The ASME Annual Scientific Meeting encompasses the continuum of education, from undergraduate through postgraduate and continuing medical education. The conference will include the usual excellent opportunities for delegates to discuss innovations in medical/healthcare education.

Comments from last year's Participants

• Relaxed atmosphere. Lots of opportunities to network
• Excellent atmosphere, great content, stimulating plenaries
• Excellent mix of “old hands” and  “new blood”
• Well presented and interesting research
• The whole conference had such a feel good factor – it was wonderful

Opportunities to Network with Colleagues

This conference is a forum for all medical/healthcare educators with undergraduate, postgraduate or CPD responsibilities and interests. It is an opportunity to report and discuss themes, research and initiatives with colleagues from the UK and abroad and will be of interest to all those involved in medical/healthcare education and training.

Conference Format

The conference programme includes:

• Pre and intra conference workshops
• Large group sessions
• The Lord Cohen Lecture
• Presentation of Discussion Papers and Members’ Abstracts
• Policy Fora
• Members’ Posters and Poster Competition
• Annual General Meeting
• Presentation of the Richard Farrow Gold Medal for outstanding contribution to medical education
• Commercial and academic exhibitions relevant to all aspects of medical/healthcare education
• Social Programme

Welcome Reception

This year’s Welcome Reception will be held in The National Space Centre. The Space Centre is the UK’s largest attraction dedicated to space, science and astronomy. It has five differently themed galleries enabling visitors to take a journey of discovery through the wonders of the universe.

Light refreshments and a fork buffet will be provided.

Coach transfers to the Welcome Reception and the Annual Dinner will be provided from a convenient location in the city centre. Coach timetables will be available from the conference registration desk.

Annual Dinner

The Annual Dinner will be held in the art deco themed Athena Ballroom. Originally designed in 1936 by Robert Arthur Bullivant as an Odeon Cinema, the venue represented one of the largest most extravagant buildings within the region comprising of one screen seating over 2,000 guests. The cinema was sub-divided in the 1960s an remained closed through much of the 1990s. The building has now been restored to its former glory and retains its original art deco splendour. Dinner will be followed by dancing.

Presentations & Abstracts

• Poster Abstracts Book (758 Kb PDF)
• Presentations Abstracts Book (517 Kb PDF)
• Flyer (512 Kb PDF)