New MedEd Entries: Improve Your Teaching, Hubert Student Fellowship…etc.

February 5, 2008 Medical Education Links, Events, Grants, Opportunities, Scholarships

******* New Entries Improve Your Teaching 2-day Medical Education Teaching (MET) Workshop, June 20-21, Long Beach , California see below under Workshops CDC O.C.

Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health - Call for Applications see below under Scholarships 12th Annual IAMSE Conference, see below under Conferences ICEMEN Conference: 9-14 June 2008, see below under Conferences South eastern Senegal, see details below under Volunteer

******* Volunteer ******* Southeastern Senegal Participate in a partnership initiated by medical students, the local community, the government, and the non-profit sector in Southeastern Senegal. Opportunities for medical, public health, and sustainable development students are being offered to work starting in May of 2008. In place since the spring of 2006, this partnership has brought together numerous groups in an effort to improve health care and access to health care in Southeastern Senegal. Work has focused on building the capacities of local networks of community health workers, reinforcing the technical abilities of the government health facilities, and research design and participation in collaboration with the Senegalese ministry of health by connecting the government health structures and local community with locally operating NGOs (primarily Le Kinkéliba) and institutions, medical and public health students have been able to initiate a number of interventions that are chosen in consultation with the local community and the district health team. Included among these projects are: 1. Installing solar power at the district health center (which previously only had electricity 6 hours a day), 2. Recording and broadcasting weekly health information programs on the local community radio station, 3. Repair of the district ambulance, 4. Translation of the community health worker health manual, Where There is No Doctor into Malinké. 5. Construction of housing for health workers. 6. Providing four computers to two district health centers. 7. Organizing the district stock of medicine and creating a tracking system to manage supply and demand. 8. Training of health care workers in computer skills. 9. Funding and participation in Expanded Vaccination Program (EVP) outreach (vaccinating children in villages up to 90 kilometers away from the health center). 10. Community Nutrition Program that includes an expanding network of five community vegetable gardens. 11. Writing of research-based interventions; the most recent of which is a plan to introduce rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) and Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACTs) into the network of community health workers 12. And Participation in the following projects: a. testing of Intermittent- Preventative Treatment of children and pregnant women for malaria with sulfadoxine-pyremethamine – a research intervention that is being carried out by the University of Dakar with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. b. Community Health Worker training. c. The distribution of impregnated bed nets. d. community-based acute respiratory infection management, which is funded by UNICEF. To get involved and find out more, please contact Demetri Blanas at dab2108@gmail.com ******* Contribute to a new project that you might find called Medpedia.com, which is being introduced to a select group of clinicians, researchers, expert patients, and medical students. Its Board of Advisors includes some of the top people in medicine, and it’s an exciting time to join the Medpedia community. http://www.medpedia.com/ APPLY FOR A SUMMER SERVE & LEARN POSITION WITH THE GHANA HEALTH ANDEDUCATION INITIATIVE (GHEI)! * GHEI is offering four positions in the following three Summer Serve & Learnproject sessions:Session I: Girls’ Empowerment Art and Science Camp, July 1 - July 17Session II: Malaria Prevention, July 18 – August 3Session III: De-worming and Hygiene, August 4 - August 20 *To learn more about each project and our organization, please visit our website!http://www.ghei.org ******* Scholarships [a list of MedEd programs is provided lower in this message] ******* Ongoing meded graduate training scholarships! www.internationalgme.org ******* CDC O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health Call for Applications Are you looking for an international experience next year? Are you curious about how public health works in the field? Would you be interested in investigating acute meningitis-encephalitis syndrome in India or Bangladesh? Or investigating emerging infectious diseases in Kenya? What about a molecular epidemiological study food- and waterborne parasites in Peru? Or perhaps you would like to be at the forefront of avian influenza surveillance? Do you want an experience that offers an opportunity to enhance your research skills and improve your clinical acumen via a global health perspective, all by working on real-life problems in an international setting? Then consider applying to the O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health at the CDC! The O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health, endowed by the O.C. Hubert Charitable Trust, is designed to