Thurayya Arayssi, MD, FACP, FACR, FRCP
Dr. ThurayyaArayssi is Professor of Clinical Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Dr. Arayssi has been working in the area of international medical education for almost two decades and has held multiple leadership positions including Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency Program, Designated Institutional Official (DIO), Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and more recently Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and CPD. She is the founding Dean for the division of CPD at WCM-Q. Dr. Arayssi is interested in physician work-force development and retention in less resourced countries through improvement of standards of education and training of physicians across the continuum of education. In this capacity, she has been involved in accreditation of residency programs and CPD programs
Dr. Arayssi’scurrent research interests focus on rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for which she has received funding as the Principal Investigator, and Behcetdisease. She led the organization of the Middle East Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium (MERAC), which brings together renowned rheumatologists from the Middle East and the United States who share an interest for investigating the genetics and clinical characteristics of Arab patients with RA for the purpose of improving their care. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters in her area of expertise. Dr. Arayssi has received several teaching awards and honors including being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.