Intealth is now accepting nominations for two positions on its Board of Trustees. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of the organization and advance Intealth’s missions. Trustees serve as volunteers for an initial four-year term, with the possibility of re-election to a second term. Board members contribute meaningfully to Intealth’s long-term …(read more)
The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on the well-being of residents and fellows of graduate medical education (GME) programs, exposing them to increased stress and burnout. To address this, institutions introduced well-being interventions, but how effective were they? Senior Vice President, Intealth™, and Executive Director, FAIMER®, Lyuba Konopasek, MD, recently collaborated with Halah Ibrahim, MD, …(read more)
Intealth™ is pleased to announce that implementation of its Recognized Accreditation Policy has begun by reporting which medical schools currently meet the policy. Originally announced in 2010, the policy is designed to foster global accreditation efforts, promote harmonized standards for evaluating undergraduate medical education, and provide valuable information about the accreditation of medical schools worldwide. …(read more)
Intealth recently elected seven new members to serve on its Board of Trustees. The new members joining Intealth’s Board in 2025 include five trustees, who will serve four-year terms, and two resident trustees, who will serve two-year terms. The selection of new trustees follows an open call for nominations that concluded in July. “The new …(read more)
Intealth announced today that it has selected Lyuba Konopasek, MD, an innovative leader with global experience across the medical education continuum, as Executive Director of its FAIMER Division and Intealth Senior Vice President. Dr. Konopasek will join Intealth on June 24, 2024. Dr. Konopasek comes to Intealth from the Frank H. Netter MD School of …(read more)
After a national search, Eric S. Holmboe, MD, a seasoned leader in advancing outcomes-based education and effecting policy change across the medical education continuum, has been named CEO of Intealth™. He joins Intealth on January 2, 2024. Dr. Holmboe comes to Intealth from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), where he is Chief, …(read more)
FAIMER, a division of Intealth™, offers programs in professional development to international health professions educators with the goal of advancing quality in health care education worldwide. FAIMER’s Competency-based Education (FACE) program, which was launched in India as a pilot program in 2021, is expanding to include health professions educators from the FAIMER Regional Institutes (FRIs) …(read more)
We are pleased to announce that Intealth has reached a new milestone in its transformation efforts, which are aimed at enhancing the services it provides to the health professions around the world. Announced in 2021 as a new, overarching identity for ECFMG and FAIMER, Intealth now is a private, nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation. ECFMG and FAIMER, …(read more)
FAIMER’s global faculty development programs have resulted in a vibrant international network of health professions educators and have positively impacted participants’ careers, their higher education institutions, and even the health professions education (HPE) policies of entire countries, according to a recent study conducted by FAIMER and published in the journal Academic Medicine. FAIMER® , a member …(read more)
Intealth, the trusted global authority on health care education, has selected Lieutenant General Ronald R. Blanck, DO, MACP (U.S. Army, retired), as Interim President of FAIMER, a member of Intealth. Dr. Blanck assumed leadership of FAIMER in late 2022, at a pivotal time of strategic growth and development. As Interim President of FAIMER, Dr. Blanck …(read more)