The Editorial Board of JIAMSE (Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators) and the Publications Committee of IAMSE have announced the initiation of a new addition to the JIAMSE supplemental issues. The new project, “Innovative Ideas in Medical Education,” is actively seeking submissions for short (no more than 350 words) descriptions of innovative… Continue reading Call for Papers from the Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators
PSG Institute for Medical Sciences and Research in Coimbatore, India has become the latest addition to the family of FAIMER Regional Institutes. Coimbatore is located in Tamil Nadu in South Central India, significantly expanding the geographic presence of FAIMER Regional Institutes in South Asia. The PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute will follow the curriculum design model of… Continue reading Applications for PSG-FAIMER Regional Institute Available Through February 15
Sixteen 2007 fellows and fourteen returning 2006 fellows met from January 10-16, 2007 in Ludhiana, India for the second CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute. Tejinder Singh, Chair of Pediatrics and Vice Principal of Christian Medical College, and FAIMER Institute Fellow, Class of 2003, is the director of this Regional Institute, providing leadership for fifteen institute faculty members,… Continue reading CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute
The FAIMER Institute is a two-year part-time fellowship program designed for international health professions faculty from South Asia, Africa, and Latin America who have the potential to play a key role in improving medical education at their schools. The program, conducted in English, is uniquely designed to teach education methods and leadership skills, as well… Continue reading FAIMER Institute 2007 Application Deadline Extended Through January 19
Francisco Campos, Brazilian Minister of Health Manpower; Kamal Dwivedi, Counselor of Science and Technology, Embassy of India; and Rosemary Fernandes, CEO, Phoenix Rose LLC, presented their visions of health manpower development in India and Brazil at the ECFMG/FAIMER Update Session at this year’s AAMC Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. Francisco Campos, whose Ministry is funding… Continue reading AAMC Panel Discussion Spotlights Developments in India and Brazil
Deadline: December 31, 2006 Applications are being accepted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s annual Access to Learning Award. Administered by the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), this award recognizes excellence in providing access to information through computers, at no cost to the user. The recipient will receive an award… Continue reading Gates Foundation – Non-U.S. Libraries Invited to Apply for Access to Learning Award
The International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA) 7th International Conference on Medical Education was hosted by the Medical Council of New Zealand from November 11-14 in Wellington, New Zealand. The conference, titled Medical Regulation: Global Issues – Shared Solutions, featured a number of presentations, panel discussions, and workshops on topics such as cultural competence,… Continue reading 7th International Conference on Medical Regulation – November 11-14, 2006 Wellington, New Zealand
The Association of American Medical Colleges’ (AAMC) Annual Meeting was held October 27-November 1, 2006 in Seattle, Washington. The following is a list of sessions that FAIMER staff participated in as speakers and/or contributed to as authors. FAIMER staff are listed in bold. Abstract Presentation Clinical clerkship experiences of IMGs Danette W. McKinley, Ph.D., John… Continue reading AAMC 2006 Annual Meeting
In early 2007, a new resource will be available on the FAIMER website. A Postgraduate Medical Education Directory (PMED) will provide information on formal medical education beyond the basic medical school curriculum on a country by country basis. For each country, the directory will provide: A narrative overview of PME, listings of the medical and… Continue reading Postgraduate Medical Education Directory Coming Soon
We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute. The Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute is a two-year part-time fellowship program designed for health professions faculty from Latin America who have the potential to play a key role in improving medical education at their schools. The program, conducted in Portuguese,… Continue reading Application Deadline Extended to December 8 for the Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute
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