About us
Practicum Script is an integral development of the Practicum Foundation - Institute of Applied Research in Health Sciences Education, a public non-profit organization based in Madrid (Spain) with a solid 12-year track record in the field of research in medical education, and, particularly, in clinical reasoning. Our main lines of research is focused on the cognitive processes involved in clinical decision-making according to current
concepts of neurosciences and cognitive psychology. These investigations have traditionally been carried by world-leading experts in medical education from Europe, the United States and Canada, including the universities of Laval, Montreal, Chicago, and Kansas. The Practicum Foundation is a corporate partner of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and a full member of the European Board of Medical Assessors (EBMA).
Practicum Script is an integral development of the Practicum Foundation - Institute of Applied Research in Health Sciences Education, a public non-profit organization based in Madrid (Spain) with a solid 12-year track record in the field of research in medical education, and particularly in clinical reasoning. Our main lines of research are the cognitive processes involved in clinical decision-making in congruence with the current concepts of neurosciences and cognitive psychology. These investigations have traditionally been carried with world-leading experts in medical education from Europe, the USA and Canada, such as the universities of Laval, Montreal, Illinois (Chicago) and Kansas. The Practicum Foundation is a corporate partner of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and a full member of the European Board of Medical Assessors (EBMA).
Academic and advisory council
Dr. Eduardo Hornos
President of the Practicum Foundation.
General Director of Practicum Script (Spain).
Dr. Eduardo Pleguezuelos
Academic Secretary of the Practicum Foundation (Spain).
Prof. Dr. Amir H. Sam
Head of Imperial College School of Medicine (UK).
Prof. Cees P.M. van der Vleuten
Director of the School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Director of the European Board of Medical Assessors (The Netherlands).
Prof. Dr. Jesús Millán Núñez-Cortés
President of the Spanish Society of Medical Education Director of the Chair of Medical Education of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).
Prof. Dr. Adrian Freeman
President of the European Board of Medical Assessors. University of Exeter Medical School (UK).
Prof. Dr. Carlos Collares
School of Health Professions Education, Maastricht University. Psychometrician / Assessment specialist, European Board of Medical Assessors (The Netherlands).
Matthew Lineberry
Director of Simulation Research, Assessment, and Outcomes for the University of Kansas Medical Center (United States of America).
Prof. Dr. Miguel Schiavone
Rector of the Faculty of Medicine at the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (Argentina).
