Faculty

Prof. Cees van der Vleuten

Professor of Education who has been at the University of Maastricht in The Netherlands since 1982. He is one of the world renowned figures in assessment in health professions education for almost 40 years. Prof. van der Vleuten was the former director of School of HPE at Maastricht University (The Netherlands) and has a valuable contribution in shaping assessment practices worldwide and his scholarly work has been acknowledged by many institutions, including the prestigious Karolinska Prize for Research in Medical Education in 2012. Cees contributed to three cohorts of the Assessment Course of UniLearn MedEd before he retired in January 2023.

Prof. Kevin Eva

Associate Director and Senior Scientist in the Centre for Health Education Scholarship, and Professor and Director of Educational Research and Scholarship in the Department of Medicine, at the University of British Columbia (Canada). Dr. Eva has completed his PhD in Cognitive Psychology (McMaster University) in 2001 and became Editor-in-Chief for the journal Medical Education in 2008. Dr. Eva maintains a number of international appointments including visiting professor at the University of Bern (Switzerland), Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne (Australia), and Honorary Skou Professor of Health Sciences Education at Aarhus University (Denmark).

Dr. Anna Cianciolo

Dr. Anna Cianciolo is Associate Professor of Medical Education at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and Editor in Chief of Teaching and Learning in Medicine Journal. She came to medical education with PhD training in engineering psychology (2001 – Georgia Institute of Technology), 12 years’ experience conducting performance-based training research and development for the U.S. Army, and a lifelong passion for understanding the nature of expertise and its development.

Prof. Mairi Scott

Professor of General Practice and Medical Education at the School of Medicine, University of Dundee (UK). She is the Director of the Centre for Medical Education and also offers consultancy support and post-graduate development programmes on all aspects of educational governance, management and leadership. Prof. Scott is the head of Tayside Centre for General Practice, an Honorary Consultant and a General Practitioner with NHS Tayside. She is a member of the University Senatus Academicus and an elected member of the University Court.

Dr. Subha Ramani

Current President of AMEE and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (USA), Honorary Professor of MedEd at the University of Manchester (UK) and Visiting Professor of MedEd at the University of Indonesia. Dr. Ramani has completed MMEd at the University of Dundee (UK) and PhD in HPE at Maastricht University (The Netherlands). She has been a member of the AMEE since 2003 and currently a member of the AMEE Executive Committee and Chair of the AMEE Fellowship Committee. Dr. Ramani’s scholarly interests focus on innovative approaches to teaching, learning and assessment of clinical trainees, faculty development in teaching, feedback, application of educational and qualitative research methods in MedEd.

Prof. Jeroen van Merrienboer

A full professor of Learning and Instruction and the Research Director of the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) at Maastricht University (The Netherlands). He specialises in instructional design for the health professions and most of his research is related to cognitive load theory or four-component instructional design (4C/ID). Jeroen published more than 350 journal articles and book chapters and he received numerous international awards and prizes for his research.

Prof. Sylvia Heeneman

Professor of Health Profession Education at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, School of Health Profession Education (SHE), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands. She completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Research at Maastricht University, and completed the MHPE//SHE program in 2014. Her research expertise includes (programmatic) assessment, portfolio learning and mentoring. Currently, she is the program director of the Bachelor in Medicine and chair of the Board of Examiners Bachelor Brain Sciences.

Dr. Mohamed M. Al-Eraky

An international consultant in medical education with MMEd from Dundee University (UK) and PhD from Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Dr. Al-Eraky has contributed to different international Master and PhD programs in HPE and has conducted many F2F and online workshops and plenary talks in international conferences in Canada, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Netherlands, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Pakistan, China and Malaysia. Dr. Al-Eraky is currently the Chairman of HPE Dept. at the Gulf Medical University (UAE) and a guest staff at the School of HPE, Maastricht University (Netherlands).

Dr. Janneke Frambach

Dr. Frambach is an Assistant Professor at the School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Maastricht University, The Netherlands. She has a background in interdisciplinary social sciences and humanities plus a PhD in educational sciences. Her research investigates globalization in HPE, with a focus on student-centered education and problem-based learning. She directs the PhD program at SHE and co-direct the international partner program of SHE’s MHPE.

Prof. Anthony Artino

A tenured Professor in the Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) in the USA. Prof. Anthony Artino is the Deputy Director for Graduate Programs in Health Professions Education (HPE). As a scholar, he has been the principal or associate investigator on several extramurally funded research projects and is currently the Deputy Editor for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, assistant editor for Academic Medicine, and associate editor for Perspectives on Medical Education.

