By developing and supporting a community of scholars in medical/dental education, we aim to create an environment at Western in which medical/dental education scholarship is valued as an integral and essential component of the academic mission of the
1. Scholarship: Foster Scholarship in Medical/Dental Education.
- Support and encourage faculty interested in medical/dental education to pursue active research in the field of medical education.
- Encourage collaboration in the field of medical/dental education research.
- Develop and support initiatives that promote medical/dental education scholarship within the faculty.
- Promote increased awareness of medical/dental education issues within the faculty
- Promote medical/dental education as a career path for faculty.
2. Education: Support the Medical/Dental Education
- Provide consultative services at all levels of education in the Faculty (undergraduate, postgraduate, faculty development and CME), on an individual basis or for education-related committees.
3. Community: Build a Community of Scholars in Medical/Dental Education
- Develop and support initiatives that:
- Foster increased interaction amongst faculty interested in medical/dental education.
- Support medical/dental education faculty who have chosen to pursue a career path in medical education.
- Highlight the scholarly medical/dental education work of faculty members
People
The Group for the Advocacy and Advancement of Medical/Dental Education Scholarship (GAMES), operating under the auspices of the Educational Research and Resources Unit of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and reporting to the Vice Dean of Education consists of a core group of individuals, from several departments and faculties, with both expertise and passion for medical/dental education who will provide leadership for the advancement of medical/dental educational scholarship at Western.
Membership
Co-Directors:
Mark Goldszmidt, GAMES Co-Director, Department of Medicine
Wayne Weston, GAMES Co-Director, Department of Family Medicine
Program Coordinator:
Elaine Zibrowski, GAMES@schulich.uwo.ca
GAMES Members:
We welcome you to join our growing GAMES membership. If you have an interest in becoming one or in finding out more information about us, please feel free to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.
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