Wednesday, February 2, 2011

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

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Call for Poster & eDemo Abstracts - 2011 IAMSE Meeting

Call for Poster and eDemo Abstracts
15
th Annual IAMSE Conference

“Building Healthcare Professionals in a Medical Science Curriculum”

Dear Colleagues,

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Poster and eDemo Abstracts for the 15th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA from June 18-21, 2011.  All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site www.iamseconference.orgSubmission deadline is March 1, 2011.  Abstracts acceptance notification will be returned by April 1 with rolling acceptances provided for earlier submissions.

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.

Please contact Julie Hewett at julie@iamse.org if you require a letter of support for your visa application.

Coming soon:  Meeting registration to open January 3, 2011.

Looking forward to seeing you in St. Petersburg!

Friday, September 17, 2010

Call for Conference Sessions - 15th Annual IAMSE Conference

Call for Conference Sessions
15th Annual IAMSE Conference
“Building Healthcare Professionals in a Medical Science Curriculum”

Dear Collegues

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Conference Focus Sessions and Conference Workshops for the 15th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA from June 18-21, 2011.  All proposals must be submitted in the format requested in the attached proposal submission forms.  Please take care to use the proper form as both workshop and focus session forms are attached to this email. Submission deadline is October 30, 2010. Please submit to julie@iamse.org

Concurrent Focus Session: The purpose of a 90-minute Concurrent Focus Session is to “focus in” on a specific topic in small group discussion format. The goal is for groups of 10-50 individuals to discuss and exchange ideas on a particular topic of general interest and relevance to medical sciences education, with the aim of providing a focused, complete, interactive and competence-building learning experience. Methods can be variable but should be interactive.

Conference Workshops: The purpose of a 3-hour Conference Workshop is to delve into a topic of general interest and relevance to medical sciences education and/or to develop a skill in greater depth than would be permitted in a Focus Session.  These sessions of 10-50 participants will be held concurrently with focus sessions and other workshops.  Methods can be variable but should be interactive.

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 St. Petersburg!

Amy

Amy L. Wilson-Delfosse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Basic Science Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2011 IAMSE Program Chair

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

2011 IAMSE Meeting Location Confirmed!

We are pleased to announce that the 2011 IAMSE Meeting will be held in St. Petersburg, FL (USA) from June 18-21, 2011. This meeting will be hosted by University of South Florida.

The 15th Annual Meeting of IAMSE will offer sessions on curriculum development, assessment and simulation among many other educational topics.

The call for abstracts and registration will be open by January 1, 2011.

Follow the details of the meeting developments at http://iamseconference.org

Thursday, May 27, 2010

IAMSE 2010 Early Bird Deadline Approaching!

Deadline Reminder
Early Bird Deadline - June 1st
Reduced Hotel Reservations - June 5th




Just a quick reminder that the deadline is quickly approaching for the
Early Bird registration rate for the 2010 IAMSE Meeting.


Program Highlights

Plenary Sessions:

* Teaching in Ways that Help Students Learn in a Complex World -
Presented by Stewart Mennin

* Preparing Faculty for Millennial Generation Learners -
Presented by James McGee, University of Pittsburgh

* The Future of Assessment -
Presented by Lambert Schuwirth, Maastricht University


Faculty Development Courses:

* Using Human Patient Simulators to Enhance Basic Science Education
* Educational Scholarship 101: Taking your Teaching to Publication
* A Systematic Approach for Teaching Basic Science
* How to Become an Effective Course Director
* Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methods in Medical Education

Workshops:

* Podcasting: Selecting Software and Hardware for Recording and Delivery
* Team-Based Learning 101
* Writing Effective MCQs Using Patient Vignettes and Multimedia
* The Art Museum Experience
* Virtual Microscopy with Digital Slides: Now, How, WOW
* Team-Based Learning - Writing Effective TBL Applications
* Designing Educational Research with the IRB in Mind

Certification Programs:
ESME - Essential Skills in Medical Education
IAMSE Fellowship Program


Plus 18 Focus Sessions, a Gala Dinner on the Mississippi River and an evening on the town!

Conference details and registration can be found at http://iamseconference.org

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Dear Colleagues,

This is to let you know that the Early Bird deadline for meeting registration has been extended to June 1st.

Please note however that the deadline to reserve your hotel room at the highly reduced rate negotiated for this meeting will not be extended. If you have not made your reservations, I highly encourage you to do so today!

Both conference registration and hotel reservations can be made online at: http://www.iamseconference.org

I look forward to seeing you all again in New Orleans

Julie K. Hewett, CMP
IAMSE Association Manager

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626 Main St Tel: +1-304-733-1270
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Online: www.iamse.org

14th Annual Meeting -

New Orleans, LA July 9 - 13, 2010
www.iamseconference.org