FAIMER 2003 Annual Report: International Fellowships in Medical Education

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Educating the Educators

Exhibits

Exhibit A: 2002-2003 IFME Fellows
Scientific Review Panels: IFME & STEF

IFME Program Encourages Conference Attendance

The IFME program provides an allowance for each Fellow to attend one scientific meeting in the United States during the fellowship period.

During 2003, individual IFME Fellows attended:

Second Annual Conference of the Association of Standardized Patient Educators, Virginia Beach, Virginia, July 20-23, 2003
National Conference on Women's Health, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 29-October 2, 2003
The 23rd Annual Conference for Generalists in Medical Education, Washington, D.C., November 8-9, 2003

The most popular meeting among the Fellows was the 114th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), held in Washington, D.C. in November 2003. Eight Fellows attended lectures and workshops appropriate to their disciplines, and they had the opportunity to learn about a wide variety of issues affecting medical education in the United States. The Fellows were also invited to attend the ECFMG/FAIMER Update, presented on November 11 by James A. Hallock, M.D., Chair, FAIMER Board of Directors and ECFMG President; John J. Norcini, Ph.D., FAIMER President; Stephen S. Seeling, ECFMG Vice President for Operations; and Gerald P. Whelan, M.D., ECFMG Vice President for Assessment Services.

International Fellowships in Medical Education

The International Fellowships in Medical Education (IFME) allow faculty from schools of medicine abroad to access educational opportunities in the United States that are tailored toward specific, home country needs. Fellows study aspects of medical education that have the potential to improve and expand educational programs at their home country institutions and departments. The program strives to:

Assist international medical schools in improving and advancing the process of medical education.
Facilitate placement of medical education leaders from abroad at U.S. host institutions able to provide excellent instructional experiences in areas of recognized home country need.
Advance the international exchange of information in the medical sciences and in medical education.
Contribute to the promotion of international understanding and exchange among nations.

Up to twenty fellowships are awarded annually. Programs range in length from six months to one year. Eligible areas of study include: educational methodology, curriculum design, and evaluation systems. This study may be conducted in departments of medical education or traditional disciplines of clinical or basic sciences, and mentoring is provided by preceptors in these disciplines. Although the major emphasis of this program is to learn educational processes, Fellows may concurrently pursue some collaborative research interest with U.S. basic science or clinical faculty.

During the 2002-2003 IFME program year, FAIMER received sixty-one applications from applicants in twenty-seven countries. Of these, thirty-nine were deemed eligible for review by the IFME Scientific Review Panel. Awards were offered to and accepted by five applicants. Refer to Exhibit A for information on the 2002-2003 IFME Fellows and their educational programs.

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