Dr. Jo Bishop

The Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Service Quality for the Health Science and Medicine faculty at Bond University (Australia) and the President of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE). Her research focus is specifically in the area of student (and staff) well-being and its alignment within curricula using empirical evidence. Dr. Bishop led the writing of the Learner wellbeing chapter in the famous textbook of: Understanding Medical Education.

Dr. Tina Martimianakis

Director, Medical Education Scholarship, Department of Paediatrics and Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada. She works with educational leaders in the department of Paediatrics and across the Faculty of Medicine to enhance educational scholarship, and to contribute to efforts to improve the learning environment with policy and curriculum interventions. Dr. Martimianakis is also a Scientist and Associate Director, Collaborations and Partnerships, The Wilson Centre, Canada.

Prof. Lara Varpio

Dr. Varpio is Professor of Medicine, and Associate Director of Research for the Health Professions Education graduate degree program at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, USA. She also holds adjunct status at McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Varpio is an Associate Editor for Perspectives on Medical Education (PME), and has been an invited editor for several special journal projects including: Lessons Learned from HPE Failures Surprises for Perspectives on Medical Education, the Philosophy of Science Series for Academic Medicine, and the Qualitative Rip Out series for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education.

Dr. Susie Schofield

The Associate Dean for Quality and Academic Standards within the School of Medicine at the University of Dundee (UK). Dr. Schofield works closely with the Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching to ensure that local practices and policies support an excellent student experience. She co-chair the School’s Quality in Learning and Teaching (QiLT) Committee with the ADL&T, and am an active member of the University team responsible for the institutional oversight of quality and academic standards, informing policy, and ensuring School personnel and process are updated accordingly.

Dr. Gabrielle Silveira

Professor at the Sao Leopoldo Mandic University (Brazil), Member of the Academy for Professionalism in Health Care (APHC) & Co-Chair of Leadership Excellence in Educating for Professionalism (LEEP). Over the past 10 years, Dr. Silveira has been researching Professionalism and Professional Identity Formation as a psychologist with a specialization and PhD in Health Education. Her research centers on professional identity formation and the validation of assessment tools.

Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal

Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal is a medical educationist with a PhD, master’s degree and several certifications in health professions education. His primary areas of expertise include assessment, psychometric analysis, small group pedagogy, educational psychology, faculty development, and competency-based medical education. He has years of experience in conducting faculty development workshops, courses, certification and degree programs. He also has vast research experience, and his scholarly work has been published in high-impact factor, international journals of medical education.

Dr. Cate Kennedy

Dr. Kennedy is a ecturer in Medical Education and Programme Director for the On-Campus Masters in Medical Education Programme. Having previously worked as a Research Fellow and Lecturer in Sociology, I moved into Medical Education 11 years ago, and joined the Centre for Medical Education in Dundee in 2018.

Dr. Renée E. Stalmeijer

An educational scientist with a PhD in medical education from Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Dr Renée E. Stalmeijer is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Development and Research at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), Maastricht University. She is chair of Task Force Programme Evaluation FHML and has co-supervises several PhD projects both nationally and internationally. Dr. Stalmeijer teaches research methodology within the Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE), the School of Health Professions Education (SHE) PhD Writing course, and during the short course Critical Choices in Qualitative Research Methodology.

Dr. Stella Ng

Associate Professor, Dept. of Speech-Language Pathology and Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation, University of Toronto. Dr. Ng is The Director & Scientist, Centre for Advancing Collaborative Healthcare & Education (CACHE) Scientist, The Wilson Centre and The Institute for Education Research University Health Network, Canada. She has a track record of publications and scholarship in the area of advancing critical reflection and transformative education toward more collaborative, compassionate, and ethical health care and health science.

Prof. Judy McKimm

Professor and Dean of Medical Education, College of Medicine, Swansea University (UK). Prof. McKimm was Director of Undergraduate Medicine at Imperial College London and led the implementation of the new undergraduate medical programme there. As a Higher Education Academy Senior Adviser, she had responsibility for developing and implementing the accreditation of professional development programmes and the development of professional standards for teachers in HE. Prof. McKimm is Director of ASME’s international Educational Leadership programme, speaks, writes and publishes widely on medical and HPE and leadership and runs clinical leadership and educational development workshops internationally.

