Mission
The mission of the Section for Research in Medical Education
(RIME) is to enhance the quality of research in medical education
and to promote its application to educational practice.
Goal
The goal of the Section is to continuously improve the conduct
of medical education research by:
1. continuing scholarship and application of new knowledge;
2. improving the quality of training in medical education
research and fostering the continued development of researchers;
3. facilitating collaboration among individuals representing
a broad range of disciplines who contribute to scholarship
in medical education;
4. facilitating the exchange of research findings, disseminating
the results of this research, and encouraging their application
to educational practice.
Structure
Committees
1. RIME Section Steering Committee
2. Sub-committees of the Steering Committee:
a. RIME Nominating Committee
b. RIME Professional Development
Committee
c. RIME Program Planning Committee
3. Task Forces, as needed
1. RIME Section Steering Committee
Purpose: To oversee the work of the Section,
to plan Section initiatives in keeping with the Section goals,
and to respond to and facilitate participation in initiatives
of the GEA.
Positions:
- Chair (elected - following this election, to proceed from
the Chair-Elect position)
- Chair-Elect (elected)
- Past-Chair (elected, to proceed from the Chair position)
- Regional RIME representatives (elected)
- Chairs of Other Committees:
- RIME Nomination committee (appointed)
- Professional Development Committee (appointed)
- RIME Program Planning Committee (elected)
Terms:
Elected positions - The RIME Section Chair-Elect serves one
year, followed by a two-year term as Chair of the Section
and by a one-year term as Past-Chair. The Chair of the RIME
Program Planning Committee serves a one-year term followed
by a one-year term as Past-Chair of the committee. Regional
Representatives, each, serve a two-year term; and those terms
shall be staggered.
Appointed positions - Terms will be for an initial two-year
period and will be renewable, at the RIME Section Chair's
discretion.
2a. RIME Nominating Committee
Purpose: To nominate candidates for RIME Section Chair-Elect,
the RIME Program Planning Committee, and other Section committees
and functions as required.
Positions of the RIME Nominating Committee:
- Chair - a member of the RIME section appointed by the
RIME Section Chair for a two-year term that may be renewed
at the Section Chair's discretion;
- Two people selected from membership of the Section, one
of whom should have served on the RIME Program Planning
Committee; and
- Four Regional RIME Section Representatives.
Term: Two years, staggered
Nomination Process
Using the criteria listed below, the Nominating Committee
solicits names for elected positions from the four Regional
RIME Representatives. It also issues direct invitations for
nominations or self-nominations for elected positions at the
Regional Annual meetings and via the Section listserve. From
the names submitted, the Nominating Committee Chair develops
a list of potential nominees along with their qualifications
and distributes the list to Nominating Committee members who
shall evaluate and select nominees for a slate by using the
following position descriptions and criteria.
For Chair-elect of the RIME Section
Position description: The RIME Section Chair has the responsibility
to provide leadership to the RIME Section in achieving its
mission by chairing the Section Steering Committee, representing
the RIME Section on the GEA Steering Committee, facilitating
the involvement of the RIME Section in regional and national
GEA initiatives, and ensuring communication between the GEA
Steering Committee and the Section membership. In conjunction
with the RIME Steering Committee and GEA Steering Committee,
the Section Chair shall set priorities for Section activities,
guide those activities, and periodically evaluate the value
of those activities. More particularly, the Section Chair
shall organize regular communication among RIME Steering Committee
members and submit regular Section reports to the GEA Steering
Committee and to RIME and GEA members through the Correspondent.
The Section Chair shall set the agenda for the annual business
meeting of the Section held during the annual meeting of the
AAMC and shall preside over that meeting. The Section Chair
shall serve as liaison with other societies in medical education
as needed. The Section Chair shall mentor the Chair-elect.
Criteria for the position of Chair-Elect:
- Has demonstrated productivity and peer-reviewed publications
in medical education research;
- Has previously participated in the activities of the RIME
Section, either nationally or regionally;
- Has demonstrated strong leadership skills, decision making
ability, and communication skills;
- Is responsible, fair-minded, and hard working;
- Holds a faculty or staff position, in good standing, at
an accredited medical school, health sciences faculty, residency
program, or medical education related organization;
- Doctoral degree preferred; and
- Is willing and able to commit to serving the full term
as Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair.
