As medical education continues to evolve, the role of the basic sciences must be adapted to address the needs of diverse learners, emerging technologies, and dynamic curricular demands. The Spring 2025 IAMSE Webinar Series, titled Current Challenges and Opportunities for Basic Sciences in Medical Education, explores the evolving intersection of the basic sciences with current curricular trends, professional identity development, artificial intelligence, and integration with clinical training.

Join us to discover innovative strategies and best practices for advancing basic sciences education in an ever-changing medical education landscape.

• March 6, 12:00 PM EST - Contribution of Basic Science Education to the Professional Identity Development of Medical Learners, presented by Candace Chow, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, and Emine Ercikan Abali, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• March 13, 12:00 PM EDT - Reducing the Basic Sciences Curriculum: Ensuring Students are Adequately Prepared, presented by Malvika Kaul and Robert Lebeau, both of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• March 20, 12:00 PM EDT - Opportunities and threats of Third Party Commercial Learning Resources in Undergraduate Medical Education, presented by Jennifer Kogan, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
• March 27, 12:00 PM EDT - Meeting the Moment: supporting the Use of AI in and for Medical Education, presented by Anne Farmakidis, AAMC
• April 3, 12:00 PM EDT - Exploring the Importance of Basic Sciences in Clerkship for a New Generation of Physicians, presented by Jorge Cervantes, Nova Southeastern University

More information about the series and the speakers is available here.

Important Access Information: 

• Please use this link to register for the webinar. There should be no cost to do so.
• Provide Registrant ID (48926537) in order to obtain the Zoom link. Our organization is Virginia Commonwealth University.
• The link can be used all five weeks.