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CMSE, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Champs Fleurs (2026)

26/04/2024

DDS Oath-Taking Ceremony for Classes 2002 & 2003

24/04/2023

Registration:
https://uwi.jotform.com/231065145403041

The Open Lectures Committee of The UWI St. Augustine Campus cordially invites you to Professor Bidyadhar Sa's Professorial Inaugural Lecture, Best Evidence Medical Education (BEME): A Caribbean Perspective on Thursday, April 27, at 6 p.m. at the Learning and Resource Centre.

To register, visit https://bit.ly/ProfBidyadharSa

The best evidence-based medical education (BEME) is data-driven and based on experiential proof as to what works and what does not work in medical education. Evidence-based education is located on a continuum between 100% opinion-based education and 100% evidence-based education. The need to transition from opinion-based education to evidence-based education has long been recognised by Caribbean medical educators. The BEME is the implementation by teachers, in their practice, of methods and approaches to education based on the best available evidence. It is a culture where the teacher is encouraged to question what is being practiced, look for best available evidence, relate it to their situation and apply their professional judgments. The results of studies undertaken at the University of the West Indies to collate evidence on multiple dimensions of medical education, particularly those elements of QUESTS framework: The Quality of the research evidence available, the Utility of the evidence, the Extent of the evidence, the Strength of the evidence, the Target or outcomes measured and the Setting or context; will be presented.

Additionally, the influence of cultural factors that impact learning and teaching BEME were examined in our Caribbean context. How the outcomes informed teaching and learning strategies and help to ensure that medical students receive the best possible education and are well-prepared to meet the health care needs of the Caribbean population; and faculty is supported across the campus in attaining and maintaining international standards, will be addressed.

Looking ahead, it is envisaged that BEME will have to rapidly pivot to address the need to embark upon technology integrated medical education which is catalysed by rapid advances in technology and fuelled by digital innovation in the age of big data and artificial intelligence (AI). Hear Prof. Sa discuss these issues and more during his inaugural lecture.