History

Our annual spring conference took place at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardff on Thursday 4 April 2019. The theme was Well-being in Healthcare education and our keynote speakers were Professor Andrew Grant, Swansea University, and Professor Karen Mattick, University of Exeter.

Former AoME presidents Professor Sean Hilton and Professor Derek Gallen received Honorary Fellowships.

At DEMEC (Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference) the conference programme was mapped against AoME's core values and Professional Standards increasing awareness of the benefits of recognition to many more educators.

Dr David A Ross Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine delivered an excellent Calman Lecture and was also awarded an Honorary Fellowship. Dame Clare Marx, Chair of the GMC, was also an Honorary Fellowship.

Sheffield Hallam University was the venue for our spring meetng Fairness and Equity in Medical Education. Professor Neil Johnson, Professor Peter Kopelman, Dr Colin Melville and David Russell received Honorary Fellowships 

We held the Calman lecture at King's College Londons' Guy's Hospital campus. Professor Peter Lees was the speaker and we were honoured to welcome Professor Sir Kenneth Calman himself to the event. Professor Lees received an Honorary Fellowship, as did Professor Wendy Burn, Professor David Croisdale-Appleby, Professor Anne Garden and Professor the Baroness Sheila Hollins. 

The Academy's spring conference was on the theme of Leading Change in Healthcare Education and was held in London at the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

At the Academy's Annual General Meeting Professor Jacky Hayden CBE took over the role of President.

At DEMEC (Developing Excellence in Medical Education) Professor Jenny Higham delivered the Calman Lecture and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship. Other Honorary Fellowships conferred were to Professor Peter Donnelly, Professor Tim Dornan and Professor Jenny Higham . The President's medal was awarded posthumously to Dr Vicky Osgood.

At our own conference in December Professor Iain Cameron received his Honorary Fellowship. 

The Academy held focus groups and conducted a survey throughout 2015 as part of a UK-wide project funded by the Higher Education Academy exploring the teaching and learning needs of educators in the professions.  The final report was published in October 2015.

The Academy was a partner at the inaugural Developing Excellence in Medical Education Conference (DEMEC) in Manchester, where the Calman lecture and Awards ceremony were also held. The speaker was Sir Terence Stephenson and Julie Browne received the President’s medal.

Derek Gallen was elected President

Professor David Haslam delivered the annual Calman lecture. The academy awarded the President’s medal to Nick Cooper

A revision of the Professional Standards was published.

In March the Academy moved to its current address in Cardiff. Professor Paul O’Neill won the President’s Medal and Professor Ian Cumming gave the Calman lecture

The Academy moved to a temporary new home alongside ASME in Edinburgh

In August the GMC published Recognition and Approval of Trainers: the Implementation Plan. The Academy having played a major role in the development of this project.

Our own Professional Standards were revised in September 2012. The President awarded his medal to Professor Peter McCrorie, and Lord Crisp was the Calman lecturer.

Sean Hilton was elected President

The very first issue of the Academy’s publication Excellence in Medical Education was published in October 2011

Professor Paul Bradley won the President’s Medal and Sir Peter Rubin, Chair of the General Medical Council gave the Calman lecture

The inaugural Calman lecture was given by author Bill Bryson

Professor E Peile was the recipient of the President’s Medal

John Spencer was awarded the Academy’s first President’s Medal

First Open Meeting at Royal College of Physicians; Transition Council established

Second Open Meeting
First Steering Group Meeting

Steering Group away day, Skipton

Third Open Meeting, at which it was decided that the organisation would be termed the Academy rather than the Faculty of Medical Educators

Transition Council announced: Joint Chairs: Lesley Southgate and Ken Calman; Secretary: John Bligh; Treasurer: Derek Gallen; Curriculum: Richard Hays; CPD: Andrew Long; Julian Archer, Graham Buckley, Stuart Carney, Colin Coles, Helen Houston, Peter Kopelman, John McLachlan, Trudie Roberts, David Rowley, Frank Smith. Incorporation as Company Limited by Guarantee

First Open Meeting at Royal College of Physicians; Transition Council established

Second Open Meeting
First Steering Group Meeting

Steering Group away day, Skipton

Third Open Meeting, at which it was decided that the organisation would be termed the Academy rather than the Faculty of Medical Educators

Transition Council announced: Joint Chairs: Lesley Southgate and Ken Calman; Secretary: John Bligh; Treasurer: Derek Gallen; Curriculum: Richard Hays; CPD: Andrew Long; Julian Archer, Graham Buckley, Stuart Carney, Colin Coles, Helen Houston, Peter Kopelman, John McLachlan, Trudie Roberts, David Rowley, Frank Smith. Incorporation as Company Limited by Guarantee

Initial idea

An ASME meeting on Careers in Medical Education, sponsored by the Health Foundation, proposes that a curriculum for medical educators should be created, together with an organisational structure to undertake the work.