IMEX (International Medical Educators EXchange) is a collaboration between five medical education institutions, to promote faculty development for educational leaders by enabling site visits to the collaborating locations.
The site locations are as follows:
University Medical Centre Utrecht – Utrecht, The Netherlands
McGill University Faculty of Medicine – Montreal, Canada
Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine – Halifax, Canada
Karolinska Institutet Faculty of Medicine – Stockholm, Sweden
St. George's Hospital Medical School – London, United Kingdom
We welcome participants from all Faculties and Schools of Medicine. Participants required to commit to at least three site visits within two-year time frame. The primary aim of the IMEX site visits is to acquire knowledge about the practice of medical education in other schools "from the inside", by being on site, talking to professors and students, observing and discussing education, and engaging in as many activities as possible. During the site visits, the scholars are encouraged to arrange personal meetings with colleagues, both new and old, to explore common interests and stimulate collaboration.
McGill is pleased to host its third IMEX site visit from October 24th to 28th, 2011.
The IMEX participants who will visit McGill University in 2011 are:
Bo Bertilson, MD – Karolinska Institutet
Barbara Blackie, MD, PhD – Dalhousie University
Ronald Gottesman, MD – McGill University
Hans Hjelmqvist, MD, PhD – Karolinska Institutet
Reiner G. Hoff, MD, PhD – Utrecht University
Wendy A. Stewart, MD, PhD, MSc - Dalhousie University
Tineke Westervald, MD – Utrecht University
IMEX 2009 - Montreal
Top row: Dr. Marijke Canninga, Dr. Yvonne Steinert, Mr. Kenton Lewis, Mr. Mike Ditchburn and Ms. Marie-Noël Ouellet
Middle Row: Dr. Constance Leblanc, Dr. Hanneke Mulder, Dr. Linda Snell, Ms. Jennifer Nicholls, and Mrs. Jo Brown
Bottom row: Dr. Marie Dahlin, Dr. Helena Salminen, Dr. Riitta Ylitalo Möller, Mrs. Margot Turner and Ms. Deanna Radford.
Dr. Annet van Royen is absent from this photo.
The IMEX program included: an overview of the Centre for Medical Education and Faculty Development Office at McGill; an overview of the curriculums (undergraduate and postgraduate); visits to clinical teaching sites; a tour of the McGill Medical Simulation Centre; a workshop on time management with up to 80 faculty members of the McGill Faculty of Medicine; opportunities to meet students and fellows; and much more.
For more information on IMEX, please visit the IMEX website.
