like to remind you to not use Internet sites such as Hotels.com, Expedia.com etc. to make your reservations. IAMSE will not benefit from rooms booked under this method and we will be unable to assist you if a problem should develop regarding your reservation.

Please contact julie@iamse.org is you need any assistance in booking your room or submitting your conference registration.

I am looking forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!
Amy Wilson-Delfosse
Chair, 2011 Program Committee

Please Consider Supporting the IAMSE Silent Auction

With your help, the IAMSE Silent Auction can make a big impact for future conference attendees!

How can you help?

Each year during the IAMSE Meeting we conduct the Annual IAMSE Silent Auction. The funds raised during this auction are used to help offset the cost of future meeting attendance for our scholarship winners. Please consider helping us make the event even more successful then years past!

Here are a few examples of what you could contribute (you're an imaginative group - we're only limited by our creativity):

Functional equipment
Computer hardware
Software - educational programs or applications
signed artwork / photographic images
books
Textbooks
film
video or graphic supplies
lab supplies
lab or service bureau gift certificates
medical or photographic antiques
collectibles
handcrafted items
promotional items from suppliers
mugs, t-shirts, caps, etc. from your institution/state/country
food, wine, or specialties of your state/region/country

We also can use help from anyone who would like to be involved - I can tell you up front, while it does involve some work, it is great fun to be a part of this!
If you would like more information, please contact julie@iamse.org

I am looking forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse
Chair, 2011 Program Committee

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Saturday Session Highlights

Dear Colleagues,

While the official opening for the 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting begins at 6:30 pm on Saturday, June 18th, there will be plenty of opportunities for professional development during the day!

On Saturday morning there will be 3 day-long faculty development sessions offered:

• Educational Scholarship 101: Taking Your Teaching to Publication
• Comprehensive Curriculum Evaluation Design
• Simulation: Demonstrating the Clinical Relevance of the Basic Sciences

All three of which are eligible to be used towards the IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship program. Details of this program can be found here - http://iamse.org/fellowship.htm

The Saturday afternoon workshop is opened to all meeting participants:

Developing Examinations for Integrated Courses Using the NBME Customized Assessment Services
Agata P. Butler, NBME

Developing an item pool and examinations for integrated courses can be a challenging task. In order to serve the needs for basic science assessment, the NBME has developed Customized Assessment Services that provides a flexible blueprinting system for faculty members to build integrated examinations from secure NBME item banks. The workshop will be run in an interactive, seminar-style format that provides participants with an opportunity to work in small groups to design blueprints and examinations for various curricular approaches.

For additional details regarding the upcoming meeting or for registration - please visit http://www.iamseconference.org

Don't forget to make your hotel reservations at the official IAMSE Hotel and take advantage of the highly discounted rate!

I am looking forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse
IAMSE 2011 Program Chair

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Essential Skills in Medical Education Course

Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course

IAMSE Meeting: June 17-21, 2011

The concept of a course covering the essential skills in medical education built around an educational conference including pre- and post-conference workshops has proved popular. Successful courses have now been run since 2005 in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. In collaboration with IAMSE, AMEE is pleased to offer the ESME course at the IAMSE 2011 Meeting in St Petersburg.

With the increasing professionalisation of medical education, the need for teachers in the healthcare professions to have training in teaching is widely recognized. Whilst many institutions worldwide offer Diploma and Masters courses in medical education, there is a lack of accredited basic level courses. The ESME Programme has been designed to meet the need for an entry level teaching qualification. ESME will be of particular interest to teachers who are engaging with medical education for the first time, or who have been given some new responsibilities or assignment relating to teaching. Others are finding the ESME Programme useful as a refresher course or update. The course at the IAMSE Meeting is designed to be specifically relevant to medical science educators.

The ESME Programme is accredited by AMEE and approved by an international Advisory Board. It has been designed around a set of competencies that all practising teachers should possess. These include: Effective Teaching, Skilled Educational Planning and Informed Assessment and Evaluation.

For additional information regarding this course or the other sessions offered during the 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting, please go to: http://www.iamseconference.org

I look forwward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse. Chair
2011 Program Committee

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Late Breaking Abstracts

Dear Colleagues,

Do you have a project that was not ready for our March 1st Poster and eDemo abstract submission deadline but now is ready for presentation? Then take advantage of this call for late breaking abstracts! But don't delay, this final abstract submission window is very narrow. Late breaking abstracts must be received by April 15th.

To submit: http://iamse.org/conf/conf15/abstract_submission.htm

I look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse
2011 Program Chair

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting Reminders!

Dear Colleagues,

As you are preparing to register for the 15th Annual IAMSE meeting we would like to remind you that April 15th is the Early Bird Registration Deadline. You will save $100 on your registration costs by submitting now!

All IAMSE attendees and exhibitors are also encouraged to make hotel reservations by utilizing the official IAMSE hotel. We recognize that attendees have many options with area hotels and that you may be looking only at the per night cost in making your decision. However, we encourage you to take a few minutes to understand the importance of selecting an official IAMSE hotel and the other factors beyond the per night rate.

IAMSE has a long history of consistently fulfilling the minimum number of room nights to be sold according to our contracts with the hotels. However, with the current economic climate and outside competition it gets more difficult each year to assure these rooms will be used by the attendees and exhibitors.

What does this mean to you?

* When we are able to maintain a consistent history of hotel rooms sold, it helps us negotiate the lowest hotel rates possible for future IAMSE meetings.

* IAMSE earns credit for each room night utilized by an attendee or exhibitor when the reservation is at an official conference hotel. This credit helps to offset the rental costs of the hotel.

