August 7, 2019
New FAIMER President
ECFMG and its foundation, the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER), have selected Jeanette Mladenovic, MD, MBA as the next President of FAIMER. Dr. Mladenovic will join FAIMER on August 22, 2019, succeeding John J. Norcini, PhD, who has led FAIMER since May 2002. Read more.
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FAIMER Institute Fellowship Opportunity
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FAIMER is accepting applications for its 2020 FAIMER Institute. The FAIMER Institute is a two-year fellowship program for international health professions educators who have demonstrated the potential to play a key role in improving health professions education at their institutions and in their countries.
The FAIMER Institute is designed to teach:
- education methods,
- leadership and management,
- education scholarship and research, and
- project management and evaluation.
Participants earn a certificate from FAIMER for completing the fellowship, and are also offered an additional opportunity to earn a Certificate in Health Professions Education: Accreditation and Assessment through the FAIMER-Keele Distance Learning program.
Deadline: September 5, 2019. FAIMER offers a rolling admission process. Applications are reviewed in the order they are received.
Learn more about the FAIMER Institute. Apply here.
ECFMG/FAIMER Awards $180,000 to Support Global Community Health
ECFMG/FAIMER's Projects That Work competition recognizes community health projects around the world that have had a significant impact on the health of communities and the education of health professionals. This year, six global community health projects were awarded $30,000 each to help expand their work. Projects covered maternal health, improving hygiene and sanitation, emergency triage training, and more. Learn more about the ECFMG/FAIMER Projects That Work and see a list of the 2019 recipients.
2019 Student Projects for Health Awards
By developing programs that promote HIV prevention, tackle malnutrition, and combat air pollution, college students around the world aren't waiting until they graduate to make a difference in their communities, and they are being recognized for their efforts through ECFMG/FAIMER's Student Projects for Health Awards.
Now in its fifth year, the Student Projects for Health competition recognizes students who have made outstanding contributions through projects that promote community health and well-being. It is open to all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in any course of study who have been participating in such projects. The competition is supported by FAIMER and by ECFMG through its GEMxsm program, which promotes global educational exchange in medicine and the health professions. Since the competition was launched in 2015, ECFMG/FAIMER has presented awards to 75 students from 22 countries.
The award recipients are invited to present their projects during the 2019 conference of The Network: Towards Unity for Health which will be held September 10-13 in Darwin, Australia. The award includes air travel, hotel accommodations, and conference registration fee.
Learn more about the ECFMG/FAIMER Student Projects for Health Awards and see a list of the 2019 recipients from Africa, Asia and the Americas.
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2019 Conference
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Conferences represent good opportunities to network and/or elevate your research through a poster presentation. The following is a selected 2019 conference that may be of interest to international medical graduates (IMGs):
The American Tamil Medical Association (ATMA) invites eligible IMGs to their free program on IMGs in U.S. Health Care on Sunday August 11th. Register here.
› 14th Biennial ATMA Convention
Bally's Resort & Casino, Atlantic City, NJ
August 9 - 11, 2019
Do you have information on research poster presentations, upcoming conferences, or other opportunities that may be of interest to international medical graduates in the United States? If so, send your information to [email protected].
