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
FAIMER President and CEO John Norcini, Ph.D., is the 2009 recipient of the prestigious National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) John P. Hubbard Award. Established in 1983, in honor of the late John P. Hubbard, M.D., long-time esteemed CEO of the NBME, the award is presented to individuals who have made distinguished contributions to the… Continue reading FAIMER President and CEO John Norcini Receives Hubbard Award
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
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… Continue reading African Journal of Health Professions Education
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
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… Continue reading Faculty Development Efforts Continue in Maharashtra, India, with Consultation of Deans
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… Continue reading International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) 2009 Held in Islamabad, Pakistan
The directory of International Opportunities in Medical Education (IOME), a joint project of FAIMER and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), is now available in a searchable format. Launched in 2007, IOME contains information about international opportunities for medical students, residents, and faculty. This resource was created based on the responses to a survey… Continue reading International Opportunities in Medical Education (IOME) Database Now Searchable
The annual conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) took place in Bogotá, Colombia, from September 27 to October 2, 2008. FAIMER staff and Fellows played an active role at the conference. FAIMER staff included John R. Boulet, Associate Vice President for Research and Data Resources, and William Burdick, Associate Vice President for… Continue reading Workshops on Educational Objectives and Research in Bogotá, Colombia
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
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