About Us
The aims and objectives of NAMEM are to promote a high standard of Management of Postgraduate and continuing Medical and Dental Education.
NAPMECA began as an idea of Mrs. Vera Benstead (Northampton) and Mrs. Nancy Bathurst (High Wycome) who felt that the Postgraduate Administrators, working in isolation in Centres and offices across the country, needed an organisation to bring them together and develop their profession. With the help of NACT, NAPMECA was formed and held its inaugural meeting in London on 6th August, 1975.
In 2001, following a ballot of its members, it was decided that the association be renamed National Association for Medical Education Management (NAMEM - incorporating NAPMECA's constitution) to build on the solid foundations and to reflect the changing patterns in medical education management.
NAMEM Today
Today NAMEM is affiliated with NACT UK and the Chairman (or Vice-Chairman) of NAMEM attends NACT UK council meetings. The organisation also has strong links with the GMC.
The organisation’s mission statement is “To promote a high standard of management and delivery of Medical and Dental Education” and the aims and objectives of NAMEM are to address the business and education interest of the Association membership. This is done through regular meetings of the Council.
Organisational Structure
NAMEM Council comprises Executive members of Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Communications and Information Governance Officer and Treasurer together with Representatives from all Regions/Deaneries as well as a representative from NACT UK.
To become a Regional Representative you can either be nominated at a regional meeting or you can volunteer. If there is more than one nomination at a time the local membership will be balloted either locally or via the association secretariat.
To nominate an executive officer this should be discussed at a regional meeting and your representative on council would then take nominations to the January Council Meeting. Once Council has approved the nominations, or voted if there are multiple nominations, the results are then publicised in the Spring newsletter prior to ratification at the AGM in the summer. If you have comments or objections to those nominations listed in the newsletter these should be taken to your regional representative or addressed directly with the Communications and Information Governance Officer.