Educating the Educators
Short-Term Exchange Fellowships
The Short-Term Exchange Fellowships (STEF) offer short-term (one to three month) exchange opportunities for selected Fellows from the former Foreign Faculty Fellowship Program in the Basic Medical Sciences (FFFP) and International Medical Scholars Program (IMSP), and the current IFME program, to return to the United States or for U.S. faculty mentors to visit the Fellow's home country medical school. These short-term programs are designed to enhance or expand on the Fellows' initial educational experiences in the United States. Criteria for selection include:
- A minimum of two years of residence in the home country following the Fellow's completion of the initial fellowship.
- Ongoing collaboration with the U.S. mentor since completing the fellowship.
- Submission of a design for utilizing the follow-up fellowship to enhance the quality of medical education in the home country.
For the 2001-2002 program year, FAIMER invited eighteen former Fellows and their mentors to submit joint proposals for short-term fellowships. These invitations yielded six proposals, all of which were deemed eligible for review. Awards were made to six Fellows in February 2002. Exhibit B lists the STEF Fellows for the 2001-2002 program and describes their educational programs for the fellowship.
Exhibit B: 2001-2002 STEF Fellows
| FELLOW & HOST INSTITUTION |
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
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Sekelani Banda, B.Sc., M.B.Ch.B., M.Sc.Med.Sci., M.M.Ed. (IFME) Head, Department of Medical Education University of Zambia School of Medicine (Zambia) University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas |
The initial fellowship consisted of broad experiences in medical education. The STEF fellowship focused on resource mobilization and grant application; initiating, supporting, and maintaining curriculum change; human resource management; faculty development; and scholarship in medical education. |
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Bede Ibe, M.D. (IFME) Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Postgraduate Studies Unit College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (Nigeria) East Carolina University School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina |
During the initial fellowship, the Fellow received an in-depth study of medical education at the postgraduate level. The STEF fellowship focused on assessment methods and evaluation of students. |
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Zdravka Radionova, M.D. (IFME) Assistant Professor of Physiology Pleven Medical Institute (Bulgaria) University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
During the initial fellowship, the Fellow learned how to facilitate problem-based learning (PBL) and how to train other medical educators in PBL. In the STEF fellowship, the Fellow will learn student assessment methods that reflect the skills and knowledge of PBL. |
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Komattil Ramnarayan, M.B.B.S., M.D. (FFFP) Professor of Pathology and Dean International Centre for Health Sciences Kasturba Medical College (India) Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California |
During the initial fellowship, the Fellow was able to participate in the curriculum revision of his U.S. host institution. The STEF fellowship allowed him to review what has transpired since his initial experience, gather teaching materials, collect data from students and faculty on the merits of the current curriculum, and get input on the enhancements at his medical school with reference to medical school administration. |
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Slavica Selakovic-Bursic, M.D., Ph.D. (IMSP) Institute of Neurology, Psychiatry & Mental Health (Yugoslavia) University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Suicide Prevention Center, Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center, Los Angeles, California |
The initial fellowship involved an in-depth study of the suicide prevention center's various prevention programs. In the STEF fellowship, the Fellow learned to design a course in suicidology, as well as assessment and prevention techniques. |
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Wu Weikang, M.D. (IMSP) Professor of Pathophysiology Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences (China) University of Michigan Geriatrics Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan |
During his initial fellowship, the Fellow had the opportunity to observe clinical, educational, and research activities of the Geriatrics Center at the U.S. host institution. In the STEF fellowship, the Fellow participated in a training program in team care evaluation in geriatrics and reviewed educational materials developed at the host institution during the follow-up experience. |
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