The slate shall consist of one nominee. The Chair of the
Nominating Committee presents the slate, along with supporting
documentation including the nominee's research record, to
the RIME Section membership for a vote of acceptance or rejection.
A simple majority of the Section members who cast votes is
required in order to declare the slate accepted. If the slate
is rejected, the Nominating Committee shall draw up another
slate by following the above procedure.
For members of the RIME Program Planning Committee
Position Description: Members of the RIME Program Planning
Committee plan the structure of the annual RIME Conference,
develop policies related to submissions and review criteria,
issue a call for conference submissions, review the submissions
for research presentations and symposia, provide constructive
feedback to authors of all submissions, and identify areas
of research methods and skills that would benefit from development.
The review of submissions and providing feedback to authors
are major responsibilities of each committee member.
Primary criteria for RIME Program Planning Committee
Members:
- Has demonstrated productivity and peer-reviewed publications
in medical education research;
- Has participated in previous RIME Conference programs
as BOTH a reviewer and presenter;
- Preferably holds an MD or advanced degree in education
or related social science;
- Is responsible, fair-minded, willing to serve, and hard-working;
- Holds a position as staff or faculty in good standing
at an accredited medical school, health sciences faculty,
residency program or medical education related organization
such as the NBME, ACOG, ABIM;
- Is willing to serve for the full-three year term; and
- Can not have served on the RIME Program Planning Committee
in the past.
Secondary criteria for RIME Program Planning Committee
composition
Secondary criteria for RIME Committee compostion: In developing
the slate, the Nominating Committee shall also endeavor to
form a committee that has a balance of:
- Qualitative as well as quantitative research expertise;
- Content interests where possible, e.g. admissions and
student affairs issues, curriculum development and evaluation,
clinical performance assessment, faculty development, computer-based
technology, policy, education and health care outcomes,
etc.;
- People with primary interests in UGME, GME, and CME educational
research;
- Balance of men and women; and
- Individuals from geographic regions in the US and representation
of
- Canadian and US members in approximate proportion to
the number of AAMC member schools.
In choosing the nominees for the Program Planning Committee,
the Nominating Committee will endeavor to produce a slate
that will result in a well-balanced Committee as suggested
above. The slate shall consist of one physician (e.g., MD
or DO) nominee and one non-physician (e.g., PhD or Ed.D.)
nominee, along with documented qualifications including publications
and citations of publications. The Chair of the Nominating
Committee presents the slate, along with supporting documentation
including the nominees' research records, to the RIME Section
membership for a vote of acceptance or rejection. A simple
majority of the Section members who cast votes is required
in order to declare the slate accepted. If the slate is not
accepted, the Nominating Committee shall draw up another slate
by following the above procedure.
It should be noted that regional RIME Representatives are
eligible for nomination for either the RIME Section Chair-elect
position or a position on the RIME Program Planning Committee.
If one or more Regional RIME Representatives want to be considered
for a position, they will immediately cease their participation
on the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee will
function with the remaining members. If this person is elected,
the region from which this person comes will determine a replacement
to serve as Regional Representative on the RIME Section Steering
Committee and on the Nominating Committee.
2b. RIME Professional Development Committee
Purpose: To facilitate continued learning
of Section members and others about research in medical education.
Responsibilities
The chief responsibility of this Committee is to direct the
Medical Education Research Certificate program (MERC) and
to establish and coordinate workshops on research topics at
RIME national and regional meetings in conjunction with MERC.
As time allows, the Committee may develop other Professional
Development projects such as maintaining a bibliography of
recommended reference texts, internet sites and materials
and maintaining a list of formal degree or certificate training
programs of research in medical education and developing criteria
for characterizing their strengths.
Membership
Chair: The Chair of the Professional Development Committee
shall be responsible for the design, implementation, and evaluation
of Section activities that address the professional development
needs of researchers in medical education who are members
of the Section. In particular, the Chair will head up the
MERC program.
