NEGEA Sections
The Association of American Medical Colleges' Group on Educational Affairs (GEA) has four sections, that reflect the medical education continuum: Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME), Graduate Medical Education (GME), Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and Medical Education Research Scholarship and Evaluation (MESRE). GEA Members may belong to two of the four sections and are included on the GEA listserv.
Want to learn more about the GEA sections? Then join us for section meetings at NEGEA!
Section meetings are open to all and will occur on Friday, April 27th 1:15-1:45pm.
- Why attend a section meeting?
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- Meet colleagues with similar interests
- Stay current with regional and national initiatives of the section
- Become involved with new initiatives in your area of expertise/interest
- Participate in generating ideas for national initiatives
- What are current section initiatives?
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Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME)
- Creating resources for educators/institutions using student portfolios
- Disseminating the Business Model Canvas – a business approach for educators to address the cost and process of implementing medical education innovations
- Enhancing methods for generating and implementing ideas from UGME members
Graduate Medical Education (GME)
- Engaging residents in a regional community of education scholars through the Resident and Student Conference Track, with mentoring and tailored learning opportunities
- Developing a network of GME educators for purposes of collaboration and sharing best practices
- Connecting with other GME faculty and learners to develop inter-institutional initiatives and share innovations
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Addressing the increasingly diverse professional roles of faculty working in academic medicine, with an added emphasis on faculty development within medical schools and teaching hospitals
- Applying educational principles to professional development activities and support professional roles of all faculty
- Collaborating with colleagues in UME to GME on issues that impact the continuum of medical education
Medical Education Research Scholarship and Evaluation (MESRE)
- Initiating a collaborative research project looking at the impact of the regional GEA grant programs using a mixed-methods approach
- Developing a webcast training module for abstract reviewers who review regional or national meeting abstracts
- Compiling an on-line repository of MESRE-related resources for educators when conducting education research/scholarship