APMEC 2020

Singapore, January 8–12, 2020

The Organizing Committee of APMEC 2020 and the Centre for Medical Education (CenMED), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, invite you to attend the Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC) 2020 from 8 to 12 January 2020 in Singapore. This year’s theme is: "Nurturing Values for Effective Practice – Trends, Issues, Priorities and Strategies (TIPS)". The aim of the conference is to share our experiences as educators and learn from experts in medical and healthcare professional education some of the latest ideas and best practices adopted internationally. The Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference has grown and strengthened over the years. It is now in its 17th year attracting participants, not only from the Asia-Pacific region, but also from around the globe. For our APMEC 2019, we had close to 1,400 medical and healthcare professionals from over 38 countries. We hope to see an even stronger participation in 2020. As with previous APMECs, we have invited distinguished medical and healthcare professional educators to share their experiences, expertise and wisdom. For more information see the meeting website http://medicine.nus.edu.sg/cenmed/apmec17/index.html

GRIPE (Group for Research in Pathology Education)

San Antonio, TX, USA, January 23–25, 2020

It is time to mark your calendar for the 2020 GRIPE Winter Meeting in San Antonio, Texas! The Winter Meeting will take us just south of Texas Hill Country to the Menger Hotel, located in beautiful, downtown San Antonio, steps away from the Alamo and the city’s famous Riverwalk. The Group for Research in Pathology Education (GRIPE) is the leading organization who sets the standards in pathology education providing educational development, cutting edge methods, and pertinent resources for pathology educators worldwide. It’s mission is to advance the quality of pathology education by promoting scholarly collaboration among educators, by developing educational resources, and by supporting professional development. Each year GRIPE members come together in an annual meeting to share experiences and resources to promote in undergraduate and graduate pathology education. These meetings have resulted in the development of shared teaching resources such as the GRIPE Digital Library and faculty development materials. In addition, these meetings provide a forum to discuss medical education innovations and research, highlighting advances in technology and curricular reforms. See https://www.gripeweb.org/annual-conference/

34th International Self-Directed Learning Symposium

Cocoa Beach, FL, USA, February 5–8, 2020

The International Self-Directed Learning Symposium provides an international forum for the discussion of important current developments in the study and application of self-directed learning. The program design emphasizes presentations of recent research findings, intensive individual participation, and group exploration of problems, issues and concepts. Program structure includes large group sessions as well as small group interaction opportunities. For questions about the symposium please visit https://www.sdlglobal.com/ or contact Dr. Lucy Guglielmino at lguglie@fau.edu

IAMSE 1-Day Symposium Integration in Medical and Health Science Education

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 28, 2020

Please join us for the one-day IAMSE conference in Asia, on February 28, 2020, focusing on “Integration in Medical and Health Science Education.” The conference will take place at the internationally recognized Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference offers a lot of opportunities for faculty participation, development, and networking, and brings together medical sciences and medical education across the continuum. Participants include basic scientists and clinical faculty from a variety of health care and educational disciplines. Students are also encouraged to attend and participate in the program. The conference offers focus sessions, oral and poster presentations, and several networking opportunities. Immediately after this symposium, the Ottawa Conference on assessment will take place in Kuala Lumpur as well. Participants are encouraged to combine both meetings. For more information see http://www.iamse-in-asia.org/

Ottawa Conference 2020: Assessment of Health Professionals and Evaluation of Programs: Best Practice and Future Development

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 29–March 4, 2020

The competence of healthcare professionals and the need to ensure that training programs are fit for purpose has never been more important. Ottawa 2020 provides the opportunity for all involved in the assessment of competence of medical and healthcare personnel from around the world to come together to discuss the current status and future directions. Keynote speakers will challenge the audience and stimulate new ways of thinking about assessment and evaluation. The continuum of education will be addressed in medicine, dentistry, nursing and the other healthcare professions, from undergraduate through postgraduate/specialist training to the often neglected area of continuing professional development. See the website: http://ottawa2020.org/

19th Annual TBLC Conference

Portland, OR, USA, March 14–17, 2020

The Team-Based Learning Collaborative (TBLC) invites educators to attend our 19th annual Conference on Team-Based Learning scheduled for March 14-17, 2020 at the Hilton Portland Downtown hotel in Portland, OR. The conference includes hands-on workshops, oral presentations, and poster sessions. For more information see http://www.teambasedlearning.org/conferences/

AACOM

Washington, DC, USA, March 25–27, 2020

Educating Leaders 2020, the AACOM Annual Conference, will be held March 25-27, 2020, in Washington, DC. The theme for this year’s event is “Advocating Wellness, Advancing Education” and will feature programming with the best new research and scholarly work from across the broad osteopathic medical education landscape. This year's program focus areas are: Health Policy and Advocacy, Contributing to Healthy Communities, Course Development and Curricular Design, Assessment of Individuals or Programs, Accreditation of UME and GME Programs and Osteopathic Recognition, Faculty Development, and Student, Resident, or Faculty Wellness. For more information please visit: https://www.aacom.org/news-and-events/2020-educating-leaders/home

24th IAMSE Annual Meeting

Denver, CO, USA, June 10–13, 2018

The 24th Annual Conference of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) will be held at the Hilton Denver City Center hotel in Denver, CO (USA) from June 10-13, 2020. The IAMSE meeting offers a lot of opportunities for faculty development and networking, and brings medical sciences and medical education across the continuum together. This year’s main topic is Envisioning the Future of Health Sciences Education. Confirmed keynote speakers are Maria Mylopoulos, PhD (University of Toronto, Canada); Megan Sumeracki, PhD (Rhode Island College, USA); Poh-Sun Goh, MBBS, FRCR, MHPE (National University of Singapore, Singapore); and Renay Scales, PhD (University of Kentucky, USA). The meeting offers workshops, focus sessions, oral and poster presentations, and several networking opportunities. In addition to the program, the IAMSE Fellowship and AMEE-ESME course will be offered. Please visit www.iamseconference.org for more information.

VII International Congress of Medical Education/VI International Congress of Medical Simulation

Puerto Vallarte, México, June 16–20, 2020

The Organizing Committee invites you to the VII International Congress of Medical Education and the VI International Congress of Medical Simulation. The meeting offers master lectures given by the most outstanding exponents of medical education, conferences, panels, forums, paper and poster presentations. Information and simulation technologies have played a central role in medical education throughout last decade. Therefore, the VI International Congress of Medical Simulation is carried out simultaneously; through various activities, the participants will have the opportunity to receive an update on the main themes of the advances, tools and techniques. For more information visit http://eventos-amfem.mx/index.php/en/