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On-line Services Unavailable March 12-14

Due to scheduled maintenance, FAIMER’s on-line services will be unavailable beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m. on Friday, March 12.
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Postgraduate Medical Education Project Launched

FAIMER’s newest data resource, the Postgraduate Medical Education (PME) Project, is now available on the FAIMER website.
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Fellows Contribute to 47^th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education (COBEM)

Seventy-five Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute (Brazil-FRI) and FAIMER Institute Fellows plus 13 faculty members took part in the 47^th Brazilian Congress on Medical Education (COBEM), held October 17-20, 2009, in Curitiba, Brazil.
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Academic Medicine Celebrates Flexner Report Centenary

The year 2010 marks the 100^th anniversary of the publication of the Flexner Report (Medical Education in the United States and Canada: A Report to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching), Abraham Flexner’s seminal critical assessment of standards and practices in medical education.
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FAIMER Fellows Lead Faculty Development Workshop at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College

The Regional Center for Faculty Development at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Megge Institute of Medical Sciences (Deemed University) in Wardha, India, conducted its 2^nd Basic Course in Medical Education Technologies, a faculty development workshop held December 21-23, 2009.
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2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Awarded CME Credit Hours by Punjab Medical Council

The Punjab Medical Council has announced that Fellows participating in Sessions 1 and 2 of the 2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute will be eligible for 20 and 14 continuing medical education (CME) hours, respectively.
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2010 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute

The first residential session of the 2010 Brazil-FAIMER Regional Institute took place January 18-28, 2010, in Porto das Dunas, Ceará, Brazil, under the direction of Eliana Amaral and Henry Campos.
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Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators Call for Papers

The Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (JIAMSE) is currently seeking monographs, full-length research manuscripts, and short papers dealing with the education of medical professionals and innovations in medical education.
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The Open University-FAIMER-WFME Distance Learning Modules in Medical Education Available in Early 2010—Reserve Now

FAIMER, in collaboration with the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and The Open University Centre for Education in Medicine (OUCEM) in the United Kingdom, has produced a series of distance learning modules in medical education.
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National Conference on Health Professionals’ Education Held in Pune, India

Approximately 250 health professionals from the fields of medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, and nursing, as well as ayurveda and other Indian systems of health care, gathered in Pune, India, December 10-13, 2009, to attend the second biannual National Conference on Health Professionals’ Education (NCHPE).
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UpToDate International Grant Subscription Opportunity

The Global Health Delivery Project and electronic medical information provider UpToDate are offering a new grant subscription program to qualifying clinicians and organizations.
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2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute

The first residential session of the 2010 CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute took place January 12-18 in Ludhiana, India, under the direction of Tejinder Singh.
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M.S. Ramaiah Medical College Chosen as Hub for New Virtual Classroom Network

In support of the Medical Council of India’s (MCI) nationwide faculty development initiative, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), Karnataka has announced plans to build a satellite-based virtual classroom network that eventually will include 78 of the university’s affiliated medical and dental institutions across the state of Karnataka.
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Inaugural Issue of African Journal of Health Professions Education Published

The inaugural issue of the African Journal of Health Professions Education (AJHPE) opens with an editorial that asks and answers a question; “Does Africa need another journal?”
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International Medical Education Day 2009

Each year at the FAIMER Institute in Philadelphia, a day is devoted to exploring a key theme in international medical education (IME). This year, IME Day focused specifically on the interaction between academic institutions and governments in “Human Capacity Building in the Health Professions.”
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2009 FAIMER Institute

Sixteen international health professions educators who represent academic institutions from 11 countries around the world arrived in Philadelphia on October 3, 2009, to begin their first session as Fellows of the 2009 FAIMER Institute.
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5^th Annual Asian Medical Education Association Conference Held in Indonesia

The 5th Annual Asian Medical Education Association (AMEA) Conference was held October 4-7, 2009, in Bandung, Indonesia.
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Suez Canal University Celebrates Its First Graduating Class in Diploma of Health Professions Education Distance Learning Program

On November 1, 2009, the Faculty of Medicine at Suez Canal University in Egypt celebrated the graduation of 34 health professionals as the first class in its Diploma of Health Professions Education (DHPE) distance learning program.
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Ara Tekian Appointed Associate Dean for International Affairs

FAIMER Institute faculty member Ara Tekian, Ph.D., M.H.P.E., has been appointed Associate Dean, International Affairs for the College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute Faculty Conducts Workshop in Support of Medical Council of India Program

Faculty from the CMCL-FAIMER Regional Institute (CMCL-FRI) conducted a four-day faculty development workshop during the first week of September at Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India.
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Medical Council of India Launches National Faculty Development Program

The Academic Cell of the Medical Council of India (MCI) recently initiated efforts to advance medical education units at Indian medical colleges through a formal, nationwide faculty development program.
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