New Editor-in-Chief of JIAMSE

Peter de Jong, PhD, Named New Editor-in-Chief of JIAMSE

Effective July 1, 2010, the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE) has named Peter de Jong, PhD, advisor at the Center for Innovation in Medical Education at the Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands, as the new Editor-in-Chief of JIAMSE. Dr de Jong succeeds Dr Uldis Streips, who did lead the journal for the last 4 years.

Dr de Jong is 45 years old and from the Netherlands. He has been trained in medical technologies and basics sciences (PhD in Biophysics/Physiology) at the universities of Eindhoven and Maastricht. Currently he is appointed at the Leiden University Medical Center in the field of using technology in education. In the past, Dr de Jong has been a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Netherlands Association for Medical Education NVMO and has been chairing several major (inter)national educational meetings. Also, he chaired for many years the NVMO Special Interest Groep on E-learning working on collaboration between all 8 medical schools in the country. Currently he is a member of the Board of Directors of IAMSE, which he will step down from as of July 1st when he takes office as Editor.

JIAMSE is the official peer-reviewed online journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators and has been published since 1991. It is designed to present scholarly activities, opinions, and resources in basic medical science education for all who teach the sciences fundamental to medical practice. The journal presents opportunities to enhance excellence and innovations in teaching, student and program assessment, computer technology, human simulation, learner-centered education, and in many other areas. The journal is published four times a year with additional supplements. As of January 1, 2011 JIAMSE will be renamed and become Medical Science Educator: The Journal of the International Association of Medical Science Educators.