{"id":96,"date":"2016-02-01T18:39:48","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faimer.org\/news\/?p=96"},"modified":"2017-07-20T17:58:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T17:58:47","slug":"still-time-apply-fall-enrollment-faimer-keele-distance-learning-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faimer.org\/news\/2016\/02\/still-time-apply-fall-enrollment-faimer-keele-distance-learning-program\/","title":{"rendered":"There Is Still Time to Apply for Fall Enrollment in the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning Program!"},"content":{"rendered":"

FAIMER is currently accepting 2016 applications for the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning program<\/a>. The deadline for application is August 31, 2016, and course work will begin on September 26, 2016. (The 2017 application will open in early 2017.)<\/p>\n

Now in its fourth year, the program is conducted in partnership with Keele University and The Centre for Medical Education in Context (CenMEDIC) in the United Kingdom. Courses are administered by CenMEDIC and follow the quality assurance guidelines and policies of Keele. The guidance and expertise of Course Directors Janet Grant, Ph.D., Director of CenMEDIC and Emerita Professor of Education in Medicine at The Open University, and John Norcini, Ph.D., President and CEO of FAIMER, help participants stay connected and engaged.<\/p>\n

What makes the FAIMER-Keele program unique is its focus on accreditation and assessment. Participants are able to earn a Certificate, Diploma, or Master\u2019s Degree in Health Professions Education: Accreditation and Assessment. The program aims to empower health professions educators with the knowledge and skills to take educational standards and practice to a higher level\u2014to develop their own practice, to improve health professions education at their institutions and in their communities, and ultimately to help bring about real and lasting advances in local health care.<\/p>\n

Program features include:<\/p>\n