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Department of
Medical Education
Research Profile
Acting Chair:
Dr Beverly Raasch
Professor:
Prof Michelle McLean
Assistant Professor:
Dr Sami Shaban
Medical Communication
and Study Skills Lecturer:
Ms Geraldine Kershaw
Mr David Christie
Administrative Assistant:
Mr CP Nair
Mr Mohammad Nazimuddin
Ms N Seifelnasr
Secretary:
Ms Soni Lal
Office Assistant:
Mr T Usman
MEDIA CENTER
AV Specialist:
Mr Musa Yassin
Graphic Designer:
Ms Ivanna Lizarriturri
Ms Shaikha Butti
Photographer:
Mr Ashok Prasad
Reprographic Technician:
Mr Madhatil Aboobacker
SKILLS AND TEACHING
LABORATORIES
Laboratory Supervisor:
Mr Kunnath Unnikrishnan
Mr Athiq Wahab
LaboratoryAssistant:
Mr Shanmugam Pandian
Mr Babuhan Abubakkar
LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER
Medical Resource Specialist:
Mr Ahmad Fathy
Ms Widad El Gaili
The main research activities of the Department of
Medical Education can be found in the MERGE
(Medical Education Research Group) report.
Research that has been completed or is in progress
in the Department includes:
• Development of transferable/generic skills in undergraduate
medical students (McLean, Shaban). Incoming MSC1 students are
surveyed and followed up in MSC2 to check for skills
development. The project is in its third year. Results for the first
two cycles will be available shortly.
• Perceptions of the practice of medicine for FMHS male and
female students and graduates (McLean). This project began in
2007 when most final year medical students were interviewed.
Follow-up of these students into their internship has begun.
• Predictors of student success in the FMHS. By looking at a
number of variables, such as high school grades, interview
scores, NBME examination results, it may be possible to find
predictors of academic success (Shaban, McLean). This work is
ongoing.
• Emirati patients’ physician preference and attitudes towards
students in the clinical encounter. This work commenced in July
2008 as a summer project (4 Medical Science students). These
students interviewed female Emirati patients. Two male students
will continue the study with male Emirati patients.
• Faculty and student perceptions of where the CanMEDS
competencies are being met. A group of Medical Science students
undertook this research during the summer and the first semester
of the 2008/2009 academic year.
• Mapping medical school curricula (Shaban, McLean).