Aims and Scope

International Journal of Medical Education (IJME) is an online international, peer reviewed, scientific journal aimed at promoting the nature and scope of the knowledge that is directly relevant to all domains of medical education and practice. IJME contributes to the promotion of evidence-based medical education by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for education, practice, leadership or policy in medical education. The journal also aims to promote a high standard of educationally related scholarship which endorses the practice and discipline of medical and clinical education. IJME publishes high quality papers on issues related to medical and clinical education, paying no attention of where education is provided. These include but not limited to:

  • Curriculum Planning and Development (Basic Medical Education, Graduate Medical Education), Curriculum Themes, Continuing Professional Development
  • Pedagogic Practice, Learning Situations, Simulation-Based Medical Education
  • Communication Skills, Assessment, Student Selection
  • Development of Medical Education Research
  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Internationalization of Medical Education
  • Medical Education and Leadership
  • Evaluation Research

IJME also aims to promote the international exchange of ideas and experience that draws from the different cultures, in which the practice of medical education occurs. In addition, IJME seeks to enrich insight into medical and clinical education need and the implications for informing medical education and practice. A great emphasis is placed on a variety of educational cultures approaches for the issues of medical education.

IJME makes attempts to magnetize a broad readership that includes experienced medical educators, medical students and those who support, inform and investigate medical education. As such, contributions are welcomed from other health professions on issues that possess a direct effect on health profession education.