Criteria for appointment of the Chair of the Professional
Development Committee:
- Evidence of organizing and implementing professional development
activities for researchers in medical education in a member
school, at regional meetings, and/or at national meetings;
- Ability to follow through on commitments; and
- Ability to work well with others in collaborative efforts.
The Chair of the Professional Development Committee shall
be appointed by the Chair of the RIME Section for a term of
two years. The Chair of the Professional Development Committee
will be appointed after a call for volunteers and nominations
has been distributed through the RIME listserve of GEA, and
Regional RIME Representatives have sought input from their
respective members. Appointment as Chair of the Professional
Development Committee may be renewable; it does not necessarily
lead to assumption of other positions in the RIME Section.
A minimum of four persons - One member to come from each
region. The Chair may invite others to participate at his/her
discretion.
Two-year term; staggered membership (so that only 2 people
are replaced each year)
These persons will be appointed by the RIME Section Chair,
after solicitation through the regional RIME Representatives
and the RIME listserve and in consultation with the Professional
Development Committee Chair.
2c. RIME Program Planning Committee
Purpose: To produce the RIME program that
occurs as part of the AAMC's annual meeting.
The Committee's tasks include:
- Generate a "call" for papers, symposia and abstracts;
- Identify qualified reviewers;
- Select and group presentations into coherent sessions;
- Invite presentations and key-note speakers as determined
by this planning committee;
- Identify Moderators and Discussants for sessions;
- Evaluate of quality of presentations; and
- Determine any awards.
Positions:
- Chair (elected by the RIME Program Planning Committee
from among its members who are completing their third year
by the committee members);
- Past Chair;
- Eight members of equal number of physician researchers
(four) and non-physician advanced degree researchers in
education or related social science (four) elected by the
process described under the Nominating Committee section.
Terms:
- Members - 3 years (staggered annually)
- Chair - 1 year
- Past Chair - 1 year
Criteria for membership appear above in the Nominating
Committee section.
3. Task Forces
Special-purpose groups may be formed to address focused
and time-limited issues pertinent to the RIME Section. The
task force chair and other members will be appointed by the
RIME Section Chair. When a task force is so created, the Section
Chair will provide a written "charge" and a time frame for
completing this charge.
Projects: The Section may initiate special activities that
serve the membership and the field of research in medical
education. The RIME Section Chair will appoint Project chairs
and working groups. Projects will have a scope of response
to guide the efforts of the Project group, however these groups
will have latitude to determine the form of Project output
as well as the time frame for project completion.
Regional RIME Representatives
As stipulated under GEA bylaws, each of the four geographical
regions will determine a Regional RIME representative who
will serve on both the RIME Section and Regional Steering
Committees.
Responsibilities of the Regional RIME representatives:
- Serve on the Section Steering Committee
- Facilitate communication between national and regional
constituencies
- Promote quality research at the regional meetings
- More specifically, duties are to:
1. Represent the regional RIME section as a member of the
national RIME Section Steering Committee
- Participate in monthly conference calls and other discussions
about national and local RIME initiatives;
- Serve on the nominating committee for officers for the
national RIME section;
- Undertake a project that the Section Steering Committee
believes is necessary;
- Assist in planning the national RIME Section Meeting at
the AAMC annual meeting, and be in attendance at the meeting;
- Report on regional RIME projects and obtain information
about initiatives being planned or implemented by the national
RIME Section at the national meeting.
2. Conduct the section meeting of the RIME at the annual
regional meeting
- Report the activities of the national RIME section; and
- Plan and implement RIME projects for the region.
3. Serve on the regional GEA Steering Committee:
- Participate in planning the agenda for regional GEA Steering
Committee meeting during the annual AAMC meetings; and
- Participate in planning the spring regional GEA business
meeting during the annual AAMC meetings.
4. Facilitate and nurture RIME activities, particularly at
the regional GEA and AAMC annual meetings.
Criteria for Section Membership
Membership in the National RIME Section will be by self-declaration.
Such declaration will be indicated by subscribing to the RIME
listserve.
Section Calendar
Normal terms of office for Section committees and task forces
will begin or end with date of each year's AAMC annual meeting.
For example, a one-year term of office might begin at the
AAMC annual meeting in 2004 and then would conclude at the
end of the AAMC Annual Meeting in the year 2005.
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