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2009 Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute

The first residential session of the 2009 Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute (SAFRI) took place March 5–10, 2009, in Cape Town, South Africa, under the direction of Vanessa Burch and Gboyega Ogunbanjo. The 2009 SAFRI Fellows are: Mohamed Abdelrahman, M.B.B.S., M.D., University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan Ezera Agwu, B.Sc., Kampala International University, Bushenyi, Uganda Wilfred Arubaku,… Continue reading 2009 Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute

2009 FAIMER Institute Fellows Announced

The 2009 FAIMER Institute will begin in Philadelphia in October. The following individuals have been selected to participate: Dr. Anshu, M.D., M.B.B.S., Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Wardha, India Rukhsana Aslam, M.B.B.S., Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan Dinesh Badyal, M.B.B.S., M.D., Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India Janet Bloomfield, M.D., Universidad del Desarrollo,… Continue reading 2009 FAIMER Institute Fellows Announced

6th Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference Held in Singapore

FAIMER Fellows played a prominent role at the 6th Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), held February 21–22, 2009, at the National University of Singapore. The theme of the conference was “Energizing the Educational Mission of Medical Schools,” and nine FAIMER Fellows participated: Payal Bansal (PHIL 2007), Thomas Chacko (PHIL 2004), Hem Lata (CMCL 2007), Sheena… Continue reading 6th Asia-Pacific Medical Education Conference Held in Singapore

2009 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute

The first residential session of the 2009 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute took place February 2–12, 2009, in Porto das Dunas, Brazil, under the direction of Eliana Amaral and Henry Campos. The 2009 Brazil-FAIMER Fellows are: Iêda Aleluia, M.D., Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brazil Fernando Almeida, M.D., Ph.D., Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São… Continue reading 2009 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute

FAIMER Fellows Conduct Workshop on Effective Teaching Learning Methods at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Nepal

In support of an ongoing effort to revitalize health professions education at the B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Dharan, Nepal, Bishnu Hari Paudel (PHIL 2007), Soumya Bhattacharya (PHIL 2005), and Shyamal Bhattacharya (PHIL 2006) led a workshop at the Institute on “Effective Teaching Learning Methods and Related Aspects,” from December 7 to 12,… Continue reading FAIMER Fellows Conduct Workshop on Effective Teaching Learning Methods at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences in Nepal

FAIMER Institute Fellows Participate in the 6th Biennial Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association on Problem-Based Learning in Health Sciences

Four FAIMER Institute Fellows played prominent roles at the 6th Biennial Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association on Problem-Based Learning in Health Sciences (APA-PHS), which took place October 15-16, 2008, in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. Debra Sim (PHIL 2007), Professor at the University of Malaya, served on the conference organizing committee as Co-Chair, and Christina Tan (PHIL… Continue reading FAIMER Institute Fellows Participate in the 6th Biennial Conference of the Asia-Pacific Association on Problem-Based Learning in Health Sciences

Brazilian Medical Education Congress

Forty FAIMER Fellows and nine FAIMER faculty participated in the Brazilian Medical Education Congress, held October 18-21 in Salvador, Brazil. Eliana Amaral (PHIL 2003), Co-Director of the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute, reports that FAIMER Fellows presented 66 posters and 34 oral communications, representing nearly 9% and 15% of the totals respectively, despite the fact that the… Continue reading Brazilian Medical Education Congress

FAIMER Articles in Education for Health

Education for Health (EfH), the peer-reviewed, MEDLINE-indexed journal of The Network: Towards Unity for Health, recently publicized the top five most frequently visited articles published in the journal in 2007. Two of the articles were authored by FAIMER staff and FAIMER Institute Fellows. The top five articles, listed in descending order by number of “hits,”… Continue reading FAIMER Articles in Education for Health

2008 FAIMER Institute

Sixteen international health professions educators who represent academic institutions from 14 countries around the world arrived in Philadelphia on October 5, 2008, to begin their first session as Fellows of the 2008 FAIMER Institute. The FAIMER Institute fellowship program is designed for international health professions educators who have the potential to play key roles at… Continue reading 2008 FAIMER Institute

SAFRI Session Held in Conjunction with South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) Meeting, June 2008

More than 20 FAIMER Institute alumni from five African countries (South Africa, Zambia, Nigeria, Uganda, and Ethiopia) and four FAIMER faculty members (from the United States, United Kingdom, and Malaysia) joined the 2008 Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute (SAFRI) Fellows at the South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) meeting of about 300 health professions educators… Continue reading SAFRI Session Held in Conjunction with South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) Meeting, June 2008