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Workshop on Performance Assessment Held at Shifa College of Medicine

FAIMER Fellows Mobeen Iqbal (PHIL 2006), Tara Jaffery (PHIL 2005), and Zahra Ladhani (PHIL 2007) from Shifa College of Medicine in Islamabad, Pakistan, organized a four-day workshop in May 2009 on performance assessment. The workshop was conducted by Christina Tan (PHIL 2005) from the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Dr. Tan spoke on… Continue reading Workshop on Performance Assessment Held at Shifa College of Medicine

National Conference on Health Professionals’ Education to be Held in Pune, India

Health professions educators, administrators, and policy makers are invited to attend the National Conference on Health Professionals’ Education (NCHPE) to be held December 12–13, 2009. The conference is being organized by the Department of Medical Education and Technology, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences in Pune, India. The theme of the conference is Good Teaching Practices:… Continue reading National Conference on Health Professionals’ Education to be Held in Pune, India

Bulletin of the World Health Organization Special Issue on Health Workforce Retention in Remote and Rural Areas: Call for Papers

The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting authors to submit papers to a special theme issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization on health workforce retention in rural and remote areas. While much is known about factors that influence health worker migration, less is known about workable solutions for retention, and this special… Continue reading Bulletin of the World Health Organization Special Issue on Health Workforce Retention in Remote and Rural Areas: Call for Papers

Suez Canal University Expands Health Professions Education in Iraq and Libya

The Medical Education Department (MED) of Suez Canal University (SCU) in Ismailia, Egypt, has recently forged relationships with two other universities that will advance health professions education in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Under the leadership of 2007 FAIMER Institute Fellow Wagdy Talaat, M.D., Ph.D., Professor and Head of SCU-MED, agreements were signed with… Continue reading Suez Canal University Expands Health Professions Education in Iraq and Libya

CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Faculty Conducts Workshop in Bhopal, India

Faculty from the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute (CMCL-FRI) conducted a two-day medical education workshop at Gandhi Medical College (GMC) in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, August 7–8, 2009. This is the fourth outreach activity undertaken by the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute faculty. CMCL-FRI Director Tejinder Singh (PHIL 2003), CMCL-FRI Secretary Dinesh Badyal (CMCL 2007), Jugesh Chhatwal (PHIL 2007),… Continue reading CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Faculty Conducts Workshop in Bhopal, India

Medical Education Research Workshop Held in Dhule

A state-level workshop on Medical Education Research: Concepts and Methodologies was held July 29–30, 2009, at SBH Government Medical College in Dhule, Maharashtra, India. The workshop was conducted with the support of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of India. The focus of the practicum was on identifying and discussing analytical and interpretational error in… Continue reading Medical Education Research Workshop Held in Dhule

47th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education

The 47th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education (COBEM) will be held October 17–20, 2009, in Curitiba, Paraná. Participation by FAIMER Fellows is expected to be significant. Serving as President of the Congress is 2008 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute Fellow Patricia Tempski, and the eight-member Scientific Committee includes four Fellows: George Dantas Azevedo (BRAZ 2007), Regina Maria… Continue reading 47th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education

John Norcini Conducts Student Certification and Assessment Workshops in Santiago, Chile

The Office of Educational Development at the Facultad de Medicina Clínica Alemana, Universidad del Desarrollo, in Santiago, Chile, invited FAIMER President and CEO, John Norcini, Ph.D., to conduct workshops on student certification and assessment, June 23-25, 2009. Many faculty members from the university, including FAIMER Institute Fellows, were in attendance. Dr. Norcini led workshops for… Continue reading John Norcini Conducts Student Certification and Assessment Workshops in Santiago, Chile

A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers, Third Edition

ECFMG President Emeritus and FAIMER Senior Scholar James A. Hallock, M.D., recently contributed the Foreword to A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers, now in its third edition. Since its initial publication in 2001, the book has strived to “provide a bridge between the theoretical aspects of medical education and the practical delivery of enthusiastic teaching.”… Continue reading A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers, Third Edition

National Consultative Meeting on Medical Education Standards Held in Nepal

Organized by 2009 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Fellow Angel Magar through the Nepal Medical Association, a meeting on medical education in Nepal was held June 28, 2009, in Kathmandu. Entitled “National Consultative Meeting on Undergraduate vs. Postgraduate’s Seats: Rationale, Challenges and Future Prospective in Nepal,” the meeting addressed the imbalance between the number of medical graduates… Continue reading National Consultative Meeting on Medical Education Standards Held in Nepal

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