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.” …(read more)
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 …(read more)
Health professions educators from approximately 40 medical schools in Brazil gathered May 24–26, 2009, in São Paulo to share research experiences and explore the cutting edge of health professions education at “Frontiers of Medical Education,” an international conference organized by the Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID). FAIMER, in particular the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute (Brazil-FRI), …(read more)
A continuing medical education program entitled Economics of Health Care in Indian Scenario was held in Navi Mumbai, India, on January 28, 2009, in celebration of the “Platinum Jubilee Year” of the Medical Council of India. The event was organized by the Medical Education Department of MGM University of Health Sciences, and Dr. Madhuri Kate …(read more)
Faculty from the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute (CMCL-FRI) conducted a medical education workshop at the Gajra Raja Medical College in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, April 10–11, 2009. Dinesh Badyal (CMCL 2007), Gagandeep Kwatra (CMCL 2006), Sheena Singh (CMCL 2006), and CMCL-FRI Director Tejinder Singh (PHIL 2003) led faculty development sessions employing interactive FAIMER teaching methodologies. The …(read more)
The 5th Asian Medical Education Association (AMEA) Conference will take place October 4-7, 2009, at the Universitas Padjadjaran in Bandung, Indonesia. The theme of the conference is “Education for Future Physician: Mosaic in Asia,” and invited speakers include FAIMER President and CEO John Norcini, Ph.D., and FAIMER Institute faculty member Ara Tekian, Ph.D. For more …(read more)
A new online peer-reviewed publication dedicated specifically to health professions education on the continent of Africa is currently in development. Under the editorial leadership of 2001 FAIMER Institute Fellow Vanessa Burch, M.B.Ch.B., M.Med., Ph.D., Co-Director of the Southern Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute, the African Journal of Health Professions Education will publish research articles, letters, editorials, practical …(read more)
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 …(read more)
As part their ongoing collaborative efforts to improve medical education in India through capacity building, FAIMER and the Department of Medical Education and Technology (MET) of the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS) organized the All Maharashtra Deans Consultation, a meeting of deans of the 41 medical schools associated with MUHS. The meeting, which took …(read more)
The International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) was held January 26 and 27, 2009, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Organized by Riphah International University in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC), ICME was the first meeting of its kind in Pakistan. Highlighting his government’s commitment to …(read more)
® Registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.
Copyright © 2026 by Intealth. All rights reserved.