Dr. Qabirul Abdullah

Lecturer in Postgraduate Medical Education, Deputy Programme Lead of the Masters in Medical Education Programme (ODL) and lead for Clinical Teaching Suite of Speciality Modules. I have been involved in Medical Education for 10 years and am a Fellow of the Advance Higher Education, UK. My interest is in technology enhanced learning, learning analytics, self-directed learning (SDL) and the effectiveness of Discussion Boards.

Dr. Maria Mylopoulos

Senior Scientist and Associate Director of the Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Program Director and Associate Professor in the HPE Research at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME), Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Curriculum Scientist in MD Education at the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. In her work, Dr. Mylopoulos uses a range of methodologies and theoretical frameworks from cognitive psychology, clinical reasoning, and the learning sciences to evolve understanding of the knowledge, capabilities and learning experiences that underpin adaptive expertise.

Prof. Christina St-Onge

Full professor in the Department of Medicine and Scientist at the Health Sciences Education Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke. Prof St-Onge is a trained psychometrician that critically challenges traditional conceptions of validity. She leads the Research Group in Pursuit of Validity. She is an Associate Editor for the Canadian Medical Education Journal, and Advances in Health Science Education.

Dr. Meredith Young

Dr. Young is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Health Sciences Education at McGill University (Canada). She earned her PhD in cognitive psychology from McMaster University (Canada) studying how individuals (with and without medical expertise) think through a variety of complex problems in medicine. Her current work examines how problems get solved in HPE, and the assumptions that underpin what we think makes a good solution. She explores this topic in three main areas: 1) issues related to reasoning or decision making in health, 2) issues of validity and assessment in HPE, 3) issues related to the ways we conduct research in HPE.

Prof. Hesham F. Marei

A Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He graduated at Cairo University in 1997, and then received his Master and Doctoral Degrees in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Suez Canal University, Egypt. Moreover, Dr. Marei has a passion in medical education. Such passion derived him to obtain another Master’s Degree in Medical Education in 2012 and a PhD in the Health Professions Education in 2018 at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Dr. Marei PhD thesis is about the use of computer simulation in dental education.

Dr. Valérie Dory

Dr. Dory is an educationalist and scholar in the Dept. of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, University of Liège (Belgium). She is particularly interested in exploring the complexity of clinical reasoning, with respect to underlying theories and how these theories may influence our approach for teaching and assessment. Dr. Dory co-authored the AMEE guide 75 on the use of Script Concordance Test (SCT) to assess clinical reasoning skills in health professions education (HPE).

Prof. Rehan Ahmed Khan

An Assistant Dean MedEd and Professor of Surgery at Islamic International Medical College, Riphah International University and visiting Professor of Medical Education at University of Lahore (Pakistan). Dr. Rehan is a renowned surgeon with a PhD in HPE from Maastricht University (The Netherlands) He had been involved in the development of MedEd in Pakistan with his efforts through his portfolio as President Society of Medical Educationists (SOME), Chief Editor Health Professions Education Journal (HEP-J) and his scholarly contributions nationally and internationally. His interests include curriculum development, assessment, and technology in medical education.

Dr. Renate Kahlke

Dr. Kahlke is a Research Associate, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Adjunct Professor, Department of Innovation in Medical Education, University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She has completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Health Education Scholarship (CHES), University of British Columbia, Canada. Her PhD research in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Alberta focused on the multiple ways in which educators in the health professions understand the term critical thinking, and how those conceptions are informed by their unique personal and professional experiences.

Dr. Beatriz Manuel

Dr. Manuel is a medical doctor, lecturer, consultant, and researcher with a PhD HPE from Ghent University (Belgium) and a master’s degree in HPE from the Maastricht University (The Netherlands). She has substantial knowledge in design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of curricula in student-centred teaching-learning methodology, and doctor-patient communication.

Dr. Meredith Vanstone

Dr. Vanstone is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She is an adjunct scientist in McMaster’s Program for Education Research, Innovation & Theory (MERIT) and a member of the Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA). Meredith Vanstone is a qualitative researcher who examines patient experiences of socially ethically complex dimensions of healthcare, working to intervene through policy and medical education.

Dr. Sonia Haider

Dr Haider holds a Doctorate in Clinical Education from the University of Warwick, England, UK. Her expertise in Health Professions Education covers a broad range of subjects including assessment, teaching and learning, clinical teaching, student mentorship, faculty development and leadership. She is the recipient of multiple international and national research grants. She is also a visiting faculty member across multiple institutions in Pakistan and invited to national and international plenary talks on healthcare education.