The 2025 Joint Conference of the 8th International Conference on Medical Education (ICME) and the 18th International Medical Education Conference (IMEC) is a collaboration between IMU University, Malaysia and Riphah International University, Pakistan. The conference theme, "Globalisation of Health Professions Education: Strategies, Stakeholders, and Sustainability," promises an enriching experience for all participants. The globalisation of education has transformed the exchange of ideas, innovations, and culture through mobility programs, global perspectives in curricula, and cross-border research collaboration. The conference theme highlights vibrant and diverse learning environments that nurture clinical and cultural competence. Exposure to diverse healthcare systems promotes innovative solutions and resilience in tackling global health challenges. However, globalising health professions education also presents challenges in maintaining education quality, accreditation, ethical considerations, and supporting international students' mental health. This conference provides an exciting platform for stakeholders to share their views, experiences, and strategies to overcome these complex issues.
This conference addressed the following sub-themes:
- Strategies and Innovations for the Globalization of Health Professions Education
- Collaboration and Partnerships in the Globalization of Health Professions Education
- Addressing Equity and Inclusion in the Globalization of Health Professions Education
- Sustainability and Resilience in the Globalization of Health Professions Education
- Addressing Ethical and Accreditation Challenges in a Global Context
Gateway scope:
This Gateway showcases work presented at the ICME-IMEC 2025 conference, and includes non-peer reviewed content such as, e-poster presentations, oral presentations, pre-conference presentations slides and main conference slides. These formats provide early visibility of developing knowledge, and allow authors to publicly display important supporting work to their research in a shareable and citable format. Presenters are asked to ‘opt-in’ to this service so the content does not capture the entirety of what was presented but an overview is available via the abstract book.
Eligibility:
All presenters who have had an abstract accepted will have been offered the opportunity to publish their poster or slides with an administrative fees of RM290 in the Gateway and those who opted in will have been sent full instructions on how to submit their work. Posters and slides are not peer-reviewed but will be allocated a DOI and will be shareable and citeable.
All accepted abstracts will be published in the Journal of Islamic International Medical College (JIIMC).