Organizational Leadership

•  Lawrence Sherman FACEHP, FRSM, CHCP, is President, Meducate Global, LLC, a Florida, USA-based collaborative organization focusing on improving the knowledge, skills, and performance of educators of healthcare professionals around the world.  There is a current focus on building capacity of health professions educators around the world, including low- and middle-income countries.  His expertise in faculty development, digital education/e-learning, and communications skills are helping health professions educators adapt to new digital environments.  Lawrence has been involved in developing and delivering healthcare education on six continents.
  Lawrence is active in the healthcare education profession globally, with key involvement and participation in organizations, societies, and academic institutions globally. Some of the organizations and roles include:
• Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions where he was awarded the 2025 Frances Maitland Award in Mentoring
• Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference
• Association for Medical Education in Europe
• European CME Forum

Lawrence is the Social Media Editor for the Journal for Continuing Education in the Health Professions, and is a on the Editorial Board and a Reviewer for the following journals:

• Journal of CME
• The Asia Pacific Scholar 

He is a Reviewer for Medical Teacher, and also served a Guest Editor for the Continuing Professional Development Special Edition in September, 2018.

Lawrence is a frequent speaker at global conferences; examples of his presentations.

Links to some of Lawrence's presentations: 

• TEDxMaastricht   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpSd5u_di9w 
• Write Medicine Podcast with Alex Howson, PhD   https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/punchline-humor-and-facilitated-learning-in/id1551713388?i=1000543312373
• Singularity University http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4Qkbw8969w
• Villanova University https://reachmd.com/programs/villanova_health_summit/observations-medical-educator-turned-patient

Other presentation topics include:

• Why Don't They Get It?   Exploring the challenges of transferring knowledge and skills  
• How Can I Learn Better  Helping adults be better and more participatory lifelong learners)  
• Including the Patient in Medical Education  
• What Health Care Professionals Could Learn From My Mother A Primer on Customer Service  
• Innovation in Continuing Professional Development  
• Assessment In CPD  
• Humor in Medical Education  
• Interprofessional Continuing Education Faculty Development  
• Optimizing Presentation Skills

He has also hosted an internet radio show, Lifelong Learning, focusing on key topics in medical education that was broadcast on the ReachMD platform.   https://reachmd.com/profiles/lawrence-sherman-facehp-ccmep/L0Da5L/
Lawrence has also been an Educator in Emergency Medicine for the Emergency Medical Institute and Center for Learning and Innovation of the Northwell Health System in Long Island, New York, and has lectured in the Healthcare Communications program at the Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University, in a program started by Alan Alda, also in New York.
Lawrence has also performed stand-up comedy at venues around the world, including at Carnegie Hall in New York His expertise in faculty development, digital education/e-learning, and communications skills are helping health professions educators adapt to the current environment.