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ECFMG and FAIMER Convene Stakeholders to Discuss Immigration Impacts

The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®) and FAIMER held their first Board meeting of the year April 3-5, which included a biannual Stakeholder Engagement Forum. The spring Forum convened representatives from the U.S. medical education, training, licensing, and immigration law communities to explore the impact of immigration issues on medical education and health… Continue reading ECFMG and FAIMER Convene Stakeholders to Discuss Immigration Impacts

2019 FAIMER Regional Institute of Indonesia for Educational Development and Leadership Fellows

The FAIMER Regional Institute of Indonesia for Educational Development and Leadership (FRIENDSHIP) welcomed 10 Fellows to its inaugural residential session on February 18, 2019. The FRIENDSHIP program is based at Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, under the direction of 2013 FAIMER Institute Fellow Mora Claramita and 2014 FAIMER Institute Fellow Yoyo Suhoyo. The 2019… Continue reading 2019 FAIMER Regional Institute of Indonesia for Educational Development and Leadership Fellows

2019 FAIMER Institute Fellows

On March 3, FAIMER welcomed an incoming class of 19 Fellows to the 2019 FAIMER Institute in Philadelphia. The 2019 FAIMER Institute Fellows are: Mona Alsheikh, M.B.B.S., M.H.P.E., Ph.D., Imam Abdulrahman Ben Faisal University, Saudi Arabia Mitra Amini, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran Latha Anandakrishna, M.D.S., Ph.D., Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S.… Continue reading 2019 FAIMER Institute Fellows

Registration Is Now Open for FAIMER’s 2019 Global Health Matters Forum—Maternal Child Health and the Relation to Family Planning

FAIMER’s annual Global Health Matters forum will take place on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (UTC – 4) in Philadelphia. The theme of this year’s forum is Maternal Child Health and the Relation to Family Planning. Registration is now open for virtual participation. Overview Planning family size is a complex issue connected to many other… Continue reading Registration Is Now Open for FAIMER’s 2019 Global Health Matters Forum—Maternal Child Health and the Relation to Family Planning

2019 Ain Shams University-Middle East North Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute

The Ain Shams University-Middle East North Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute (ASU-MENA-FRI) welcomed 41 Fellows to its inaugural residential session on January 14, 2019. The ASU-MENA-FRI program was developed by a group of Egyptian FAIMER Institute Fellows and is based at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, under the direction of 2011 FAIMER Institute Fellow Samar Ahmed.… Continue reading 2019 Ain Shams University-Middle East North Africa-FAIMER Regional Institute

2019 Application for the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning Program Is Now Open

FAIMER is now accepting 2019 applications for the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning program. The deadline for application is August 11, 2019, and course work will begin on September 23, 2019. Now in its seventh year, the program is conducted in partnership with Keele University and The Centre for Medical Education in Context (CenMEDIC) in the United Kingdom.… Continue reading 2019 Application for the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning Program Is Now Open

Application for the 2020 FAIMER Institute Is Now Open

FAIMER is now accepting applications for the 2020 FAIMER Institute. The FAIMER Institute is a competitive two-year fellowship program for international health professions educators who have demonstrated the potential to play a key role in improving health professions education at their institutions and in their countries. The program is unique among leadership programs and other degree programs in health… Continue reading Application for the 2020 FAIMER Institute Is Now Open

Registration Is Open for the 2019 Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health

Registration for the 2019 annual conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) is now open. Celebrating 40 years of The Network: TUFH, the 2019 conference will be co-hosted by Flinders University and held September 10-13, 2019, in Darwin, Australia. The theme of the conference is Social Accountability: From Evidence to Action. The deadline for early bird… Continue reading Registration Is Open for the 2019 Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health

Call for Abstracts for the 2019 Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health

The call for abstracts for the 2019 annual conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health (TUFH) is now open. Celebrating 40 years of The Network: TUFH, the 2019 conference will be co-hosted by Flinders University and held September 10-13, 2019, in Darwin, Australia. The theme of the conference is Social Accountability: From Evidence to… Continue reading Call for Abstracts for the 2019 Conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health

New GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute Leadership

Earlier this month, FAIMER and Seth G.S. Medical College (GSMC) announced new leadership of the GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute. Effective January 1, 2019, the new Co-Directors of the GSMC-FAIMER fellowship program are Praveen Iyer (GSMC 2007) and Henal Shah (GSMC 2006, PHIL 2008, IFME 2010), and the new Associate Director is Munira Hirkani (GSMC 2008). The… Continue reading New GSMC-FAIMER Regional Institute Leadership