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2011 Association for Medical Education in Europe Conference

The 2011 Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Conference was held August 27-31 in Vienna, Austria. More than 2,700 participants from 84 countries attended, and approximately 2,000 abstracts were submitted. Session formats included workshops, short communications, posters, specialty courses, symposia, and plenaries.

More than 35 FAIMER faculty, staff, and Fellows participated in AMEE 2011, serving as session chairs, course and workshop faculty, presenters, and discussants.

President and CEO of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), and Chair of FAIMER’s Board of Directors, Emmanuel G. Cassimatis served as a presenter for a plenary session on International Accreditation of Medical Schools. Dr. Cassimatis also chaired a short communications session on International Collaborations in Medical Education and served as a panelist for the IX Ibero-American Session—Globalization and Accreditation in Medical Education: Its Impact in the Americas symposium. FAIMER Associate Vice President for Education and Co-Director of the FAIMER Institute William P. Burdick served as chair of a poster session on Work Based Assessment, and FAIMER President John Norcini chaired a short communications session on the same topic. FAIMER Senior Scholar W. Dale Dauphinee served as chair of a plenary session on Evidence Based Teaching, as well as chair and opening discussant for a short communications session on Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME). FAIMER Research Associate Marta van Zanten chaired a short communications session on International Medical Graduates.

Several FAIMER faculty members served as facilitators of courses, workshops, and sessions at AMEE 2011. M. Brownell Anderson and John Norcini co-conducted the Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA) Course. Stewart P. Mennin co-conducted the Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course. 2003 FAIMER Institute Fellow and Co-Director of the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute Eliana Amaral served as opening discussant for a short communications session on Student Engagement with the Curriculum. 2002 FAIMER Institute Fellow and Co-Director of the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute Henry Campos served as opening discussant for a short communications session on The Curriculum. 2004 FAIMER Institute Fellow and Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute faculty member Francois Cilliers served as chair of the Staff Developmentposter session, and FAIMER Institute faculty member Gerald P. Whelan served as chair of the Internationalposter session. For more information on the AMEE 2011 conference, including a complete program listing, see http://www.amee.org/index.asp?lm=132&cookies=True.

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