In memory of the late Miriam Friedman Ben David, AMEE created a New Educator’s Award which was presented for the first time in 2008.
AMEE invites nominations for this award for those deemed to have made a significant contribution to teaching in a relatively short time. The prize is free registration for AMEE 2011, plus £1,000.
Being new to the discipline of medical education can be hard work. New educators often find themselves caught in the frustration of having gained some insight into the field of medical education through courses, conferences or studying the literature and then faced with the difficulty of facilitating this new knowledge to their local context, or translating it into practice. In addition, the profession of medical educator is generally characterised by being a sole consultant in education among medical professionals. One of the ‘trademarks’ of the late Miriam Friedman Ben David, an experienced and much-admired educator, was to help new educators cope with their role and coach them in the process of professional development as an educator.
The Miriam Friedman Ben David New Educator’s Award will go to a person who has made an extraordinary effort and contribution within the field of medical education in terms of design/implementation of innovative methods or approaches to teaching, curriculum, courses, assessment, evaluation of education or faculty development. This may be in undergraduate or postgraduate medical education, or in continuing professional development, and may take place at a local, regional, national or international level. There is no restriction as to the age of the recipient, only that he/she has had no more than five years’ experience in an educator role.
Candidates may be nominated by anyone – by a head of department, a supervisor, a peer or a student. A one-page description of the background and contribution, and a short CV of the person nominated should be sent to the AMEE Office by email (amee@dundee.ac.uk), fax (+44 (0)1382 381987) or regular mail to AMEE, Tay Park House, 484 Perth Road, Dundee DD2 1LR, UK) by the 31 May 2010.
The winner of the Award will be announced at AMEE 2010, on Wednesday 8 September during the final session.
Through support of the Patil family awards are made to presenters of short communications judged by AMEE Conference participants to have made a novel contribution to the Conference in the areas of:
(1) curriculum planning/ evaluation;
(2) assessment;
(3) teaching and learning;
(4) student issues;
(5) research in medical education.
Each Patil award recipient will receive one year’s free membership of AMEE including subscription to Medical Teacher with hard copy and online access. These awards have been made possible through a donation from Professor Nivritti Patil, University of Hong Kong.
In each registration pack are five coloured slips, one for each of the above categories, and you may vote up to 5 times. Deleagtes are asked to enter on the appropriate slip the presentation code number and name of the presenter or first author of the short communication they think best meets the criterion. These should be put into the box on the registration desk by 1330 hrs on Wednesday, 8 September.
Winners will be announced in the final session on Wednesday 8 Septmeber.
The Medical Teacher Poster Prize will be awarded for the best poster, as selected by the Poster Prize Committee against published criteria. The winner will receive free registration to AMEE 2011, or a cash prize of £350.
The aim of the prize is to select examples of good practice in preparing posters. During the afternoon of Tuesday 7 September, a rosette will be attached to the board of the 10 posters selected by the committee for the short list from which the winner will be selected and announced at the final session on Wednesday 8 September. Participants can therefore see the posters that, in the opinion of the Committee, best reflect the aspects of a good poster.
For hints and tips on how to prepare poster presentations, AMEE Guide No. 40 is available for purchase, in addition please review the poster presenter information that will be available from this page from May 2010.
A chance to win one-year's free membership to AMEE by completing a quiz, the answers to which can be found on the posters mounted throughout the conference.
All participants, whether poster presenters or not, are eligible to enter the poster quiz.
A copy of the quiz will be included in each conference pack, and should be completed and returned to the AMEE desk by 1800 hrs on Tuesday 7 September.
The winner will be announced at the end of the final session on Wednesday 8 September.