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Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA)

The Western Group on Educational Affairs (WGEA) is one of four regional groups of the AAMC Group on Educational Affairs (GEA). GEA membership is open to all faculty, faculty, staff, and learners involved in medical education. We strive to promote excellence in the continuum of medical education by fostering the professional development of medical educators and advancing research in medical education.

Spotlight

Conference

Now Open! The WGEA/GSA/OSR invites abstracts for interactive workshops, oral abstract presentations, and posters for the 2025 Western Collaborative Conference.

Awards

Dr. Candace Pau is the 2023 M. Brownwell Anderson Award recipient from the AAMC Western Group on Educational Affairs.

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Group on Educational Affairs

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Report

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Guide to the Western Group on Educational Affairs

A full list of the current members of the Western Group on Educational Affairs. 

Please fill out a Membership Application to be added to both the national GEA and WGEA listserv. You can unsubscribe from the listserv at any time by emailing gea@aamc.org.

There are two ways to send a message to the WGEA listserv:

  • Send an email message to wgea@lists.aamc.org. This will automatically send your message over the list to WGEA membership.
  • Contact AAMC staff at gea@aamc.org.

To help prevent messages from being marked as spam, please be sure to add wgea@lists.aamc.org to your safe senders list.

Note: To use the WGEA listserv template, the message must originate from the AAMC.

The Western Group on Educational Affairs offers numerous opportunities for members to collaborate and participate in group decisions and governance

The Western Group on Educational Affairs supports and encourages scholarship in medical education.

Official governance and administration information for members of the Western Group on Educational Affairs. 

Annual meetings provide opportunities to share ideas and resources and report research among its members. WGEA members are self-nominated.

The Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) has four regions: Southern, Central, Northeast, and Western, corresponding to AAMC regions. Each holds an annual spring meeting for faculty, educators, and administrators from the member institutions within their respective regions. Regional GEA meetings include sessions and exhibits analogous to those offered at the national meeting, including meetings of regional special interest groups (SIGs). The other regional groups are:

WGEA Chair: Paul Gordon, MD
Professor, Family and Community Medicine
University of Arizona—Tucson

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