Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education (JASME)

Mission:
JASME (the Junior Association for the Study of Medical Education) is a Career Group of ASME. JASME aim to support medical students, students from allied health professions and those within two years of graduation from these courses to engage with and develop an interest in medical education.

Aim:
JASME aims to support members to develop their awareness of and interest in medical education by:
• Facilitating events and workshops that foster an interest in medical education amongst juniors.
• Influencing medical education policy and practice through representation within ASME.
• Acting as a springboard into ASME by providing a hub for juniors with an interest in medical education.
• Creating a forum for juniors so members can exchange viewpoints and experiences of medical education and discuss their role within it.
• Encouraging, promoting and conducting medical education research initiated by juniors.
• Being identified as a useful resource by juniors interested in medical education.

Vision:
JASME aims to support its members to grow an interest in medical education through many interventions and opportunities. These include providing sessions that allow members to develop their understanding and experience within medical education. Sessions will be run by JASME itself and by committed volunteers who act as local representatives in their healthcare courses or places of work.

JASME also aims to give members an opportunity to showcase their work and receive recognition for their commitment to medical education through a range of prizes and awards.

JASME will also continue to build on its national networks, both within institutions and online. This includes building its local rep network and its social media platforms, using these to encourage engagement with policy, practice and research within medical education. Through such networks, JASME can also collect the views and experiences of their members and use these to effectively influence medical education policy and practice through their collaboration with other SIGs and with ASME itself.