* Our hotels contracts protect you. Booking within the IAMSE hotel block gives us the opportunity, if the need does arise, to assist you with any hotel problem you may experience while at the meeting. When you choose other hotels we have no contacts or leverage to help rectify a problem or inconvenience that you may have encountered.


Please do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything we can do to help assist you with the registration process!

Additional information regarding the conference details, registration and hotel information can be found at http://www.iamseconference.org

I look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg, June 18-21st

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Chair
2011 IAMSE Program Committee

IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship

We encourage those who have completed the Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) course to take note of a program offered by the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) – the IAMSE Medical Educator Fellowship Program.

Full information on the Fellowship is available on the IAMSE website at http://iamse.org/fellowship.htm. Enrollment is through the 2011 annual meeting’s registration form. There will be two required workshops at the St. Petersburg meeting, one 2-hour module on 6.18.11 from 4:00-6:00pm and a 1-hour module on 6.21.11 from 7:00-8:00am.

Please keep the dates and times in mind when booking your travel.

For additional information regarding the 2011 IAMSE Meeting and for registration, please go to http://www.iamseconference.org

I look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Chair
2011 IAMSE Program Committee

Final Reminder! Call for Poster Abstracts - 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TUESDAY MARCH 1, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

Just one last reminder that poster abstracts are now being accepted for the 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting to be held in St. Petersburg, FL from June 18-21, 2011

The four major themes for this meeting will be:

1. Education for a Digital World

2. Competency

3. Professionalism, Leadership, Teamwork, Humanism, Student Engagement

4. Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences

For additional information regarding the meeting, registration or abstract submission, please visit the website at http://www.iamseconference.org

I hope to see you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
2011 IAMSE Program Chair

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Post Abstract Submissions

Dear Colleagues,

As you are considering submitting an abstract for poster presentation for the 15th Annual IAMSE meeting, keep in mind the following:

1) All accepted abstracts will be published in Medical Science Educator, the official journal of IAMSE.

2) All accepted abstracts will be considered for either the e-demo or poster award. The authors of the winning abstracts will be given the opportunity to publish their work in Medical Science Educator. Award winners will also receive a special plaque and a 1 year membership in IAMSE.

3) If you require a "quick" review of your abstract in order to obtain funding or visa, we have a special review process to help accommodate your special situation.



If you are looking for topic areas, please take into consideration the four themes for the meeting this year:

• Education for a Digital World
• Competency
• Professionalism, Leadership, Teamwork, Humanism, Student Engagement
• Integration of Basic and Clinical Sciences

Deadline for submission is March 1, 2011

Complete details regarding program, registration or abstract submission can be found at http://www.iamseconference.org

I look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg, June 18-21, 2011!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
2011 IAMSE Program Chair

15th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Science Education in a Medical Curriculum: Teaching Science to Training Scientists?

Plenary Session Highlight!

Science Education in a Medical Curriculum: Teaching Science or Training Scientists?

Presented by: Friedo Dekker, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands

Medical students deserve proper education in which science plays a central role. Traditionally basic sciences like anatomy, physiology, and pathology are a firm basis of a medical curriculum, with a growing share of a molecular approach. However, to what extent does this teaching contribute to scientific thinking in medical students? Do we really train scientists? Should we train scientists among these students anyway? In this presentation we will explore different aims and means of scientific education. Some Dutch experiences will be shared, and results in terms of scientific output of medical students will be presented.

March 1st is the submission deadline for the Call for Poster Abstracts for the 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting. We encourage you to submit your abstract illustrating how your institution is addressing this topic. We offer a special discounted rate for student participation at the meeting.

For additional details regarding abstract submission, meeting registration or session topics, please visit the website at http://www.iamseconference.org

We look forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg Florida, June 18-21, 2011



Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
2011 IAMSE Program Chair

Education for a Digital World - 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting

This year as the 2011 Program Committee planned the sessions for the 15th Annual meeting they developed four thematic areas. The first of these is Education for a Digital World. This theme will be highlighted in the plenary session - "Use of Simulation to Access Competencies and Improve Healthcare"

This presentation will address six goals:

1. Competence evaluation and transfer of training from the simulation education laboratory to patient care settings;
2. Describe healthcare education translational science;
3. Identify features of rigorous simulation-based (S-B) healthcare education;
4. Interpret data from selected research studies on S-B transfer of training;
5. Present the big S-B education picture via meta-analysis;
6. Coda: effective S-B education interventions, lessons learned, research opportunities, productive academic teams.

The Program Committee encourages you to submit your poster abstract demonstrating how your institution is currently addressing this topic! The submission deadline is March 1, 2011

To submit your abstract, review the complete program or register, please visit the website at http://www.iamseconference.org



Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
2011 IAMSE Program Chair

Registration Now Open for the 15th Annual IAMSE Meeting!

The 15th Annual IAMSE Conference - “Building Healthcare Professionals in a Medical Science Curriculum”

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 15th Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) to be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA from June 18-21, 2011. This event is co-hosted by the University of South Florida and will take place at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel.

The IAMSE annual association meeting provides medical science educators a place to meet colleagues from around the world and to receive an intense faculty development experience. The program will include plenary lectures, multiple opportunities to participate in interactive focus sessions, hands on workshops and pre-conference faculty development courses as well as posters and electronic demonstrations. The ESME (Essential Skills in Medical Education) course and IAMSE Fellowship are also offered in conjunction with this meeting.

The number of participants will be limited to 400, so please visit the conference website and register in time!

Meeting Registration: The deadline for early registration is April 15, 2011.

Abstract Submission: Abstract submissions for posters and electronic demonstrations will remain open until March 1, 2011.


If you have difficulties with the abstract submission process, please contact us at brent@iamse.org .

Both the registration form and abstract submission form can be found online at www.iamseconference.org .


Looking forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Amy Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
2011 IAMSE Program Chair