Academic Medicine has announced publication of its first eBook, developed using articles that were featured in the February 2010 issue as chapters. This issue, marking the 100th anniversary of the Flexner Report, contains 27 articles about Abraham Flexner and his legacy, including two articles co-authored by FAIMER staff and Fellows: Relevance of the Flexner Report …(read more)
The National Board of Examinations in India recently constituted a Specialty Advisory Board in Medical Education and Technology. The goals of this Specialty Board are to: develop specialized instructional courses and training programs for faculty development develop assessment tools for formative and summative assessment guide research in teaching, training, and assessment methodology develop specialized workshops …(read more)
More than 100 health professions educators from across Chile gathered in Santiago to attend a two-day course on simulation, held July 22-23, 2010, at the Universidad del Desarrollo. The course was the culmination of nearly a year’s worth of planning, development, and coordination among FAIMER Fellows, FAIMER faculty, the university, and members of the FAIMER …(read more)
In April, the regional center for faculty development at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana (CMCL) conducted a three-day workshop on basic medical education that featured FAIMER’s core interactive methodology. Forty participants from 10 medical colleges attended the workshop, as did an official observer from India’s nationwide faculty development program. A number of the participants were medical …(read more)
The first residential session of the 2010 GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute (GSMC-FRI) took place June 7-13, 2010, in Mumbai, India, under the direction of Avinash Supe. The 2010 GSMC-FRI Fellows are: Nirmal Baral, M.B.B.S., M.D., B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal Gaurang Baxi, M.P.Th., C.M.P., P.G.C.V.R., Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pimpri, …(read more)
FAIMER is pleased to announce the 2010 recipients of the International Fellowship in Medical Education (IFME): Payal Bansal, M.B.B.S., M.S. (Surgery), P.G. Dip. (Health Education), Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) Regional Centre, Pune, India Henal Shah, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.P.M., Topiwala National Medical College (TNMC), Mumbai, India Ivan Solarte, M.D., Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia …(read more)
The May 2010 issue of Medical Education contains the latest collection of “Really Good Stuff,” a peer-reviewed compilation of short, structured reports, published semiannually, on new ideas in medical education, including curriculum design, teaching practice, and assessment. Included in the current issue are eight reports on the innovation projects of 2008 FAIMER Institute Fellows. Following …(read more)
The 2010 FAIMER Institute will begin in Philadelphia, starting October 3. The following individuals have been selected to participate: Bipin Batra, M.B.B.S., National Board of Examinations, New Delhi, India Solomon Worku Beza, M.D., M.P.H., Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Sucheta Dandekar, M.Sc., Ph.D., Seth G.S. Medical College, Mumbai, India Dina El-Metwally, M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc., Ph.D., Suez Canal …(read more)
The first residential session of the 2010 PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute took place April 24-30, 2010, in Coimbatore, India, under the direction of Thomas Chacko. The 2010 PSG-FAIMER Fellows are: Brogen Akoijam, M.D., Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India Smitha Bhat, M.B.B.S., M.D., Father Muller Medical College, India Niranjan Gummaraj, M.B.B.S., M.D., Rajiv Gandhi University …(read more)
Five FAIMER Fellows have been selected to participate in “Leading for Change in Health Professions Education,” an international program to be held May 17-20, 2010, at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Yuvaraj Bhosale (GSMC 2008) from Seth G.S. Medical College in India, Animesh Jain (PSG 2008) from Kasturba Medical College in India, Michan Malca …(read more)
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