Thursday, February 23, 2012

16th Annual IAMSE Meeting - Registration is now OPEN!

We are pleased to announce that registration is now open!

Please visit the conference website for complete details: http://www.iamseconference.org

As a reminder! The deadline for poster abstract submission is quickly approaching. Please mark March 5th on your calendar as the submission deadline.

If you require assistance or additional information please feel free to contact support@iamse.org

We are looking forward to seeing you in Portland!

Julie K. Hewett, CMP
IAMSE Association Manager

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

16th Annual IAMSE Meetng - Call for Poster and eDemo Abstracts

medical science educators

Medical Science Educators

Call for Poster and eDemo Abstracts
16th Annual IAMSE Meeting
IAMSE
Dear Members of IAMSE,

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is pleased to announce the call for Poster and eDemo Abstracts for the 16th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in Portland Oregon, USA from June 23-26, 2012. All abstracts must be submitted in the format requested through the online abstract submission site www.iamseconference.org. Submission deadline is March 5, 2012. Abstract acceptance notifications 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 shortly!

Looking forward to seeing you in Portland, Oregon this summer!
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

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

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

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!!

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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