2001-2002 Scientific Review Panels:
IFME & STEF

IFME Panel members denoted with an asterisk below are also members of the STEF Panel.

George A. Condouris, Ph.D., Chair *
Chair Emeritus, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Francis L. Abel, M.D., Ph.D.
Research Professor, Department of Pediatrics
George Washington University
Children's National Medical Center

Donald Bartlett, Jr., M.D. *
Chair, Department of Physiology
Andrew C. Vail Professor of Physiology
Dartmouth Medical School

N. Lynn Eckhert, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Chair, Board of Trustees
ECFMG

Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Diane Heestand, Ed.D. *
Professor and Director
Office of Educational Development
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Richard M. MacDonald, M.D.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences—
F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine

Douglas W. Voth, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Pharmacy
Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy
University of Oklahoma

James A. Hallock, M.D. (ex officio) *
Chair, Board of Directors
FAIMER

President and Chief Executive Officer
ECFMG

IFME/STEF History

The International Fellowships in Medical Education (IFME) and the Short-Term Exchange Fellowships (STEF) were authorized by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) in 1996. The IFME program represents a merger of two former ECFMG programs: the Foreign Faculty Fellowship Program in the Basic Medical Sciences (FFFP) and the International Medical Scholars Program (IMSP).

The FFFP was administered from 1983 to 1996. It was developed in response to concerns about deficiencies in basic science curricula in many international medical schools, especially those in developing countries. The purpose of the FFFP program was to enrich the teaching of the basic biomedical sciences in medical schools abroad. It was designed to attract applications from faculty whose primary interest was in learning about teaching methods, course content development, and content assessment methodologies in the basic biomedical sciences taught in U.S. medical schools. The program enabled Fellows to teach and study for up to one year in medical schools in the United States under the tutelage of selected mentors in biomedical science departments.

The IMSP program (1988-1997), modeled after the FFFP program in terms of the types of individuals it sought to serve, responded specifically to the clinical training needs of international scholars and their home country needs. Educational programs ranged in length from a minimum of three months to a maximum of one year.

In 2001, the IFME and STEF programs were transitioned to FAIMER.