encourage students to think of public health in a global context. The fellowship provides an opportunity for third- and fourth-year medical and veterinary students to gain public health experience in an international setting. Hubert fellows spend six to twelve weeks in a developing country working on a priority health problem in conjunction with CDC staff. Through these experiences, students establish relationships with, and receive training from, recognized experts from CDC and other national and international health agencies. To learn more about the O.C. Hubert Student Fellowship in International Health and to download application materials, visit us online at: http://www.cdcfoundation.org/fellowships/ochubert Applications for the 2008-2009 fellowship class must be received on or by Thursday, February 28, 2008. Questions? Ask us at lmcgehee@cdc.gov. ******* The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center We are pleased to announce a call for applications for pre-doctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in cancer prevention at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Instructions for application and other information about our program can be found at our website:www.CancerPreventionTraining.org Additional postdoctoral positions, funded by donor contributions, are available to applicants without regard to citizenship status. Pre-doctoral fellowship - Up to 3 years support ($23,000 / yr stipend + health benefits + tuition/travel/etc.) Postdoctoral fellowship - Up to 2 years support, with possible extension ($48,000 to $60,000 / yr stipend + health benefits + research support/travel/etc.) IMPORTANT DATES -Letter of intent (LOI) due - March 24, 2008 -Screening of LOI by Educational Advisory Committee -Thursday, April 3, 2008 -Notify candidates to proceed with full application - Friday, April 4, 2008 -Full Proposal due - Monday May 19, 2008 - External Review - June 2008 - Appointment notification - July 2008 Interested applicants who are not familiar with M. D. Anderson and its faculty are encouraged to contact the Program’s Academic Coordinator, Ms. Dee Tello at DTello@MDAnderson.org(713/745-2495) or Dr. Shine Chang at ShineChang@MDAnderson.org (713/563-3573) or Dr. BobChamberlain at RChamber@MDAnderson.org (713/792-7756). Please share this email with any interested parties. Thank you. NOTE: Short-term research experience fellowships with flexible start dates are also available. Please inquire or visit our website for current information.www.CancerPreventionTraining.org ******* APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE YALE/JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHYSICIAN SCHOLARS IN INTERNATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM. Opportunity for Residents and Senior Physicians interested in building capacity by developing partnerships of patient-centered care and models of teaching in low resource settings. Please apply through www.info.med.yale.edu/ischolar Please note that the application deadline for Yale residents isJanuary 15, 2008. Non-Yale residents and career physicians has been changed to January 25, 2008. ******* Conferences and Workshops ******* Improve Your Teaching 2-day Medical Education Teaching (MET) Workshop When: June 20-21, 2008 Where: Long Beach , California.Who: MET workshops are intended for Faculty, Residents, Fellows and Students seeking to improve medical education and clinical teaching skills. http://www.internationalgme.org ******* ICEMEN Conference: 9-14 June 2008 The Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Flinders University, Australia are pleased to invite you to participate in the International Conference: Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN). ICEMEN is a five-day conference on medical education based in the community with two days focussed on educational program development and delivery, one day for on-site learning in NOSM communities, and twodays on teaching and learning clinical skills. These latter two days will focus specifically on rural clinical skills updates and train the trainer sessions with procedural workshops from the Occasional Series in collaboration with the Society Rural Physicians of Canada. Now is your opportunity to contribute as a presenter at ICEMEN. Abstract submissions are welcome prior to the deadline of 1 March 2008. Further information is available through the NOSM website: www.normed.ca ******* 12th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 25-29, 2008
We are pleased to announce the call for abstract submissions is now open for the 12th Annual IAMSE Conference to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah from July 25-29, 2008. This event, co-hosted by The University of Utah School of Medicine and the Slice of Life, and presented in conjunction with the Group for Research in Pathology Education and the Team-Based Learning Collaborative will explore issues in the teaching and learning of sciences fundamental to practice in all health professions. We hope you will consider submitting an abstract for presentation as a poster or electronic demonstration. This year we will group posters by common special themes, and will continue the popular poster discussion session format, in which all interested attendees, including poster authors, meet to discuss common themes and key points of the