The Institute for Medical Education participated in the following committees, executive bodies and organizations.
National
Federal Licensing Examination Medicine:
National Exam Committee: Guttormsen S., permanent guest
Budget Group: Hegi O., Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., members
National Working Group CK (Clinical Knowledge): Schurter T., co-chair (chairmanship in rotation with faculty representatives of other Medical Faculties)
National Working Group CS (Clinical Skills): Berendonk C., Zurbuchen B., co-chairs; Schnabel K., regular member (chairmanship in rotation with faculty representatives of other Medical Faculties)
National Working Group SP Trainers: Schnabel K., chair; Bauer D., Brem B., Fischer F., members
Federal Licensing Exam (FLE) for other healthcare professions:
FLE CS (Clinical Skills) Veterinary Medicine: Wasmer S., Wagner F.
FLE CS (Clinical Skills) Chiropractic Medicine: Anschütz W., Wagner F.
National Joint Commission of the Swiss Medical Schools (SMIFK): Guttormsen S., Huwendiek S., permanent guests
Scientific Advisory Group for the Medical Degree Admission Procedure, Swiss Universities (Eignungstest): Huwendiek S., member
Swiss Institute for Medical Education (SIWF): Huwendiek S., permanent guest Executive Board
University of Bern
CAS «Evaluation», Program Committee: Huwendiek S.
Commission for International Relations: Hennel E., MVUB representative
Curriculum Commission for the CAS in Palliative Care (Bern): Guttormsen S., president
Graduate School for Health Sciences, «Aufsichtkommission / Executive Board»: Guttormsen S., member
Graduate School for Health Sciences, Expert Committee I (Epidemiology, Social Medicine, Psychology): Guttormsen S., member
Graduate School for Health Sciences, Expert Committee III (Clinical sciences and patient oriented research): Huwendiek S, member
Master of Medical Education (MME), IML, Executive Board: Guttormsen S., Huwendiek S., Trachsel S., members
Medical Faculty Bern
Executive Board for Education (Ausschuss für Lehre): Guttormsen S., IML representative, Huwendiek S, member
Examination Board MC 1st Year Medicine: Küng, L., methodological expert
Examination Board MC 2nd Year Medicine: Dreifuss C., methodological expert
Examination Board MC 3rd Year Medicine: König B., methodological expert
Examination Board MC 4th Year Medicine: König B., methodological expert
Examination Board MC 5th Year Medicine: König B., methodological expert
Examination Board OSCE 3rd Year Medicine: Loretz N., Zurbuchen B., methodological experts, Schnabel K., member
Examination Board OSCE 5th Year Pharmacy: Wasmer S., methodological expert, Bauer D., Hitzblech T. members
Operative Executive Board for the Bachelor’s Program in Medicine: Trachsel S., member Operative Executive Board for the Master’s Program in Medicine: Guttormsen S., member
Quality Assurance Body of the Medical Faculty: Guttormsen S., representative for teaching
Subcommission for the Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine: Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., Trachsel S., members Subcommission for the Master’s Degree in Medicine: Guttormsen S., IML representative, Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., lecturers’ representatives
Working Group on Communication Trainings at the Medical Faculty: Schnabel K., co-chair; Brem B., Hitzblech T., members
Working Group on ePortfolio: Huwendiek S., chair; Bayha E., Loretz N., members
Working Group on the Faculty Development Program: Guttormsen S., Daniel Bauer members
Working Group - FILMED Project Assessment Group, Huwendiek S., member
Working Group on Teaching Evaluation and Performance-Oriented Allocation of Funds: Guttormsen S., Huwendiek S., members
External / International
Advisory Board for Pedagogy in Education and Training for the Insel Group: Schnabel K., member
DACH Association for Medical Education (GMA):
Committee «Assessment»: Bauer D, Huwendiek S., Schnabel K.; members
Committee «Communication and Social Skills»: Hitzblech T., Schnabel K., members
Committee «Digitalisierung - Technologie-unterstütztes Lernen und Lehren»: Guttormsen S., Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., members
Committee «Educational Research Methodology»: Huwendiek S., member
Committee «Gender, Diversity and Career in Medical Education»: Hennel E., Schmitz F., member
Committee «Postgraduate Training»: Hennel E., co-chair
Committee «Practical Skills»: Schnabel K., co-chair; Bauer D., Brem B., Huwendiek S., members
Committee «Professional Identity Formation»: Hennel E., member
Committee «Simulated Persons»: Brem B., co-chair; Bauer D., Hitzblech T., Schnabel K., members
Committee «Young Educators»: Huwendiek S., member
Executive Committee: Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., members Scientific Advisory Board: Schnabel K., chair; , Brem B., Huwendiek S., members
Scientific Advisory Committee of the Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Education (GMA), 2025, Düsseldorf: Hennel E., Schnabel K., members
Section Suisse: Huwendiek S., co-chair; Bauer D., Guttormsen S., Hennel E., Schnabel K., members and other GMA-members for the IML
ASPE (Association of SP Educators)
«International Committee», Brem B., member
«Standards of Practice Committee», Brem B., member
Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME): Huwendiek S., member
BMC Medical Education: Guttormsen S., Schnabel K., Associate Editors
Board of Examiners Specialist Physician Examination Internal Medicine, Swiss Society for Internal Medicine: Neubauer F., advisory member
MedEd on the Edge conference - Future Trends and Current Controversies in Health Professions Education- Productive struggle: Exploring the role of discomfort in learning, teaching and assessment, Stockholm: Huwendiek S,member international planning advisory board
Entrustable Professional Activities Commission of the Swiss Institute for (Postgraduate) Medical Education (SIWF): Huwendiek S., member
Executive Committee for the International Skills Lab Symposia (iSLS): Schnabel K., co-chair; Bauer D., member
Expert Board «VIPROM» (Victim Protection in Medicine – Exploiting Practical Knowledge of Medical Staff to Enhance the Multi-Professional Contact with Victims of Domestic Violence): Schmitz F., member
GMS Journal for Medical Education: Huwendiek S., Schnabel K., Associate Editors
International Competency-Based Medical Education Collaborators: Huwendiek S., member at large
International Medical Educators eXchange (IMEX): Guttormsen S., Huwendiek S., board members
Perspectives on Medical Education: Huwendiek S., Associate Editor
The Clinical Teacher: Hennel E., member of the Editorial Advisory Board