ASIME — Academic Society for International Medical Education
Partner societyInternational Medical Education (MDPI)

Academic Society for International Medical Education

We bring together medical researchers and educators who are internationalizing undergraduate and graduate curricula at medical universities and building joint teaching modules across borders.

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IMEOur partner journal, indexed in Scopus Micro­credentialsCertified short courses ConferencesPresent, learn, connect Members saveon publishing, courses and events

Partnerships that train global healthcare providers

Our goal is to create and foster global partnerships that develop innovative, collaborative and interdisciplinary educational programs, and to establish ASIME as a leader in training healthcare providers for a globalized world.

Curriculum internationalization

Integrating international, intercultural and global dimensions into undergraduate and graduate medical programs.

Joint teaching modules

Co-developing courses and learning activities shared between medical universities in different countries.

Professional development

Microcredentials and conferences that help medical educators build and certify new skills.

Research and publication

Supporting scholarship in international medical education through our partner journal.

Membership benefits

Membership is open to medical researchers, educators and students who share our mission.

  • Publishing

    Discounted publishing in IME

    Reduced article processing charges when you submit to International Medical Education, our partner journal.

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  • Learning

    Microcredentials at a reduced fee

    Access to ASIME microcredential courses at member pricing.

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  • Events

    Conferences at a reduced fee

    Reduced registration for ASIME conferences and symposia.

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Microcredentials

Short, assessed courses for medical educators. Each microcredential focuses on one practical skill and leads to a certificate you can include in your teaching portfolio or professional development record.

Focus areas

  • Curriculum internationalization
  • Problem-based learning facilitation
  • Scientific writing and publishing
  • Assessment and OSCE design
  • Teaching in English as a second language
ASIME members take every microcredential at a reduced fee.
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How it works

  1. Choose a course and register.
  2. Complete the online modules and a short assessed task.
  3. Receive a certificate on successful completion.

Conferences

ASIME holds conferences and symposia where medical educators and researchers share work on internationalization, joint programs and new teaching methods.

ASIME members register at a reduced fee.
Ask about upcoming events
Keynotes and talksLeaders in international medical education
Oral and poster sessionsShare your research and teaching projects
Hands-on workshopsPractical skills you can use the next day
International networkingMeet partners for joint programs

Upcoming dates, venues and calls for abstracts are announced on this page and to members by email.

International Medical Education

Our partner journal, published by MDPI on behalf of ASIME.

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ISSN (online)
2813-141X
Access
Open access, CC BY
Indexing
Scopus, since 2025
Milestone
First Journal Impact Factor

Aims

International Medical Education (IME) is a peer-reviewed, open access journal, free for readers, publishing original theoretical and empirical work across all aspects of international medical education.

IME publishes original research articles, reviews, case reports, research notes and short communications. Authors are encouraged to report experimental details fully so results can be reproduced, and may deposit data, code or procedures as supplementary material.

Readership and scope

IME serves teachers of medicine, medical educators, faculty administrators and researchers developing the internationalization of medical education. It covers medical, nursing, allied health and professional education across undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education.

  • Curriculum
  • Accreditation
  • Internationalization
  • PBL
  • Simulation
  • OSCEs
  • Feedback
  • Supervision
  • Teamwork
  • Primary care
  • Policy
  • Continuing education
ASIME members receive a discount on article processing charges.

Board of directors

  • BA
    Branko Aleksic, MD, PhDCo-President
  • IB
    Itzel Bustos Villalobos, MD, PhDCo-President
  • YA
    Yuko AleksicTreasurer

Get in touch

Address

Office of International Affairs
Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku
Nagoya, Aichi 466-8550
Japan

Email

branko@med.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Institutional website

Office of International Affairs, Nagoya University

Join the society

Publish in IME, take microcredentials and attend conferences at member rates.

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