posters. Additionally, we have reserved a limited number of spots for select abstracts to be presented in the main auditorium sessions. Important deadlines:Abstract submission: March 21, 2008Early registration: April 1, 2008Hotel reservation: June 15, 2008 The IAMSE Annual Association meeting provides medical science educators a place to meet colleagues from around the world and to receive an intense faculty development experience. There is no other educational meeting where you will get more for your travel fund dollar than the annual meeting of IAMSE. We look forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City. IAMSE conference web site: www.iamseconference.orgAbstract Submission URL: http://www.iamse.org/abstract_upload.htmVeronica Michaelsen, 2008 IAMSE Program Chair ******* AMSA National Convention in Houston, Texas! This year we have over 100 sessions, leadership positions, amazing keynotes, our 5th annual Arts in Activism Reception,the FIRST EVER Women Leaders in Medicine Awards, USMLE and MCAT sessions, financial counseling, and much,much MORE!!! This will be an AMAZING event for you and your chapter. Full convention program is available at:http://www.amsa.org/conv/program.cfmalsohttp://www.amsa.org/conv/convprogram.cfx?who=Surgery Wednesday pre-convention symposium on Public Health Effects of Global Warming Voices from the Grassroots: Working for Health and Environmental Justice AMSA’s first Environmental Health Institute! co-sponsored by Teleosis Institute Early Registration deadline is February 12th so ACT NOW! Sign your school up for the Medical School Fair and get your registration or travel covered by your dean:https://www.amsa.org/secure/conv/medfair.cfm ******* You are invited to the Second Annual World Health Organization Simulation (McWHO). This vent is hosted by IFMSA-Québec (the Quebec chapter of the International Federation of Medical sudents Associations), in collaboration with McGill University and University of Montréal student associations. McWHO invites all students concerned with global health issues. This unique conference gives students the opportunity to act as political and social players in the international community, while spending an unforgettable weekend in Montréal, Quebec. This year’s topic will be the Migration of Health Care Providers. Goals of McWHO: Provide a means for students to gain awareness of the proactive role they can have in international health policy, Acquaint students with the role of the WHO in global health issues, Develop inter-professional relations between future health care professionals and students whose fields of expertise play a role in health care policy. The simulation: Participants will represent the views of member countries of the WHO, non-governmental organizations, and recruiting agencies. The simulation will be held on February 15th to 17^th 2008, at Le Centre Sheraton, in Montréal, Quebec. The simulation will be held in English. Registration: The deadline for registration is February 10th. Registration fees are 35$. To register online: http://www.mcwho.org/registration_form.php For more information: You can download our brochure at http://www.mcwho.org/docs/McWHO%202008%20Brochure%20ENG.pdf or visit our website at http://www.mcwho.org How to prepare for McWHO: We will provide you with a background document that summarizes the main aspects of the topic of the Migration of Health Care Providers. We will also give you a list of useful references that should help you with your research. I will be happy to answer your questions or receive any comments or suggestions you might have about the event. Please forward the following information to any students or student groups that could be interested. Kind regards Stephanie Forte, M.Sc.McWHO 2008, Chargé d’AffairesIFMSA-Quebec, Local Global Health Initiative Officer******* Research in Medical Education (RIME) will be sponsoring Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) workshops at each of the spring regional GEA meetings. SGEA April 3, 2008, Nashville TN Measuring Educational Outcomes with Reliability and Validity Data Management and Preparing for the Statistical Consultation CGEA April 10, 2008, Columbus OH Data Management and Preparing for the Statistical Consultation Qualitative Analysis Methods NEGEA April 11, 2008, Burlington VT Searching and Evaluating the Medical Education Research Literature Questionnaire Design and Survey Research WGEA April 27, 2008, Asilomar CA Qualitative Analysis Methods Program Evaluation and Evaluation Research To register for MERC workshops or for more information about MERC, please go to:http://www.aamc.org/members/gea/merc.htm This is the ONLY method to pre-register for a MERC workshop. If there are fewer than 8 people registered for the MERC workshop a week before the workshop, the workshop will be cancelled. You will be notified and your money refunded. ******* Seminar on Health Care & Human Rights: A World in Need. Co-sponsored by Weill Cornell Medical College, it will take place in New York City on Saturday, February 2. Complete information is available at: http://www.med.cornell.edu/world-in-need ******* Central Group on Educational Affairs – regional AMSAThe CGEA Spring Meeting 2008 Preliminary Program, Hotel Registration, and Meeting Registration Form are nowposted on the CGEA Web Site http://cgea.net *******

