International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE)

IAMSE started in 1988 as a Special Interest Group on Basic Science Education within the AAMC Group on Educational Affairs (GEA). The group was called and organized by Roger W Koment, PhD. Between 1988 and 1993, word of this Special Interest Group spread not only to every allopathic and osteopathic medical school in North America, but also found its way to South America and Europe. The decision was made in 1993 to create an organization that would be independent, yet parallel, to this Special Interest Group. Its name would be the Basic Science Education Forum (BSEF) and it would stand totally separate from the AAMC.

Vision:
They, in IAMSE, believe that science must continue to be the basis for the practice of modern healthcare. To successfully provide comprehensive care, health professionals must be able to combine compassion, understanding, and communication skills with a readily accessible knowledge base. They believe that all health science educators have an obligation to their students, their profession, and to themselves to model the highest standards of professionalism. And, They believe in equality, embracing the diversity of all colleagues regardless of cultural, geographic, or political boundaries.

Mission:
The mission of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) is to advance health profession education through teacher development and to ensure that the teaching and learning of medical science continues to be firmly grounded in foundational sciences and the best practices of teaching.