IAMSE

09/15/2026

Join the AI in Health Professions Education (HPE) Wednesday for their next Applications Workshop! Learn to build generative AI (GPT-5) can co-create high-quality simulation cases, case-based learning (CBL) scenarios, and multiple-choice questions (MCQ).

🗓️ Wednesday, September 16 | 12:00–1:30 PM EDT
👥 Facilitated by: Heather Davis, Kathryn Mutter, and Matthew Rustici
💻 Join on a computer, not a phone, where you can type or paste.

👉 For more information and how to join, scan the QR code or visit our website:: https://www.iamse.org/join-the-iamse-ai-cog-for-their-next-applications-workshop/

09/09/2026

☕ Join us TODAY at 12PM EDT for our next !
Our host, Pushparaj Shetty, will welcome Joshua Costin of Nova Southeastern University as he gives a preview of the plans for the 2026 Virtual Forum.

Participants will learn:
🔹 What to expect from the IAMSE 2026 Virtual Forum
🔹 Highlights of the Forum’s themes and programming
🔹 Tips for preparing and delivering effective virtual presentations
🔹 Strategies for engaging with audiences in a virtual environment
🔹 How to make the most of networking and professional connections during virtual meetings

👉 Register for the Café: https://iamse.site-ym.com/events/register.aspx?id=2086114
👉 Register for the : https://julnet.swoogo.com/iamsevirtualforum26

09/08/2026

Join us for Week 2 of the ! Our next session is on Sept 10, 2026 with Catherine Giroux presenting: "Exploring How the Knowledge Shared Using Social Media is Used in Health Professions Education Practice."

Key takeaways:
🔹 Understand whether and how health professions educators share knowledge in the published literature with social media
🔹 How health professions educators and researchers use prominent hashtags to share knowledge on social media platforms
🔹 Ways that health professions educators use social media to inform their own practices

📌 As always, IAMSE Student Members register FREE! Contact [email protected] for details.

👉 Register today for the Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series ➡️ https://julnet.swoogo.com/iamse_fall26

09/02/2026

Join our IAMSE Communities of Growth (CoG) this month! Open to all members—no committee needed. 🤝⚙️

🤖 AI CoG
📅 September 2, 2026 | 12 PM EDT
Topic: "Beyond Chatbots: Evaluating AI for Clinical Diagnostics.”
Speakers: Milan Toma, College of Osteopathic Medicine

🩺 Nutrition and Health Promotion CoG
📅 September 8, 2026 | 12:00 PM EDT
Topic: “Transforming Medical Education Through Competency-Based Weight Bias Training: The Weight of Words Model”

🩺 CORE CoG
📅 Sept 14, 2026 | 11:00 AM EDT
For more information on IAMSE CoGs, please visit the IAMSE website here ➡️https://f.mtr.cool/h2u0fedeld

08/28/2026

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08/28/2026

In observance of Labor Day, the Administrative Office will be closed Monday, September 7, 2026. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, September 8.

08/27/2026

Mark your calendars! We're kicking off Week 1 of the on Sept 3, 2026 with Kristine Cline's session: "Addressing the Overpacked Suitcase to Pack Purpose into the Curriculum."

Key takeaways:
🔹 Why curricular overload keeps happening (and what to do about it)
🔹 How backwards design can help you decide what stays and what goes
🔹 The emotional side of letting go of content you've taught for years

📌 As always, IAMSE Student Members register FREE! Contact [email protected] for details.

👉 Register today for the Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series ➡️ https://julnet.swoogo.com/iamse_fall26

08/26/2026

🚨Time is ticking! There's less than a week left to submit your abstract for the IAMSE 2027 conference! This is a great opportunity for faculty development and networking across the continuum of health sciences education. ⏰ Submit by September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT
This is a great opportunity to share your knowledge, insight, and experience with a large audience of people who share your commitment to changing the landscape of FASD in Canada.

📣 Call for Focus Session Abstracts — Due September 1, 2026

IAMSE is now accepting Focus Session proposals for our 31st Annual Conference, June 5–8, 2027, at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue, Washington. This year's theme: "Stronger Together: From Myths to Evidence in the Evolving Landscape of Health Science Education."

Focus Sessions are 90-minute, small-group discussions (10–70 participants) where at least two-thirds of the time is dedicated to interaction, active learning, and discussion — not lecture. We especially welcome multi-institutional and inter-professional teams, and presenter groups that bring together junior and senior faculty alongside students.

📝 Check your emails for the submission form link
⏰ Deadline: September 1, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT
📬 Notifications go out in November 2026

Questions? Reach out to [email protected].

We hope to see you in Bellevue!

08/24/2026

That's a wrap on today's IAMSE symposium at in Vienna! 🌟 "Building Leadership Capacity for Tomorrow's Health Needs."

Thank you to our presenters Kelly Quesnelle, Katie Huggett, Erin Barry, Jo Bishop, and Kirsty Forrest for leading this insightful conversation on leadership theories, including followership, for workforce development in health professions education.

08/24/2026

, registration is open for AACOM Advocacy Day 2026!

Join students, deans, faculty, physicians, and osteopathic leaders on 9/16–17 to advocate for federal policies that support osteopathic .

Make your voice heard. https://www.aacom.org/advocacy/resources/advocacy-day