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Were you able to attend the The International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference in Philadelphia? The theme was “How Can #AI Help Improve Educational #Assessments?” NBME’s Senior Measurement Scientist Christopher Runyon, PhD, moderated the panel “Best Practices in Use of AI in Assessments” with fellow experts in the field. “The IAEA conference was fantastic. Mary Pitoniak and ETS did a remarkable job. Meeting international delegates and learning about their AI applications in assessment, along with the rigorous domestic research by Cambium Assessment, was inspiring. I left feeling refreshed, optimistic, and motivated to continue exploring how AI can enhance assessment,” Runyon said. To learn more about NBME’s approach to AI and how AI impacts medical education, download the executive summary from our AI in Assessment Webinar: https://lnkd.in/euTUHjrT. #meded

Established in 2023, the Emerging Innovators Grants Program empowers early- to mid-career faculty, researchers and program leaders to explore visionary ideas and make a lasting impact on the medical education landscape. Each year, four to five #awards of up to $25,000 each are given to research teams to push the boundaries of medical #education and assessment locally and/or nationally. The 2023 theme for this program was Promoting Equitable Assessment in Medical Education. 🌟 Featured Project: Lauren Roth, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, was one of the 2023 recipients. Her project, titled "Community Based Organizations and Students as Partners in the Co-Creation & Validation of a Service-Learning 360 Assessment Tool," aims to partner with community-based organizations and students to co-create a 360-assessment tool to assess behaviorally-observable competencies.    🔗You can learn more about the Emerging Innovators Grants Program, the past recipients and their projects on our website: https://lnkd.in/eXMxJcxG.

We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Robert A. Chase, former NBME President and Director. Dr. Chase, an internationally renowned hand surgeon, received his medical degree from Yale in 1947. He served as the Emile Holman Professor and Chairman of Surgery at Stanford and was an associate professor at Yale, earning the Francis Gilman Blake Award for outstanding teaching. Dr. Chase served as NBME President and Director from 1974 to 1977. After retiring, he returned to teaching both surgery and anatomy at Stanford University School of Medicine. During this period, he established Stanford’s first hand surgery unit within the Division of Plastic Surgery and subsequently established the first Interdisciplinary Division of Hand Surgery. Dr. Chase’s legacy in the medical community is profound, and he will be deeply missed. Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and colleagues. Learn more about Dr. Chase: https://lnkd.in/eEVWSjTs.

Congratulations to NBME NLP Research Manager Victoria Yaneva for her role as a panelist during the opening plenary at the American Board of Medical Specialties Conference! If you weren't able to make it, don't worry! Victoria answers the question "How can #medical education assessment harness recent advances in AI?" in an article on our website: https://lnkd.in/gWqzkzqd #ABMS2024 #blog #AI

🎉 We are still accepting applications for the New Student Program: Fee Assistance for #USMLE! 🧑⚕️We introduced a new Fee Assistance program for medical students with demonstrated financial need to use toward the registration cost of the USMLE (United States Medical Licensing Examination) Step 1 or Step 2 (Clinical Knowledge) examinations. To help administer this program, #NBME is partnering with National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (NMF), a national nonprofit that has nurtured generations of diverse medical practitioners by providing scholarships and professional training to advance equitable health care workforce development. 📅 Applications for the Fee Assistance program will be open until Oct. 16, 2024. 🔗 Learn more about the program on our website: https://lnkd.in/gd-YMdvw

“I’m very humbled by this prestigious award,” Steven Durning, MD, PhD, said. “I’m extremely grateful that the work of the people that I have had the honor of working with is being recognized as excellent.” 🌟 As NBME's 2022 John P. Hubbard Award recipient, Dr. Durning was recognized for his significant contributions to the field of #medical education research and #assessment. We are currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Hubbard Award recipient until tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024! 💡Do you know a trailblazing researcher or mentor? Discover how to nominate them for NBME’s 2025 Hubbard Award: https://lnkd.in/g6ZwfxBz. #research #appynow

The deadline to nominate yourself or someone else for NBME’s Council and Board of Directors has been extended to Oct. 4, 2024! Our Governance and Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for NBME’s Council and Board of Directors. The Council and Board of Directors comprise individuals who bring diverse expertise, perspectives, and #representation from across key groups and provide insight into topics of interest to NBME, including current, emerging and future issues in assessment and #medical education. We’re looking for candidates: 🔷 who represent the public perspective on #health care and health care providers. 🔷 whose work and interests focus on inter-professional #teamwork. 🔷 who work on the forefront of innovation in health care and #assessment. 🔗 Learn more about the nomination process, its requirements and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/ejTby384.

Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how you can #empower your students and enhance your teaching! Join us from 2–3 p.m. ET on September 25th for our insightful presentation and Q&A session with members of the Medical Education Learning Specialists (MELS) group. Our presenters, Adeste Sipin, MA; Kiely Madhavan, PhD; Kevin McAllister; Kristen Coppola, PhD; and Shavonia Wynn, PhD, will converse about how NBME’s INSIGHTS, an interactive dashboard, can be used to support #students on their learning journey. 🔗 Learn more about the upcoming presentation and live Q&A session, Using NBME INSIGHTS to Support Student Success: Expert Advice from MELS, and register on our website: https://lnkd.in/e4evkuWm #webinar #meded

NBME recognizes that the use of Artificial Intelligence (#AI), including Natural Language Processing (#NLP), in medical education and assessment is continuously evolving, and the technological advances and capabilities it enables have the potential to transform #assessment development and scoring. Acknowledging this potential, we’re proud to be a sponsor of The International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Annual Conference from Sept. 22 – 25th in #Philadelphia, where the main theme is “How Can AI Help Improve Educational Assessments?” Our very own Senior Measurement Scientist Christopher Runyon will be moderating a panel titled “Best Practices in Use of AI in Assessments” with fellow experts in the field, Jill Burstein, Jim Crawford, and Matthew Johnson. If you’re attending, be sure to check out the discussion on Monday, September 23rd at 10:30 a.m. ET! 🔗 To learn more about NBME’s approach to AI and how AI impacts medical education, download the executive summary from our AI in Assessment webinar: https://lnkd.in/euTUHjrT. #IAEA2024 #meded