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Call for Submissions: 2012 Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference
Jan 23, 2012
The 2012 Information Technology in Academic Medicine Conference, being sponsored by the AAMC Group on Information Resources (GIR), will focus on how technology is and can assist in organizational change, improving processes and supporting collaborative efforts in medical education, research, and clinical service.
Posters will be displayed during an evening reception at the Driskill Hotel. Poster dimensions are limited to 4 feet in height and six feet in width.
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Principles of Medical Education: Maximizing Your Teaching Skills
Jan 19, 2012
This highly-regarded course will benefit new and experienced teachers, from all specialties by providing an introduction to the principles of effective clinical teaching for adult learners.
Through dynamic small group sessions, insightful plenaries, and experiential activities, participants will learn how to: assess a trainee and provide effective feedback, present a lecture, lead a case-based discussion, teach at the bedside, balance the needs of students and patients, use educational technology, and challenge learners to move from "knowing" to "understanding."
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Communication Skills for Medicine
Jan 18, 2012
This text has been recommended by Ara Tekian as a good general text on medical education.
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Designing and Conducting Mixed Methods Research
Jan 17, 2012
A research text recommended by Ara Tekian.
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A Review of AMEE 2009 Malaga
Sep 25, 2009
Michelle McLean offers a review of AMEE Annual Conference 2009.
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