Dr. Fouzia Shersad V (MBBS, MHPE, FAIMER Fellow, FRCP (Glasg.), PhD) is an accomplished physician, educator, and medical education specialist with 30 years of experience across the USA, UK, India, Oman, and the UAE. Currently serving as a Medical Education Expert at the National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS) in the UAE, she works on the development and implementation of Emirati Board exams and workplace-based assessments. She also acts as a Project Advisor at the International FAIMER Institute in Philadelphia.
Dr. Fouzia dedicated over 20 years to Dubai Medical College (DMC) as Associate Professor and Director of Medical Education and Quality, leading the institution to secure the prestigious Dubai Quality Award, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award, and World Education Congress Awards. She organized Annual Dubai Medical Education Symposium (DMES) for ten years, co-developed the UAE National Competency Framework for medical students (EmiratesMEDs). She led the Working Group on Assessment of EmiratesMEDs to publish the “Assessment Guidelines” for medical schools in the UAE.
A Senior Assessor for the Dubai Quality Award, Dr. Fouzia also guided DMC through several accreditation cycles and championed social programs like the “Takecare” initiative and “international away electives”.
An avid researcher, Dr. Fouzia focuses on graduate medical education, continuous professional development, workplace-based assessment, and the emerging role of artificial intelligence in medical training. Her passion lies in driving excellence in healthcare education and leveraging technology to enhance assessment and learning outcomes for future medical professionals.
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