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Carol Elam, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Admissions and Institution Advancement
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
clelam1@email.uky.edu

M. Brownell Anderson, M.Ed.
Senior Director, Educational Affairs
AAMC
mbanderson@aamc.org

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The SGEA fosters excellence along the continuum of medical education—undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education—by providing a forum for discussing the concerns of the medical education profession, serving as a resource, and acting in an advisory capacity to the GEA and AAMC. This mission is accomplished through communication, cooperation and shared respect among its members.

To accomplish its mission, the SGEA will:

  • Enhance the professional development of medical educators
  • Advance research and understanding in medical education
  • Provide service to the profession, and
  • Practice evidence-based principles of medical education.

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MERC 2010 Regional Meeting Workshops

The Medical Education Research Certificate (MERC) program is designed to provide a basic foundation in research principles relevant to educational research in medical education. Those interested in receiving a MERC Certificate must complete six (6) workshops at the regular rate and pay an additional $100 fee for the MERC Certificate. For questions about the MERC program or workshops, please contact Caroline Coleman at ccoleman@aamc.org or 202-828-0412. No refunds will be issued for the MERC Certificate Program.

 

2010 SGEA Regional Meeting
The University of Oklahoma College of will host the SGEA Regional Conference in Oklahoma City, April 15-17, 2010. The meeting theme is "Emerging Issues in Medical Education: Competencies, Collaboration, and Communication." Sessions on inter-professional education and team-based learning and simulation will be featured. Submissions for oral presentations, small group discussions, workshops, posters, and demonstrations are currently under review.

For more information please visit the SGEA 2010 Conference Web site or contact the meeting host Sheila M. Crow, Ph.D. at sheila-crow@ouhsc.edu

Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program (PDF)
The LEAD Program is a two-year certificate program designed to meet the needs of busy medical education professionals with a mission to educate and nurture exemplary educational leaders in academic medicine. LEAD faculty presenters are leaders in medical education and have taught leadership skills at the local and national level. The LEAD program has been designed to foster educational leadership knowledge skills, provide inter-and intra-institutional support and networking opportunities, at an affordable price ($350). We hope you consider joining the inaugural LEAD class of 2010. Applications are due March 1, 2010. LEAD application form

2010 SGEA Call for Proposals for Research in Medical Education (PDF)
Two grants of up to $3000 to support scholarship in medical education.

Regional Collaborative Project: The Interprofessional Initiative
This initiative is designed to generate ideas about collaborative educational development and research on interprofessional education. If you are interested in working with others in the region on curriculum, evaluation, or faculty development projects related to IPE, please take part in this new regional activity.

SGEA Medical Educational Scholarship Awards (MESA)

Arnold P. Gold Foundation Research Grants
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation seeks applications for research projects related to the impact of the Gold Humanism Honor Society on the culture of medical education.

Meetings

2010 SGEA Regional Conference
April 15-17, 2010 - Oklahoma City, Okla.
Hosted by the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

2009 SGEA Regional Conference
April 2-4, 2009 - New Orleans
Hosted by Tulane University School of Medicine

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