AMEE Essential Skills in Medical Education Assessment (ESMEA)

Contact:

Email: ESMEOnline@dundee.ac.uk

Website: https://amee.org/courses/amee-esme-face-to-face-courses/esme-assessment

Target Academic Audience Seniority Level: all

Learning Environment: In-person

Cost: NS

Location: US or international AMEE conference site

The ESMEA will cover the following topics: (1) principles of assessment; (2) blueprinting; (3) item writing; (4) writing and piloting OSCE stations; (5) standard setting. Participants will define learning needs and plan an individually tailored schedule for the main conference program in order to address each individual’s interests. On each conference day, participants will meet with his/her group of tutees over lunch to review sessions attended and whether sessions met objectives of attendees. More advanced aspects of assessment and an action plan will be developed for each participant to take back to his/her home institution.