Undergraduate Medical Educators (UMEDS)

UMEDS Member Listserv - umeds@academicpathology.org
UMEDS Council Listserv - umedscouncil@academicpathology.org

The Undergraduate Medical Educators Section (UMEDS) provides a forum to eligible undergraduate medical (medical school) educators in Pathology, for the exchange of information and ideas and for the participation in programs that would facilitate the continued development and enhancement of undergraduate medical education in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. UMEDS was originally called the Course Directors Section (CDS) and was formed by the Association for Academic Pathology in 2005.

UMEDS Resources

• Leadership: UMEDS Council
• UMEDS Operating Procedures
• UME Teaching Award: Michele Raible Distinguished Achievement Award
• Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME)
  The PCME are a joint project of AAPath's UME Committee (Chairs) and UMEDS (Course Directors)
• Competencies & Educational Cases: published in Academic Pathology
• UMEDS Members-Only Resources: Login Required

Eligibility for Membership

Eligibility for Membership: The members of the UMEDS shall be educators who are involved with the inclusion of the principles of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in undergraduate medical school curricula and/or are involved with the teaching of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the undergraduate medical education of medical schools in academic departments of pathology and laboratory medicine (or other relevant departments) in or associated with schools of medicine in North America. If applicable, Chairs will designate one or more individuals in their department who are eligible to become members of UMEDS. The number of individuals submitted for membership will vary from school to school depending on the curriculum format at each institution.

Click here to apply for membership or to update your membership roster.  Please note that membership requests are subject to review and approval.