ASPIRE Academy
About the ASPIRE Academy
The AMEE ASPIRE Academy is a professional group of institutions that have received AMEE ASPIRE Awards. It shall also serve in a resource and advisory capacity to the ASPIRE board and to AMEE.
The purpose of the Academy is to encourage communication among members and to provide a forum for discussion of medical education practices and innovations. Specifically, it is to:
Connect
Provide members of the Academy with the opportunity to network and share their experience and knowledge.
Grow
Promote excellence in education through collaboration and dissemination of best practices in medical education.
Inspire
Push the boundaries of medical education for educational innovation and better healthcare
Who we are
Leadership
Chair: Kate Owen, Warwick Medical School, UK.
Past Chair: Heeyoung Han, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, USA.
Member institutions
What we do
| Subgroups | Subgroupsleader |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Students | Rukhsana Zuberi |
| Curriculum Development | Jose Knopfholz |
| Faculty Development | Clarice Olivo / Patricia Tempski |
| Inspirational Approaches to HPE | Annette Burgess |
| Simulation | Viktor Riklefs |
| Social Accountability | Amy Clithero |
| Student Engagement | Emily Reid |
| International Collaboration | Anette Wu / Diane Nguyen |
| Engagement (Website/Social Media) | Clarice Olivo / Patricia Tempski |
Projects
Publications
- Peters, H., Zdravkovic, M., João Costa, M., Celenza, A., Ghias, K., Klamen, D., … Weggemans, M. (2018). Twelve tips for enhancing student engagement. Medical Teacher, 41(6), 632–637.
- Zuberi, R. W., Klamen, D. L., Hallam, J., Yousuf, N., Beason, A. M., Neumeister, E. L., … Ward, J. (2018). The journeys of three ASPIRE winning medical schools toward excellence in student assessment. Medical Teacher, 41(4), 457–464.
- Han, H., Clithero-Eridon, A., Costa, M. J., Dennis, C. A., Dorsey, J. K., Ghias, K., Hopkins, A., Jabeen, K., Klamen, D., Matos, S., Mellinger, J. D., Peters, H., Pitama, S., Smith, C. L., Smith, S. F., Suh, B., Suh, S., & Zdravković, M. (2021). On pandemics and pivots: a COVID-19 reflection on envisioning the future of medical education. Korean journal of medical education, 33(4), 393–404.3.
Presentations
AMEE 2024
- Workshop: Recognizing inspirational and innovative approaches to health professions education through ASPIRE
- Workshop: ASPIRE to Excellence in Assessment: meet the experts
- Workshop: New approaches for student engagement: connect, grow and inspire with the AMEE Aspire Academy Student Engagement Group
- Workshop: Let’s talk about quality in Faculty Development
- Workshop: ASPIRE for excellence in curriculum development
- Workshop: Beyond Translation: Navigating Cultural Diversity in International Collaboration
AMEE 2023
- Symposium on “East Meets West: Experiences of Two AMEE ASPIRE Awardees for Excellence in Student Engagement” by Pongtong Puranitee, Harm Peters, and Muirne Spooner.
- Two Meet the expert sessions: Assessment advice clinic and ASPIRE Award.
AMEE 2022
- Symposium on “Aspiring-to-Excellence in Curriculum Development” by John Jenkins, Marina Crehan, Peter McCrorie, Harm Peters and David Sandhu
- Pre-conference workshop on “Curriculum Development” by Harm Peters, Anne-Marie Reid, Asja Maaz, Martina Crehan, Ronja Mothes and John Jenkins
AMEE 2021
- Pre-conference workshop on student engagement led by Sue Smith
- Symposium titled “Essential curriculum transformation – the why and how” led by John Jenkins
International XII Meeting
- Led by Deb Klamen