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Fellows Organize Two-Day Course on Simulation in Santiago, Chile

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… Continue reading Fellows Organize Two-Day Course on Simulation in Santiago, Chile

FAIMER Fellows Conducting Workshops

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… Continue reading FAIMER Fellows Conducting Workshops

2010 GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute

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,… Continue reading 2010 GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute

2010 International Fellowship in Medical Education Recipients

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… Continue reading 2010 International Fellowship in Medical Education Recipients

Fellows and Faculty Working on Some “Really Good Stuff”

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… Continue reading Fellows and Faculty Working on Some “Really Good Stuff”

2010 FAIMER Institute Fellows Announced

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… Continue reading 2010 FAIMER Institute Fellows Announced

PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute 2010

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… Continue reading PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute 2010

FAIMER Fellows to Participate in Educational Leadership Program at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden

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… Continue reading FAIMER Fellows to Participate in Educational Leadership Program at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden

2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute

The first residential session of the 2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute took place January 12-18 in Ludhiana, India, under the direction of Tejinder Singh. The 2010 CMCL-FAIMER Fellows are: Sanam Anwar, M.B.B.S., M.D., D.N.B. (Social and Preventive Medicine), Oman Medical College, Muscat, Oman Preeti Bajaj, M.B.B.S., M.D., Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India Palash Das, M.B.B.S., M.D.,… Continue reading 2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute

FAIMER Fellows Collaborate to Conduct Faculty Development Workshops

During February and March, FAIMER Fellows conducted a number of health professions education workshops covering topics that ranged from microteaching to organizing a medical education unit. Fellows, some collaborating cross-institutionally, networked and supported one another to conduct workshops for medical education faculty in the clinical, basic, and community health sciences departments at several schools. The… Continue reading FAIMER Fellows Collaborate to Conduct Faculty Development Workshops