UNIVERSITY COALITIONS for GLOBAL HEALTH

Summer 2008 Internship Program in DC11 Internships in Washingtonhttp://www.ghfp.net http://www.ucgh.org/ ******* Network Towards Unity for HealthDates: September 27 - October 2, 2008Conference venue: Chia-Bogota, ColombiaConference theme: Adapting Health Services and Health Professions Education to Local Needs: Partnerships, Priorities and Passions. Post-conference excursions: October 3, 2008: Health Center Agua de Dios October 3 - 5, 2008: Valledupar - Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaInformation is now online availableOnline registrationSubmission of abstracts/proposals http://www.the-networktufh.org/conference/default.asp ******* Harvard Medical School’s Department of Continuing Education will present the course, Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills, April 11 - 13, 2008 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA - 15.75 CME credits. Through dynamic small group sessions and insightful plenary talks, participants will learn principles of clinical instruction and educational strategies that can be applied to their own teaching. The course will also provide opportunities to explore critical thinking, reflection, assessment, and feedback. Participants will be able to network and engage with like-minded educators from across the country to discuss their educational challenges and questions, and share successful teaching strategies. Course facilitators are Harvard Medical School faculty members with advanced training in medical education and extensive experience teaching medical students, residents, and faculty. To view the course description, program, and faculty and to register online, visit: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?HarvardMedicalSchool/80913c6ff2/TEST/284fef38ec ******* IFMSA-USA national convention, being held in conjunction with the Global Health Education Consortium April 3-5th in Sacramento, CA! http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/GHEC/Events/Conf08/Agenda.htm This is a great opportunity to network with faculty and medical schools dedicated to global health! Register by March 15th, 2008, to qualify for the early-registration rate of just $100 http://www.globalhealth-ec.org/GHEC/Events/Conf08/Registration.htm Remember to check the box indicating that you are with IFMSA-USA, so we can help welcome you properly to Sacramento. Inexpensive housing provided by University of California - Davis is being planned, so keep an eye open for updates. See you in April in sunny California! IFMSA-USA Executive Board Some exciting Features of the Convention: 1. Global Health Residency Fair- The first ever! You’ve heard there are global health residency programs out there. How much time do you actually get to spend in the field? Are they only in family medicine? All these questions and more will be answered as you chat with representatives from GH residency programs around the nation. 2. Finding a Career in Global Health- hear from today’s global health leaders about how they got to where they are. 3. Networking with Global Health leaders- The GHEC conference is known for drawing GH experts from around the nation- what an amazing opportunity to connect with potential mentors in your field of interest! 4. Exchange programs: Do you want to set up a hub for international exchanges at your school? Learn about IFMSA’s international programs to enable medical students from around the world to do rotations at your school and for students from your school to experience medicine around the globe. ******* Child Family Health International www.cfhi.org Socially Responsible – Financially Just Now open to Pre-med, MSI, MSII, preclinical PA students, nursing students, MPH students Work alongside healthcare professionals in an idyllic setting surrounded by Table Mountain in one of South Africa’s most beautiful cities. Pre-medical, MSI, MSII, preclinical PA students, nursing students, MPH students:: Gain the global health experience of a lifetime, rotating in a variety of community clinics associated with the Eerste River Hospital in the Cape Flats; follow patients through their treatments and become a part of the healthcare team in the Eerste River Hospital community clinic system. MSIII & MSIV students: Work alongside physicians at Victoria Hospital located in the southern suburbs of Cape Town in Wynberg. Clinical rotations take place in a variety of departments which will demonstrate the strengths and limitations of the South African health care system in response to a growing healthcare challenge and health workforce shortages. CFHI’s global health education programs are 4 to 8 weeks long and run every month of the year. ******* Introduction to small group leadership and facilitation: Residential Course The Lifeboat College, Bournemouth University, Poole, England8^th & 9^th May 2008 Course fee: £430 or less – depending on numbers and external funding - including overnight accommodation & all meals (non residential rates on application). For more details and an application form please contact Charles Campion-Smithcharlescs@metronet.co.uk ******* The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) will be holding their 34th Annual Predoctoral Education Conference in Portland, Oregon, January 24-27, 2008 Conference info: http://www.stfm.org/PreDocConf/pd08/index.htm ******* Learn about MedEdPORTAL from the comfort of your home or office by participating in a 30-minute interactive web conference training workshop. The first three MedEdPORTAL online training workshops are scheduled for:February 6, 2008 at 3:00 PM North American Eastern Standard Time (EST) If you would like to participate in one of the above-scheduled sessions e-mail your contact information to: mededportal@aamc.org along with the date you plan to attend. ******* Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference Building Global Health for Today and TomorrowApril 12-13, 2008Yale University, New Haven, Connecticuthttp://www.uniteforsight.org/conference/2008 *******

