Faculty honored for their commitment to excellence in teaching

May, 2014

Faculty members at WCMC-Q were recognized for their exceptional dedication to their students at the annual Excellence in Teaching awards ceremony.

A vote was conducted among the student population to decide the winning faculty members, who were presented with their awards at a ceremony held at the college.

Dr. Marco Ameduri, associate dean for pre-medical education, praised the entire faculty for their efforts over the past academic year.

He said: “The awards are a great way for our students to show their appreciation for the wonderfully talented faculty we are so fortunate to have here at WCMC-Q.

“All of our faculty members show a great level of commitment, both to our students and to the pursuit of academic excellence. I offer my congratulations to the winners in each of the categories, and I also applaud the hard work of our entire faculty, who give their time and expertise so generously to our students.

“I want to thank each and every one of you for your professionalism, your integrity and your unwavering dedication to our teaching mission.”

The awards, which are organized jointly by the Pre-Medical and Medical Education departments, honored a total of 19 winners in 17 categories.

Two faculty members received more than one award: Dr. Thurayya Arayssi, associate professor of medicine, won awards for her teaching in the Basis of Disease course and in the 4th Year Courses and Clinical Clerkships category. Dr. Avelin Malyango, assistant professor of anatomy in cell and developmental biology, won awards in recognition of his teaching in the Molecules, Genes and Cells course and the Human Structure and Function course.

Dr. Lotfi Chouchane, assistant dean for the basic science curriculum, said: “I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the winners of the awards and to thank every one of our faculty members for working so hard to uphold WCMC-Q's commitment to excellence in education.

“By selflessly passing on their knowledge and expertise, our faculty members are making a direct and lasting contribution to Qatar's mission to produce a new generation of highly skilled doctors able to improve the health of people throughout the Middle East and in the wider world.”

 

Winners of the Excellence in Teaching Awards 2014

Pre-Medical Program Awards

Foundation Program: Dr. Renee Richer

1st Year Pre-Medical Program: Dr. Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos

1st Year Pre-Medical Program: Dr. James Roach

English Writing Pre-Medical Program: Dr. Rodney Sharkey

2nd Year Pre-Medical Program: Dr. Syed Naqi

2nd Year Pre-Medical Program: Dr. Kevin Smith

Teaching Assistant: Co-awarded to Mr. Andrew Flye and Ms. Yi Li

Medical Program Awards

Molecules, Genes and Cells: Dr. Avelin Malyango

Human Structure and Function: Dr. Avelin Malyango

Host Defenses for AY 2012-13: Dr. Ali Sultan

Brain and Mind: Dr. Naim Haddad

Basis of Disease: Dr. Thurayya Arayssi

Medicine, Patients and Society I: Dr. Ziyad Mahfoud

Medicine, Patients and Society II: Dr. Stella Major

4^th Year Courses and Clinical Clerkships: Dr. Laith Abu-Raddad, Dr. Thurayya Arayssi, Dr. Amal Khidir, and Dr. Bakr Nour

1st Year Visiting Faculty from WCMC: Dr. Estomih Mtui

2nd Year Visiting Faculty from WCMC: Dr. Robert Kim