IAMSE Fall 2026 Webcast Audio Seminar Series
Some of the most pressing challenges in health professions education lie outside the traditional curriculum. From overfull course schedules and gaps in nutrition education to social media's role in learning, critical thinking development, and faculty well-being, today's educators are being asked to do more, and differently, than ever before.
Join the IAMSE Webcast Audio Seminar Series for five sessions with leaders in health professions tackling the issues shaping our profession right now. Whether you're refining your curriculum, supporting learners, or trying to keep your faculty thriving, you'll walk away with practical strategies and real perspectives you can actually use across the full spectrum of health professions education.
Series Schedule
Week 1:
Spetember 3, 2026Week 2:
September 10, 2026Week 3:
September 17, 2026Week 4:
September 24, 2026Week 5:
October 1, 2026
Presented by
Addressing the Overpacked Suitcase to
Pack Purpose into the Curriculum
This session will explore the phenomenon of curricular expansion, also commonly referred to as curricular overload. With knowledge, skills, and best practices ever-changing in health professions practice it is challenging to balance the incorporation of new evidence-based practices into an already packed curriculum. Using the presenter’s experience in pharmacy education this session will explore evidence-based teaching practices of backwards design to address curricular expansion while also considering the emotional connection to the content we teach.
Presented by
Exploring How the Knowledge Shared Using Social Media is Used in Health Professions Education Practice
By the end of this session, participants will:
- Understand whether and how health professions educators have used social media to share knowledge in the published literature
- Explore how health professions educators and researchers use prominent hashtags to share knowledge on social media platforms
- Identify ways that health professions educators use the knowledge they gain from social media to inform their own practices
Presented by
Genie JamesAmerican Osteopathic Association - Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA-COCA)
National Requirements Regarding Nutrition in
Medical Education Curricula
The Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) maintains engagement with the osteopathic medical education community, including the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), to monitor emerging trends. Aligned with osteopathic principles and practice, AACOM and its institutions have strengthened nutrition education through initiatives such as Food as Medicine, reflecting a broader shift toward prevention, lifestyle-based care, and whole-person health. As healthcare and evidence evolve, COCA updates accreditation standards using stakeholder input, accreditation data, and public comment. Strong feedback supported the timely inclusion of nutrition, ensuring standards remain relevant, evidence-informed, and focused on preparing well-rounded physicians.
Presented by
Fostering Critical Thinking in Medical Education
Teaching, learning, and the quality of practice in the health care professions can be significantly improved through reflective, critical thinking. In this think tank, the emphasis will be on how to activate critical thinking in professional education and practice in the health care professions.
The sessions will be relevant to those whose professional commitment is in any of the following fields: Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Health, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Therapy, Adjunct Therapies, Nutrition, Homeopathic Medicine, Dentistry, etc.
Presented by
Supporting Those Who Teach: Identifying Opportunities to
Improve Medical Educator Well-Being
Faculty well-being is critical to health professions education, yet it remains an underemphasized topic in faculty development. Drawing on national survey data from educators at more than 40 U.S. medical schools, this session examines how workplace factors such as belonging, work-life balance, and institutional support shape educator well-being and job satisfaction. Differences across gender, race and ethnicity, and academic disciplines will also be discussed. We will use these results to identify key opportunities for intervention to support the well-being of both biomedical and clinical faculty across the health professions.
Series Pricing
IAMSE Student & Trainee Members FREE! (contact the IAMSE Office support@iamse.org for details)
Institutional Registration
Member Institution |
$600.00 |
Non-Member Institution |
$900.00 |
Individual Registration
Member |
$270.00 |
Non-Member |
$390.00 |
*All prices listed in USD
Registration includes access to ALL sessions in the series.
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