2008 WGEA/WGSA Regional Conference: Teams: Collaborating for Success 

Asilomar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA

April 27-30, 2008

Hosted by the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA. The proposal submission form is available at the WGEA website at

http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/asilomar08. 

Submission Deadline: Dec 15, 2007

For more information contact Asilomar2008@mednet.ucla.edu

******* Certificate and Degree Programs The University Ambrosiana: Scholarships in Graduate Medical Education (Notice the Scholarships). The University Ambrosiana was founded in April of 1995 and is located in Milan, Italy. The University offers several programs of study and mainly concentrates on the areas of medicine, health sciences, and social sciences. Recently, UA launched a new international program in medical education designed to assist medical schools to improve the quality of their education programs. This program offers graduate degrees in medical education and shorter term master teaching workshop certificates. Free application: Scholarships are still available for enrolment to their graduate program degrees and summer courses. For more information go to the website: http://www.internationalgme.org ******* Florida International University has an online Master of Public Health (MHP). website: http://chua2.fiu.edu/ssph/ Teaching and Learning for Health Professionals, Bristol, UK. The Centre for Medical Education, Bristol, UK, offers a modular masters programme in medical education leading to Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc, [plus an increasing range of other courses for health professionals. http://www.tlhp.bris.ac.uk/ ******* Masters programMedical Education Keck School of Medicine University of Southern California 1975 Zonal Avenue KAM 211 Los Angeles, CA 90089 Phone: 323-442-2381 Fax: 323-442-2051 The program’s URL is http://mededonline.usc.edu This Masters program has existed since 1978 and started as a face-to-face program under Dr. Stephen Abrahamson, with the degree being awarded by the School of Education. In 1997, under the leadership of Maurice Hitchcock, it transformed into an executive program, with blended learning. In 2007, it became an online program, with the degree being offered through the Keck School of Medicine in collaboration with the Schools of Dentistry and Pharmacy. Our goal is to cultivate leaders who will develop and advance educational programs for healthcare professions globally. Our graduates will be able to demonstrate skills within academic medicine and health including: - Developing, leading and evaluating programs - Leading of self and others - Designing curricula and assessing learners - Addressing policy and accreditation issues and challenges - Designing, implementing and studying innovations Our target audience consists of medical and health professions’ faculty, prospective faculty or staff who are focused on education of health professionals at the undergraduate, graduate or continuing education levels. A minimum of 32 units of graduate-level course work is required, 26 units of core coursework and 6 units of electives. Our program employs a blended model, combining on-line coursework with annual on-campus face-to-face sessions, one week each March. ******* University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine offers anonline MPH: http://www.une.edu/com/publichealth/ ******* Online MA in bioethics & health policy through Loyola University Chicago. http://bioethics.lumc.edu/online_masters.html ******* This is a comprehensive database of Public Health Programs that are accredited.http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=931http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=200http://www.asph.org/document.cfm?page=1018#100107 ******* Master of Science in Medical Education LeadershipApplications are being accepted for August, 2008. The Master of Science in Medical Education Leadership (MMEL) is a joint project between the College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of New England and the Office of Medical Education at Maine Medical Center. The two-year, web-based program seeks to prepare medical and health professionals to grow as educators and leaders in academic settings. The program welcomes a wide array of learners: physicians and other health care professionals, faculty in undergraduate and graduate training programs, educational coordinators who are not clinicians, medical students and fellows who aspire to an academic career, and international clinicians. Interested students may start with a certificate in Program Development or a Certificate in Leadership; each three-course certificate can be applied later to the Master of Science in Medical Education Leadership. For more information, please review our MMEL web pages at:http://www.une.edu/com/mmel ******* Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Educators. We have been educating Osteopathic Medical Educators since 2004 and will have 47 graduates of our program by September. Our mission is to train the osteopathic physician to be a more effective educator. Please visit our website at http://costin.midwestern.edu ******* The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) began offering the Master of Science in Medical Education degree program in 2005. The MS in Med Ed degree is now officially offered by Distance Education to DO, MD, and PharmD educators worldwide! The January 2008 and April 2008 cohorts are now full; however, we are now accepting applications for the July 2008 and October 2008 