News, Notes & Events

Medical Education Research Certification workshops – SEPT 12-14 2018

The Department of Medical Education will once again be sponsoring a series of workshops on aspects of medical education research. These are part of a series of workshops developed by the AAMC. Although the exact timings and rooms for these afternoon workshops are still to be determined (and a sign-up […]

AAMC Virtual Medical Education Event, JUL 30-AUG 3 2018

Over the past few years, Competency-Based Medical Education (CBME) and Quality Improvement/Patient Safety (QI/PS) have received significant attention and investment from the medical education community. By attending this virtual event, you will learn about results of the latest pilots and the research and thinking about these important topics. Additionally, you […]

Events and Conferences

Learn Serve Lead 2018: The AAMC Annual Meeting, Austin, TX 11/2-6/2018.

Northeast Group on Educational Affairs Spring Meeting: Hofstra University 4/26-28/2018

Medical Education Research Certification: various workshops.

The International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE): Annual Meeting Las Vegas, NV 6/9-12/2018.

The Generalists in Medical Education Annual Meeting: Austin, TX 11/1-2/2018.

Society for Simulation in Healthcare annual meeting: Los Angeles, CA 1/13/-17/2018

Society for Ultrasound in Medical Education annual meeting: Wake Forest SoM 9/13-16/2018

Harvard Macy Institute: An inter-professional, international incubator for innovators in health care education. Upcoming courses and programs include:

- Program for Educators in Health Professions: 1/7-17/2018 and 5/14-18/2018.

- A Systems Approach to Assessment in Health Professions Education: 3/18-23/2018.

- Leading Innovations in Health Care & Education: 6/10-15/2018.

- Health Care Education 2.0: TBD.

Organizations & Programs

AAMC - American Association of Medical Colleges is an association of medical schools, teaching hospitals and academic societies that is dedicated to transforming health care through medical education, patient care, and medical research innovation.

NEGEA - The Northeast Group on Educational Affairs, an affiliate of the AAMC, has a mission to promote excellence in the education of medical students, residents, and physicians through the professional development of medical educators.

MERC - Medical Education Research Certification Program is an AAMC program designed to build the skills to be an effective collaborator in medical education research.

MedEdNext and the Kern Institute for the Transformation of Medical Education. The National Transformation Network (NTN) is a collaboration of medical schools committed to driving innovation to advance nation-wide change in medical education across the spectrum.

IAMSE - The International Association of Medical Science Educators is a professional development society with a goal of promoting excellence and innovation in teaching, student assessment, program evaluation, instructional technology, human simulation, and learner-centered education.

Harvard Macey - The Harvard Macy Institute creates and administers courses and formal degree programs in health professions education.

GRIPE - Group for Research in Pathology Education is an academic society that supports teachers of pathology through sharing of teaching resources, promotion of scholarly research and innovation.

The Generalists in Medical Education is an organization of medical educators who teach, conduct research, and provide support services in all areas of predoctoral, postdoctoral and continuing medical education.