The 2008 Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) conference was held August 30 \u2013 September 3 in Prague, Czech Republic. Approximately 2,100 participants from more than 70 countries attended this international conference. The program consisted of a variety of session formats, including workshops, specialized courses, short communications, and posters. The beautiful city of Prague provided an engaging setting for this well-regarded conference on international medical education issues and research.<\/p>\n
FAIMER staff participated as faculty in courses and presented FAIMER research in various sessions. John Norcini spoke on assessment as part of the large-session panel \u201cIntroduction to medical education.\u201d Dr. Norcini also co-conducted two workshops; \u201cMini-CEX: implementation of a method for observation and feedback in postgraduate training\u201d and \u201cMedical education databases.\u201d William Burdick participated as faculty in the Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) course, and presented a short communication entitled \u201cQualitative analysis of tools acquired in an international education leadership program.\u201d John Boulet co-conducted the Fundamentals of Assessment in Medical Education (FAME) course, and co-presented the workshop \u201cSetting defensible standards on performance-based exercises.\u201d FAIMER-related research presentations included Danette McKinley\u2019s poster \u201cMedical school expansion in Europe\u201d and Marta van Zanten\u2019s short communication \u201cVariability of accreditation processes throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
Numerous FAIMER Fellows were also in attendance and many presented their projects and research to the international AMEE audience.<\/p>\n
Following is a list of activities in which FAIMER staff (bold black font<\/strong>), FAIMER Fellows (bold blue font<\/span><\/strong>), and Fellows from the former IFME program (bold purple font<\/span><\/strong>) participated.<\/p>\n Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Assessment Course: A course aimed at participants new to assessment who wish to gain a general understanding and basic skills in assessment<\/em> Fundamentals of Assessment in Medical Education (FAME)<\/em> Mini-CEX: implementation of a method for observation and feedback in postgraduate training<\/em> Medical education databases<\/em> Setting defensible standards on performance-based exercises<\/em> Introduction to medical education<\/em> A community of practice for educators: journey\u2019s start<\/em> The effect of curriculum change in Ankara University School of Medicine on fifth year students\u2019 empathy scores<\/em> Teaching EBM skills at undergraduate level in a Pakistani Medical School<\/em> Male and female students and graduate perceptions and experiences of the practice of Medicine: Preliminary findings from the United Arab Emirates and South Africa<\/em> The impact of summative assessment of theory on how medical students learn<\/em> The effect of including clinical structured assessement on a Brazilian residency selection exam<\/em> Adapting a US university e-learning system for an Indian medical school: team building through student ambassadors<\/em> Qualitative analysis of tools acquired in an international education leadership program<\/em> Addressing concerns of migrating physicians: a web-based network<\/em> Variability of accreditation processes throughout the world<\/em> Improving OSCE examiner skills and behaviour in a Malaysian medical school<\/em> Facilitating student learning on ward rounds<\/em> Predicting student performance in the first year of a medical curriculum using neural network analysis<\/em> Student perspectives of assessment by TEMM model in physiology<\/em> Objective structured portfolio assessment for Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Course at Ankara University School of Medicine<\/em> Medical school expansion in Europe<\/em> The Medical Instructional Questionnaire used in the quality of South African medical education<\/em> A project on computer-based case simulation for clinical years of medical education<\/em> Perception of physicians and medical students on common ethical dilemmas in a Pakistani Medical Institute<\/em> Introducing personal and professional development to undergraduate education: an experience from Ankara University School of Medicine<\/em> Preparatory course of PBL in a medical school<\/em> Academic staff\u2019s action learning for curriculum improvement<\/em> Evaluation of the competencies incorporation in our outcomes oriented curriculum<\/em> Performance-based assessment of third year medical students in Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine (DEUSM)<\/em>Courses<\/h4>\n
