March 17, 2008

Dear Colleagues:

The 28th Conference of The Generalists in Medical Education will be held October 31- November 1, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the Riverwalk in San Antonio. This conference is successful because of you ­ your interest in attending the conference, and your willingness to share your professional accomplishments, experiences and stories.

The 28th Conference of the Generalists in Medical Education is your opportunity to share your professional knowledge, skills and experiences with your colleagues. The theme of the 2008 conference is: “Megatrends in Medical Education.” Please consider submitting a proposal in one of the related areas: Globalization; Simulation; Rising Cost of Medical Care and Medical Education; Redefinition of Desired Physician Traits, Characteristics, and Skill Set; Need for Continuity and Cooperation Across the Medical Education Timeline; Interdisciplinary and Inter-professional Health Care Education; Recognition of Medical Education as a Profession; Need for Life-long Learning and Medical Professional Support; Changes in the Medical Education Setting; and Technology. Please refer to our website for additional information about the Megatrends.

The Call for Proposals, available at

http://www.thegeneralists.org/submissions/instructions.html

describes the variety of presentation formats available -ranging from 15-minute descriptions of your work through 2-hour instructional sessions- and provides suggestions for writing good proposals. As you prepare your presentation, please keep in mind that the conference emphasizes active participation in group sessions. If your idea for a session does not fit any of the session formats provided, please call me to discuss how it might be submitted for consideration. We encourage submission of proposals relating to the conference theme; however, all submissions will be considered.

Proposals must be submitted electronically at

http://www.thegeneralists.org/submissions/electronic.html

no later than May 4th, 2008.

The Office of Curriculum at Stony Brook, School of Medicine is honored to host the 2008 conference. We look forward to seeing you in San Antonio in October!

Sincerely,

Elza Mylona, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Educational Development
and Evaluation
Stony Brook, School of Medicine
Phone: (631) 444-9397
emylona@notes.cc.sunysb.edu