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Medical Education in the 21st Century

International Workshop:
Medical Education in the 21st Century
The New Medical School in the Galilee, New Paradigms, Innovations and Challenges

July 6-7, 2009, Safed, Israel

Workshop Report

Monday, July 6, 2009

09:00 - 10:00   Registration
10:00 - 12:30 Opening Session - Moderator: Prof. Shlomo Mor-Yosef
Welcome & Introduction by the President of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres
Mr. Yaakov Litzman, Deputy Minister of Health
Mr. Ilan Shochat, Mayor of Safed
Prof. Dan Levanon, Chairman of the Board, Campus for Medicine and Research in
the Galilee
Presentation: Thoughts on the Nature of the Fifth Medical School in Israel
Prof. Mordechai Shani, Researcher at the Gertner Institute and Recipient of the
Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement 2009
Presentation: 21st Century Challenges for Medical Educators: New Schools Can Lead the Way
Prof. Jordan Cohen, President Emeritus of the Association of American Medical
Colleges (AAMC) and Chairman of the Board of The Gold Foundation, U.S.A.
Discussion
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Session 2 - Moderator: Prof. Shimon Glick
The Doctor’s Image in the Third Decade of the Millennium: Skills, Attributes, and Training
Presentation: The Canadian Model of Doctors’ Roles and Competencies and its Impact on
Medical Education and Faculty Development
Dr. Yvonne Steinert, PhD - Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Director of
the Centre for Medical Education, and a Professor in the Department of
Family Medicine at McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Panel of Medical School Deans and Vice Deans:
Prof. Yosef Mekori, Dean, Tel Aviv University
Prof. Eran Leitersdorf, Elected Dean, Hebrew University
Prof. Eliezer Shalev, Vice Dean, Technion Institute
Prof. Pablo V. Yagupsky, Vice Dean, Ben-Gurion University
Responder: Prof. Irun Cohen, Professor of Immunology, Weizman Institute of Science
Discussion
16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:30 Session 3 - Moderator: Dr. Orna Blondheim
Integrating Research and New Technologies in the Medical School of the Future
Presentation: The Global eHealth Revolution and its Implication on Medical Education
Dr. Alejandro (Alex) R. Jadad, MD, PhD - Chief Innovator and Founder,
Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, University Health Network and University
of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Presentation: New Technologies in Healthcare Research and Medical Education
Dr. Kenneth H. Buetow, Ph.D - Associate Director, Bioinformatics & Information
Technology, Director of the NCI Center for Bioinformatics (NCICB), USA
Presentation: The Physician-Scientist: An Endangered But an Indispensable Species
Prof. Yaakov Naparstek, Chairman of Medicine at Hadassah University 
Hospital & Professor of Medicine at the Hebrew University-Hadassah
School of Medicine
Presentation: Who is the Ideal Physician in the Era of Science and Technology Driven
Medicine?
Prof. Gideon Rechavi, Co-Director of The Sheba Medical Center's Department of
Cancer Research, Tel Aviv University's Cancer Biology Center

 

20:00 - 22:00

 

Dinner and Entertainment

 

 

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

09:00 - 11:00 Session 4 - Moderator: Prof. Rivka Carmi
The New Curriculum – Content, Educational, and Training Methods
Presentation: The Role of Simulation in Competency-Based Training and Patient Safety
Education in Medical Schools
Dr. Amitai Ziv, Director of The Israel Center for Medical Simulation and Deputy
Director of The Sheba Medical Center
Presentation: Implementing New Curriculae at New Israeli Medical Schools: Cross-Cultural
Competence, Global Health, and Medicine – Ideas whose Time is Long Overdue
Prof. Carmi Margolis, Director of the Medical School for International Health,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Presentation: Integrative Medicine and Medical Education in the 21st Century: Personalizing
Medicine While Globalizing Education
Dr. Opher Caspi, Director of the Integrative Medicine Section at the Rabin 
Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital
Responder: Prof. Arie Lindner, Chairman of the IMA Scientific Council
Responders: International Guest Speakers: Jordan Cohen, Yvonne Steinert, Alejandro Jadad,
Kenneth Buetow
Discussion
11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 - 13:00 Session 5 - Moderator: Prof. Moshe Kotler
Evaluating Innovation in Medical Education and Medical Services
Presentation: The Organization of Medical Services in the Galil in the Perspective of the Fifth
Medical School: The Opportunity
Dr. Orit Jacobson, Deputy Director General and Director of Community Health
Division at Clalit Health Services
Presentation: The Expected Effect of the New School on the Hospitalization Services with a
Special Focus on the Unique Demographic Needs in the Galilee
Dr. Bishara Bisharat, Medical Director of The Nazareth Hospital EMMS
Presentation: New Trends and Tools in the Evaluation of Skills in the Medical Professions in
Israel and the World
Dr. Naomi Gafni, Director of R&D, National Institute for Testing and Evaluation
Presentation: Medical Education that Empowers Health and Healthcare - An Outline of an
Evaluation Program for a New Medical School
Prof. Shmuel Reis, Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at the Ruth and Bruce
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Institute
Discussion
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 16:30 Closing Session - Moderator: Prof. Mordechai Shani
International Guest Speakers: 10 minutes each
Closing Remarks: Prof. Avi Israeli, Director General of the Ministry of Health
Discussion
Coofee to go

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