Academy of Master Educators News & Events

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May 9, 2019

Hsieh earns Outstanding Presentation Award for Graduate Medical Education

May 3, 2019
Texas Educators Academies Collaborative for the Health Professions-Southeast (TEACH-S) Educational Symposium
Galveston Convention Center
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Registration Fee: $125 (Early Bird Registration Fee $100 until April 5, 2019)
Student Registration Fee: $50

Plenary Speaker:
Karyn Baum, MD, MSEd
Associate Chief Medical Officer, UMMC and M Health – Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota

“Preparing healthcare students for emerging roles and responsibilities”

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March 21, 2019

AME Open House
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
MSB B.625

The McGovern Medical School Academy of Master Educators (AME) is a formal organization of distinguished scholars recognized for their teaching and educational excellence, and committed to the enhancement of medical and graduate education. A goal of the AME is to have diverse membership representing the many disciplines in health science education. AME members will encourage faculty who are dedicated to scholarly teaching and to educational scholarship and will serve as professional role models and mentors for faculty, residents, fellows, and students. This session will provide information regarding the goals and objectives of the Academy, as well as the qualifications for joining, nomination, and application process. Please visit our website: http://go.uth.edu/ame-membership to learn more about the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the Academy of Master Educators. Calls for nominations will go out beginning in April.

Lunch will be provided for the first 25 guests. All interested Faculty are invited to attend.

May 11, 2018
Texas Educators Academies Collaborative for the Health Professions-Southeast (TEACH-S) Educational Symposium
BRC at Rice University – 6500 Main Street, Houston, Texas, 77030
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Registration Fee: $125 (Early Bird Registration Fee $100 has been extended until April 24, 2018)
Student Registration Fee: $50

Plenary Speaker:
Patricia O’Sullivan, EdD
Director, Research and Development in Medical Education/Center for Faculty Educators
University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

“Cognitive Load: Learning in the Workplace”

Afternoon Workshop: “Designing Instructional Activities in the Workplace: How Cognitive Load Theory Helps”

Call for submissions

March 20, 2018 (Tuesday)

Academy of Master Educators Open House, 12-1 p.m., MSB B.610

This session will provide information regarding the goals and objectives of the Academy, as well as the qualifications for joining, nomination, and application process.

For more information, please visit https://go.uth.edu/ame-membership or call the Office of Educational Programs at 500-5140.

AME Open House Slides – Presented by Dr. Gary Rosenfeld, Chairman, Academy of Master Educators

February 15-16, 2018
The 2018 Innovations in Health Science Education Conference
Commons Learning Center – JJ Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnett Road, Austin, Texas 78758
http://www.uth.tmc.edu/ShineAcademy/conferences.htm

2017

February 16-17

Dr. Manickam Kumaravel
2017 Inductee into the UT System Shine Academy of Health Science Education

Dr. Emma Omoruyi
Project: “Cross-Talk: Design, Evaluation, and Dissemination of Curriculum to Teach Medical Students How to Use Interpreter Services”
Received the Innovations in Healthcare Award at the UT System Innovations in Health Science Education Annual Conference

May 12

**Abstract deadline extended until March 27, for the 2017 Academies Collaborative Joint Educational Symposium**

Academies Collaborative Joint Educational Symposium (UTMB, McGovern Medical School, BCM)
Guest Speaker: Lawrence ‘Hy’ Doyle, EdD Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA (Retired)
Plenary Topic: “Coaching for Excellence: Developing Superstars in Health Professions”
Registration Fee $100
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis
5600 Seawall Blvd
Galveston, Texas 77554

June 2, 2017
Gerard E. Francisco, M.D.
Dr. Francisco, was unanimously selected by the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (ISPRM) as the recipient. Dr. Francisco gave the award lecture, “A Vision for Global Academic Physiatry” June 2 at the 10th World Congress of ISPRM in Malaysia and is just the fourth American recipient of this award since its inception 34 years ago.
https://med.uth.edu/pmr/

2016

January 7
Academy of Master Educators Spring Workshop
Guest Speaker: Marilla Svinicki, PhD, Professor Emeritus in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin
Workshop Title: The Many Expressions of Active Learning – From Small to Large Class Contexts
First 60 registrants
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
MSB B.645

May 20
Academies Collaborative Joint Educational Symposium (BCM, UTMB, McGovern Medical School)
Guest Speaker: Jason R. Frank, MD MA (Ed.) FRCPC, Director, Specialty Education, Strategy and Standards in the Office of Specialty Education at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Plenary Topic: Assessment…the Driver of Learning
Registration Fee $100
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Pavilion for Women at Texas Children’s Hospital