cohorts. We accept 12 candidates into each cohort for the two-year program. Tuition for the 32 credit-hour program is $8,960 per year for two years. For more information, please visit the following websites: ******* General Overviewhttp://www.lecom.edu/pros_degrees.phpPOMA article on LECOM’s programhttp://www.lecom.edu/pros_degrees.phpCurriculumhttp://www.lecom.edu/dec_pathways.php(includes a link to a sample podcast, full curriculum link on the menu tothe right)Application: http://www.lecom.edu/app_degree_ms.php ******* The Kellog School of Business has been offering program courses in business skills for many years now. In the 90s the majority of their clients were health systems which brought physicians (and often managers too) for executive education courses. Since 2000, they have had interest, and have done many courses, for professional physician associations. We have developed 3-5 programs/year for the American Orthopaedic Association for the last 5 years and have recently started a second series of 3 weekend programs. These are done for their membership and are not open to the public. http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/ ******* Harvard Medical School’s Department of Continuing Education will present the course, Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills, April 11 - 13, 2008 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel, Cambridge, MA - 15.75 CME credits. Through dynamic small group sessions and insightful plenary talks, participants will learn principles of clinical instruction and educational strategies that can be applied to their own teaching. The course will also provide opportunities to explore critical thinking, reflection, assessment, and feedback. Participants will be able to network and engage with like-minded educators from across the country to discuss their educational challenges and questions, and share successful teaching strategies. Course facilitators are Harvard Medical School faculty members with advanced training in medical education and extensive experience teaching medical students, residents, and faculty. To view the course description, program, and faculty and to register online, visit: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?HarvardMedicalSchool/80913c6ff2/TEST/284fef38ec ******* Harvard Medical InternationalHarvard Macy Institute Program for Comprehensive Assessment in the Health Science EducationMarch 9-14, 2008 (a residential program at White Oak Plantation, Jacksonville, FLA - www.whiteoakplantation The Harvard Macy Institute for Educators and Leaders in the Health Science ProfessionsOffering unique professional development programs since 1994. The Harvard Macy Institute for Educators and Leaders in the Health Science Professions has been offering unique professional development programs since 1994. The Institute is committed to improving the quality of health science education and leadership and shaping a global community of scholars who will be responsible for training the next generation of healthcare providers. The Program for Educators in the Healthcare Professions: To learn more about the Institute and to apply on line go to. On-line applications & detailed information available atwww.harvardmacy.org ******* UIC college of medicine in Chicago offers a MHPE (masters in health professions’ education) degree and can be found at:www.uic.edu. Certificate of Medical Education leading to MasterUniversity of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has on line certification in med education with two HRSA funded FD fellows: 5 courses for a certificate. It can be continued to full masters for another year. The program was launched in 2002 as a joint project of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati College of Education. The 45 credit-hour program is entirely online (including the defence of the master*s project using internet-enabled conferencing) and includes 12 three-credit-hour required core courses emphasizing adult learning, curriculum and instruction, and education measurement and research plus a three-credit-hour individual study, a three-credit-hour practicum, and a three-credit-hour master’s project. The target audience is physicians, fellows, and other healthcare professionals with responsibilities and interest in medical education and educational research who seek careers in medical education. A Certificate of Medical Education is also available with five core courses drawn from the M.Ed. program; credit for all five courses is transferable to the M.Ed. program. We accept applications to both the M.Ed. program and the certificate program at any time, and students can enter the program at the beginning of all four quarters of the academic year. Detailed information is available at the website: www.cincinnatichildrens.org/mastersineducation ******* Southern Illinois University School of Medicine has partnered with University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Human Resource Education department to offer a 2 year, online Master’s program in Health Professions Education (an EdM). http://www.siumed.edu/dme/online_masters.html ******* The University of Michigan offers a Master’s degree with a concentration in medical and professional education; a Ph.D. is also available. This program combines expertise from the UM School of Education/Higher Education Program (one of the top 5 such programs in the country) with expertise from the UM Medical. The Master’s program can be completed in one year (if registered full time). Information is available at: www.soe.umich.edu/highereducation/medicaleducation *******