\nM. Brownell Anderson, Kathy Boursicot, William Burdick<\/strong>, Richard Fuller, Andrew Hassell, Brian Hodges, Stewart Mennin, Charlotte Ringsted, Trudie Roberts, Albert Scherpbier, Sydney Smee<\/p>\n
\nJohn (Jack) Boulet, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Ann King, M.A., Dale Dauphinee, M.D., F.R.C.P.C.<\/strong>, Andr\u00e9 F. DeChamplain, Ph.D., Tony LaDuca, Ph.D., Ingrid Philibert, Ph.D., Lesley Southgate D.B.E., D.Sc., F.R.C.S., F.R.C.G.P., David B. Swanson, Ph.D.<\/p>\nPre-Conference Workshop<\/h4>\n
\nJohn Norcini<\/strong> and C.R.M.G. Fluit<\/p>\nWorkshop<\/h4>\n
\nM. Brownell Anderson, John J. Norcini<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nThomas Rebbecchi, John Boulet<\/strong><\/p>\nLarge Group Session<\/h4>\n
\nLarry Gruppen, Yvonne Steinert, John Norcini<\/strong>, John Bligh<\/p>\nShort Communication<\/h4>\n
\nJ. Bezuidenhout<\/span><\/strong>, Gert Young<\/p>\n
\nIpek Gonullu, Fulya Dokmeci<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMobeen Iqbal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMichelle McLean, Susan B. Higgins-Opitz, Jacqueline van Wyk<\/span><\/strong>, Kogie Moodley, Soornarain S. Naidoo<\/p>\n
\nF. Cilliers<\/span><\/strong>, L. Schuwirth, H. Adendorff, E. Bitzer, N. Herman, C. van der Vleuten<\/p>\n
\nE. M. Amaral<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, A. M. B. Zeferino, S. M. R. R. Passeri, M. A. Ribeiro-Alves, J. B. C. Carvalheira<\/p>\n
\nAnand Zachariah<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, P. Manuel Raj, Susan Albright, William Grandin, Alok Anand, Harris Berman, Mary Y. Lee<\/p>\n
\nWilliam Burdick<\/strong>, Debby Diserens<\/strong>, Summers Kalishman, Stewart Mennin, Maryann Eklund, Page Morahan<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nGerald Whelan, Danette McKinley<\/strong>, Marta van Zanten<\/strong>, Amy Opalek<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMarta van Zanten<\/strong>, John R. Boulet<\/strong>, Frank Simon<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nC. P. L. Tan<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, P. Rokiah, F. A. A. Yang, V. Anusya<\/p>\n
\nVanessa C. Burch<\/span><\/strong>, Linda de Villiers<\/p>\n
\nBen van Heerden<\/span><\/strong><\/span>, Chris Aldrich, Alten du Plessis, Gorden Jemwa, Rita de Jager, Alwyn Louw<\/p>\nPosters<\/h4>\n
\nReem Rachel Abraham<\/span><\/strong>, Subramanya Upadhya, Sharmila Torke, K. Ramnarayan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFulya Dokmeci<\/span><\/strong>, Meral Demiroren, Mehmet Ozen, Ipek Gonullu, Aysen M. A. Kosan, M. Fevzi Atacanli, Harun Balcioglu<\/p>\n
\nDanette McKinley<\/strong>, Carole Bede<\/strong>, Amy Opalek<\/strong>, Onyebuchi A. Arah, John Boulet<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nM. I. W. van Huyssteen, J. J. Blitz (presented by David Cameron<\/span><\/strong>)<\/p>\n
\nYucel Gursel, Berna Musal<\/span><\/strong>, Cahit Taskiran, Oya Itil, Oguz Kilinc, Murat Yazicioglu, Hakan Abacioglu<\/p>\n
\nBushra Khizar, Mobeen Iqbal<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nFulya Dokmeci<\/span><\/strong>, Meral Demiroren, Mehmet Ozen, Ipek Gonullu, Aysen M. A. Kosan, M. Fevzi Atacanli, Harun Balcioglu<\/p>\n
\nJing-Jane Tsai, Tsuen-Chiuan Tsai, Chyi-Her Lin<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nJ. J. Blitz, D. A. Cameron<\/span><\/strong>, J. F. M. Hugo, M. van Rooyen<\/span><\/strong>, L. Wolvaardt<\/p>\n
\nValentin Muntean<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
\nBerna Musal<\/span><\/strong>, Cahit Taskiran<\/span><\/strong>, Sema Ozan, Yucel Gursel<\/span><\/strong>, Sevgi Timbil, Serpil Velipasaoglu<\/p>\n