December 4, 2020. 4:30 – 9:00 pm (Doha time) / 8:30 am – 1:00 pm (ET)


A Catalyst for Change: Promoting Health Equity in Global Medical Education in the Post COVID-19 Era

Scientific Planning Committee

Course Directors

Dr. Thurayya Arayssi

Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education
and Continuing Professional Development
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Janette Samaan

Senior International Educator
Samaan Consulting Services
United States of America

Other Members

Dr. Abebe Bekele

Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic and Research Affaires and Dean
University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
Rwanda

Dr. Julie H. Youm

Assistant Dean, Education Compliance and Quality
Director, Educational Technology
Office of Medical Education • School of Medicine
Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of California • Irvine

Dr. Sumeja Zahirovic

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Jamunarani S Vadivelu

Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine
University of Malaya

Dr. Houry Puzantian

Assistant Professor
Hariri School of Nursing
American University of Beirut

Dr. Janet Hafler

Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Dean for Educational Scholarship
Director, Teaching and Learning Center
Yale School of Medicine 

Ms. Angela Requena Suárez

International Affairs and Interprofessional Health Care Coordinator
Health Sciences School
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas

Dr. Nathan S. Bertelsen

Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of General Internal Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical Center

Dr. Alcyr Alves de Oliveira Jr

Professor of Psychology
Universidade Federal Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre 

Dr. Douglas Bovell

Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Assistant Dean for Foundational Sciences
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Amine Rakab

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine / Assistant Dean for Clinical Learning
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Moune Jabre

Assistant Clinical Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clerkship Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Ms. Dana Al-Ali

Student
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Mr. Bruno Mourao Pacheco

Mr. Bruno Mourao Pacheco

Student
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Ms. Deema Al-Sheikhly

Ms. Deema Al-Sheikhly

Director Medical Education and CPD
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Phyllis Muffuh Navti

Dr. Phyllis Muffuh Navti

Assistant Director CPD
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Ms. Adriane Lopez

American Association of Medical Colleges