School of Postgraduate Medical and Dental Education, Cardiff

The Academic Section of Medical and Dental Education provides an active programme of courses for health professionals involved in teaching and management ranging from workshops on specific topics to full Master Degree programmes. http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/pgmde/medical_education ******* Sites of Interest to Medical Educators and Students AMEEThe Association for Medical Education in Europe is a worldwide organization with members in 90 countries on five continents. Members include educators, researchers, administrators, curriculum developers, assessors and students in medicine and the healthcare professions. http://www.amee.org ******* A comprehensive list of current conferences are posted at these site and one of them permits posting for free as a public service to announce your conference events: http://mededonline.usc.edu/upcomingconf.html http://www.aacom.org/education/conferences/reports.html http://www.cma.ca http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/fd/conferences.htm http://www.medicalconferences.com/ http://www.medical-events.com/ Mental Health http://www.wfmh.org/conference/ ******* NEWS http://www.newsrx.com/print.php?articleID=421558 ICAM NEWS/RESEARCH UPDATE - January 2008 ONLINE AT:http://www.aims.ubc.ca/home/modules/members/mailinglists.php SECTIONS: 1- ICAM Therapies (9 items)2- Herbs, Vitamins & Supplements (10 items)3- Nutrition (2 items)4- Other News/Research (11 items)5- Selected Upcoming Conferences (2 items) ******* Please reply with any additional information you know about! ******* *******