ASH Clinical News December 2015 | Page 18

UP FRONT ASH Directions Mark Your Calendar Start planning now; 2016 is jam-packed with meetings you don’t want to miss. ASH Medical Educators Institute (MEI) Hematologists in medical education careers add value to the subspecialty by sharing their excitement about hematology with medical students and residents and ensuring these same trainees possess the fundamental knowledge of hematology necessary for whatever careers they enter. ASH recognizes the value added by trained hematology educators. The Society is therefore launching the ASH Medical Educators Institute in 2016 to provide hematologists new to medical education careers a “boot camp” in teaching techniques, medical education scholarship, as well as trainee and program evaluation. The institute will also orient participants to career advancement