Research Profile - College of Medicine and Health Science - United ...
Research Profile - College of Medicine and Health Science - United ...
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Medical Education<br />
<strong>Research</strong> Group<br />
Annual Report<br />
Mission <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
To act as a co-ordinating body within the Faculty <strong>of</strong> <strong>Medicine</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> <strong>Science</strong>s (UAEU) for individuals or groups interested in<br />
medical education in order to promote scholarly activities in<br />
teaching <strong>and</strong> learning locally, regionally <strong>and</strong> internationally.<br />
Members <strong>of</strong> the Group<br />
Chair<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> M McLean<br />
Core members<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> E Adeghate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> D Lloyd<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> R Sadeghi<br />
Dr P Barss<br />
Dr M Grivna<br />
Dr C Howarth<br />
Dr S Shaban<br />
Ms G Kershaw<br />
Dr Narchi<br />
PRIMARY AIMS include<br />
• Developing an ethos <strong>of</strong> medical education research within<br />
the FMHS<br />
• Providing staff development to promote medical education<br />
research through workshops, journal clubs, etc.<br />
• Providing guidance <strong>and</strong> resources for those interested in<br />
medical education research<br />
• Promoting <strong>and</strong> facilitating teaching <strong>and</strong> learning scholarship<br />
by publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, conference<br />
attendance, etc.<br />
• Co-ordinating medical education research activities within<br />
the FMHS<br />
• Promoting medical education research with the Gulf region <strong>and</strong><br />
internationally by establishing networks <strong>of</strong> collaborators<br />
• Securing funding for medical research activities<br />
• Establishing focus areas in research in terms <strong>of</strong> the current <strong>and</strong><br />
future trends in medical education<br />
• Communicating results <strong>of</strong> research activities to decision- <strong>and</strong><br />
policy-makers<br />
• Involving students in the activities <strong>of</strong> MERGE, wherever<br />
appropriate<br />
<strong>Research</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
1. Transferable/generic skills audit: Data collection is in its
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