ASME - The Association for the Study of Medical Education

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About Us

ASME is a membership organisation.  Doctors, healthcare workers and medical educators from any specialty and level are invited to join.  To download the general information flyer, click here.

Mission Statement


"The Association seeks to improve the quality of medical education by bringing together individuals and organisations with interests and responsibilities in medical and healthcare education".  

Values

ASME's values are

  • Education and learning are central to the delivery of high quality healthcare
  • Education must be an important component in the strategies of Governmental and other healthcare organisations
  • Good healthcare educators are central in planning, delivering and evaluating high quality healthcare
  • Individual members of ASME should be supported and developed
  • High quality research is necessary for the development of healthcare education
  • Vision, innovation and leadership in healthcare education are to be fostered

Goals

ASME seeks to

  • Promote high quality research into medical education
  • Provide opportunities for developing medical educators
  • Disseminate good evidence based educational practiceInform and advise Governmental and other organisations on medical education matters
  • Develop relationships with other organisations and groupings in healthcare education

ASME is unique in that it draws its members from all areas of medical education - undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing - and from all specialties. It has a function as a forum for debate and exchange of information, and is building on its contacts in medicine and teaching in the UK and among other networks, to promote knowledge and expertise in medical education.

Members Interest Groups

  • Undergraduate Teaching
  • Postgraduate Teaching
  • Continuing Medical Education
  • Assessment
  • Audit
  • Curriculum Development
  • Research in Medical Education
  • General Medical Education
  • Medical Informatics

Members of the Executive Committee of ASME (Trustees) 

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  • Professor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (Chair, Education Research Group & Chair Elect, ASME Council)
  • Dr Vince Cooper (Liaison Lead, JASME)
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  • Professor Michael Manogue (Dental representative)
  • Professor Matthew Paed (Vet representative)
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  • TASME Representatives

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