In 2024, IAMSE is refreshing its introductory course in educational principles, previously known as Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) to Fundamentals of Health Professions Education (to be known as the Fundamentals course). With the increasing professionalization of medical education, the need for faculty in the healthcare professions to have training in educational principles is widely recognized. While many institutions worldwide offer certificate or Master’s degree courses in medical education, there is a lack of accredited basic level courses. The new Fundamentals course has been designed to meet the need for an entry level survey of principles in health professions education. Fundamentals will be of particular interest to faculty who are involved with health professions education for the first time, or who have been given some new responsibilities or assignment relating to teaching. Others will find this course useful as a refresher course or update. IAMSE is pleased to offer the course, which will start a day before the Annual Conference, and it is designed to be specifically relevant to medical science educators. Successful completion of the Fundamentals course is a pre-requisite for the IAMSE Fellowship program.

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